JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Expansion of determinants, Solution of equation in the form of determinants and properties of determinants

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    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{b}^{2}}-ab & b-c & bc-ac  \\    ab-{{a}^{2}} & a-b & {{b}^{2}}-ab  \\    bc-ac & c-a & ab-{{a}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MNR 1988]

    A) \[abc(a+b+c)\]

    B) \[3{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]

    C) 0

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\Delta =(b-a)\,(b-a)\,.\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    b & b-c & c  \\    a & a-b & b  \\    c & c-a & a  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[{{(a-b)}^{2}}\left| \,\begin{matrix}    b & b & c  \\    a & a & b  \\    c & c & a  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\,=0\], [by \[{{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}+{{C}_{3}}\]] .


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