RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    If\[n=3k\]and\[1,\omega ,{{\omega }^{2}}\]are the cube roots of unity, then   the   value   of  the   determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & {{\omega }^{n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}}  \\    {{\omega }^{2n}} & 1 & {{\omega }^{n}}  \\    {{\omega }^{n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}} & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]is

    A)  0                     

    B)  \[\omega \]

    C)  \[{{\omega }^{2}}\]                   

    D)  1

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & {{\omega }^{n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}}  \\    {{\omega }^{2n}} & 1 & {{\omega }^{n}}  \\    {{\omega }^{n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}} & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    1+{{\omega }^{n}}+{{\omega }^{2n}} & {{\omega }^{n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}}  \\    {{\omega }^{2n}}+1+{{\omega }^{n}} & 1 & {{\omega }^{n}}  \\    1+{{\omega }^{n}}+{{\omega }^{2n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}} & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]\[[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}}+{{C}_{3}}]\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    0 & {{\omega }^{n}} & {{\omega }^{2n}}  \\    0 & 1 & {{\omega }^{n}}  \\    0 & {{\omega }^{2n}} & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[[\because 1+\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}=0,n=3k]\] \[=0\]


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