Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2011

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    The value of\[\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    {{(a+1)}^{2}} & {{(b+1)}^{2}} & {{(c+1)}^{2}}  \\    {{(a-1)}^{2}} & {{(b-1)}^{2}} & {{(c-1)}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]is

    A) \[3\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    a & b & c  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]  

    B) \[3\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    a & b & c  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]

    C) \[2\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    a & b & c  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]

    D)         None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let\[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    {{(a+1)}^{2}} & {{(b+1)}^{2}} & {{(c+1)}^{2}}  \\    {{(a-1)}^{2}} & {{(b-1)}^{2}} & {{(c-1)}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying\[{{R}_{2}}\to {{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{3}}\]                 \[=4\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{(a-1)}^{2}} & {{(b-1)}^{2}} & {{(c-1)}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying\[{{R}_{3}}\to {{R}_{3}}-({{R}_{1}}-2{{R}_{2}})\]                 \[=4\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}  \\    a & b & c  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]


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