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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    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a-b-c & 2a & 2a  \\    2b & b-c-a & 2b  \\    2c & 2c & c-a-b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [RPET 1990, 95]

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

    B) \[{{(a+b+c)}^{3}}\]

    C) \[(a+b+c)(ab+bc+ca)\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

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


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