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 \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{(b+c)}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{(c+a)}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}} & {{(a+b)}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=k\,abc{{(a+b+c)}^{3}}\], then the value of k is       [Tamilnadu (Engg.) 2001]

    A) - 1

    B) 1

    C) 2

    D) -2

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Operate \[{{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}-{{C}_{1}},\,{{C}_{3}}\to {{C}_{3}}-{{C}_{1}}\] and take out \[a+b+c\] from \[{{C}_{2}}\] as well as from \[{{C}_{3}}\] to get \[\Delta ={{(a+b+c)}^{2}}\] \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{(b+c)}^{2}} & a-b-c & a-b-c  \\    {{b}^{2}} & c+a-b & 0  \\    {{c}^{2}} & 0 & a+b-c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] (Operate\[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}-{{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{3}}\])     = \[{{(a+b+c)}^{2}}\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    2bc & -2c & -2b  \\    {{b}^{2}} & c+a-b & 0  \\    {{c}^{2}} & 0 & a+b-c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] (Operate \[{{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}+\frac{1}{b}{{C}_{1}}\] and \[{{C}_{3}}\to {{C}_{3}}+\frac{1}{c}{{C}_{1}})\]  = \[{{(a+b+c)}^{2}}\left| \begin{matrix}    2bc & 0 & 0  \\    {{b}^{2}} & c+a & \frac{{{b}^{2}}}{c}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & \frac{{{c}^{2}}}{b} & a+b  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\,{{(a+b+c)}^{2}}[2bc\{(a+b)\,(c+a)-bc\}]\]\[=\,2abc{{(a+b+c)}^{3}}\].


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