CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    The value of \[\left| \begin{matrix}    x+y & y+z & z+x  \\    x & y & z  \\    x-y & y-z & z-x  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is equal to:

    A)  \[2{{(x+y+z)}^{2}}\]      

    B)  \[2{{(x+y+z)}^{3}}\]

    C)  \[{{(x+y+z)}^{3}}\]                        

    D)  0

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let \[A=\left| \begin{matrix}    x+y & y+z & z+x  \\    x & y & z  \\    x-y & y-z & z-x  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying                 \[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}}+{{C}_{3}}\]                 \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    2(x+y+z) & y+z & z+x  \\    x+y+z & y & z  \\    0 & y-z & z-x  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]                                 \[=(x+y+z)\left| \begin{matrix}    2 & y+z & z+x  \\    1 & y & z  \\    0 & y-z & z-x  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying \[{{R}_{2}}\to 2{{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{1}}\]                 \[=(x+y+z)\left| \begin{matrix}    2 & y+z & z+x  \\    0 & y-z & z-x  \\    0 & y-z & z-x  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=0\] (\[\because \] Two rows are identical)


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