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 \[\omega \] is an imaginary root of unity, then the value of \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega   \\    b\omega  & c & b{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    c{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega  & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is [MP PET 2004]

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

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

    C) 0

    D) \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We have \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega   \\    b\omega  & c & b{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    c{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega  & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a(1+\omega ) & b{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega   \\    b(\omega +{{\omega }^{2}}) & c & b{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    c({{\omega }^{2}}+1) & a\omega  & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] , \[\{{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{3}}\}\] = \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    -a{{\omega }^{2}} & b{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega   \\    -b & c & b{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    -c\omega  & a\omega  & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]\[={{\omega }^{2}}\omega \,\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    -a & b & a{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    -b & c & b{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    -c & a & c{{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = \[{{\omega }^{2}}\left| \,\begin{matrix}    -a & b & a  \\    -b & c & b  \\    -c & a & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]= \[-{{\omega }^{2}}\,\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b & a  \\    b & c & b  \\    c & a & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\,=0\].


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