JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    If\[a=1+2+4+...\]to \[n\] terms,\[b=1+3+9+...\]to \[n\] terms and \[c=1+5+25+...\]to \[n\] terms, then\[\left| \begin{matrix}   a & 2b & 4c  \\    2 & 2 & 2  \\    {{2}^{n}} & {{3}^{n}} & {{5}^{n}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]equals:

    A) \[{{(30)}^{n}}\]                

    B) \[{{(10)}^{n}}\]

    C) \[0\]                                     

    D) \[{{2}^{n}}+{{3}^{n}}+{{5}^{n}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Since,\[a=1+2+4+...+n\]terms                 \[=1\cdot \frac{{{2}^{n}}-1}{2-1}={{2}^{n}}-1\] And        \[b=1+3+9+...+n\]terms                 \[=1\cdot \frac{{{3}^{n}}-1}{3-1}=\frac{{{3}^{n}}-1}{2}\] and        \[c=1+5+25+...+n\]terms                 \[=1\cdot \frac{{{5}^{n}}-1}{5-1}=\frac{{{5}^{n}}-1}{4}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\left| \begin{matrix}    a & 2b & 4c  \\    2 & 2 & 2  \\    {{2}^{n}} & {{3}^{n}} & {{5}^{n}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=2\left| \begin{matrix}    {{2}^{n}}-1 & {{3}^{n}}-1 & {{5}^{n}}-1  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\    {{2}^{n}} & {{3}^{n}} & {{5}^{n}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying\[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}\]                 \[=2\left| \begin{matrix}    {{2}^{n}} & {{3}^{n}} & {{5}^{n}}  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\    {{2}^{n}} & {{3}^{n}} & {{5}^{n}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0\]


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