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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    If \[ab+bc+ca=0\] and \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a-x & c & b  \\    c & b-x & a  \\    b & a & c-x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\], then one of the value of x is  [AMU 2000]

    A) \[{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}})}^{\frac{1}{2}}}\]

    B) \[{{\left[ \frac{3}{2}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}) \right]}^{\frac{1}{2}}}\]

    C) \[{{\left[ \frac{1}{2}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}) \right]}^{\frac{1}{2}}}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Applying \[{{A}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{-2}\,\left[ \begin{matrix}    -1 & 1 & -1  \\    8 & -6 & 2  \\    -5 & 3 & -1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \\[{{A}_{32}}=2\] Þ \[{{A}_{22}}=-6\] \[{{A}_{12}}=8,\] Þ \[|A|\,=-2\ne 0\] \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 1 & 2  \\    1 & 2 & 3  \\    3 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] Þ \[x=0\] \[AB=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1\times 1+2\times 2+(-1)(0)  \\    3\times 1+0\times 2+2\times 0  \\    4\times 1+5\times 2+0\times 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] \ \[=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & -1 & 0  \\    -2 & 3 & -4  \\    -2 & 3 & -3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 2 & -1  \\    3 & 0 & 2  \\    4 & 5 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\].


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