JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Mock Test - Determinants

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    The value of the determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix}    ^{n}{{C}_{r-1}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r}} & (r+1) & ^{n+2}{{C}_{r+1}}  \\    ^{n}{{C}_{r}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+1}} & (r+2) & ^{n+2}{{C}_{r+2}}  \\    ^{n}{{C}_{r+1}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+2}} & (r+3) & ^{n+2}{{C}_{r+3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is

    A) \[{{n}^{2}}+n-1\]      

    B)  0

    C) \[^{n+3}{{C}_{r+3}}\]         

    D) \[^{n}{{C}_{r-1}}{{+}^{n}}{{C}_{r}}{{+}^{n}}{{C}_{r+1}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] \[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    ^{n}{{C}_{r-1}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r}} & {{(r+1)}^{n+2}}{{C}_{r+1}}  \\    ^{n}{{C}_{r}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+1}} & {{(r+2)}^{n+2}}{{C}_{r+2}}  \\    ^{n}{{C}_{r+1}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+2}} & {{(r+3)}^{n+2}}{{C}_{r+3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying \[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}}\] and using \[^{n}{{C}_{r}}=\frac{n}{r}{}^{n-1}{{C}_{r-1}}\] in \[{{C}_{3}}\] we get \[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    ^{n+1}{{C}_{r}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r}} & (n+2){}^{n+1}{{C}_{r}}  \\    ^{n+1}{{C}_{r+1}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+1}} & (n+2){}^{n+1}{{C}_{r+1}}  \\    ^{n+1}{{C}_{r+2}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+2}} & (n+2){}^{n+1}{{C}_{r+2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=(n+2)\left| \begin{matrix}    ^{n+1}{{C}_{r}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r}} & ^{n+1}{{C}_{r}}  \\    ^{n+1}{{C}_{r+1}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+1}} & ^{n+1}{{C}_{r+1}}  \\    ^{n+1}{{C}_{r+2}} & ^{n}{{C}_{r+2}} & ^{n+1}{{C}_{r+2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] =0                    (as \[{{C}_{1}}\] and \[{{C}_{3}}\]are identical)


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