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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    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    b+c & a-b & a  \\    c+a & b-c & b  \\    a+b & c-a & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MP PET 1990]

    A) \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]

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

    C) \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-{{a}^{2}}b-{{b}^{2}}c-{{c}^{2}}a\]

    D) \[3abc-{{a}^{3}}-{{b}^{3}}-{{c}^{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\Delta =\left| \,\begin{matrix}    2(a+b+c) & 0 & a+b+c  \\    c+a & b-c & b  \\    a+b & c-a & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] by \[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+{{R}_{3}}\]                                                                         \[\Delta =(a+b+c)\,.\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    2 & 0 & 1  \\    c+a & b-c & b  \\    a+b & c-a & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] On expanding, \[-(a+b+c)\,({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}-ab-bc-ca)\] = \[=a_{1}^{2}({{b}_{2}}{{c}_{3}}-{{b}_{3}}{{c}_{2}})+{{a}_{1}}{{b}_{1}}(-{{c}_{3}}{{a}_{2}}+{{a}_{3}}{{c}_{2}})\]. Trick: Put \[a=1,\,b=2,\,c=3\] and check it.


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