JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Determinats

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    If \[{{\Delta }_{r}}=\left| \begin{matrix}    r-1 & n & 6  \\    {{(r-1)}^{2}} & 2{{n}^{2}} & 4n-2  \\    {{(r-1)}^{2}} & 3{{n}^{3}} & 3{{n}^{2}}-3n  \\ \end{matrix} \right|,\]then \[\sum\limits_{r=1}^{n}{{{\Delta }_{r}}}\] is.

    A) \[0\]

    B) \[1\]

    C) \[3\]\[-1\]

    D)

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Since \[{{C}_{1}}\] has variable terms and \[{{C}_{2}}\] and \[{{C}_{3}}\] are constant, summation runs on \[{{C}_{1}}\]. Therefore, \[\sum\limits_{r=1}^{n}{{{\Delta }_{r}}}=\left| \begin{matrix}    \sum\limits_{1}^{n}{(r-1)} & n & 6  \\    \sum\limits_{1}^{n}{{{(r-1)}^{2}}} & 2{{n}^{2}} & 4n-2  \\    \sum\limits_{1}^{n}{{{(r-1)}^{3}}} & 3{{n}^{2}} & 3{{n}^{2}}-3n  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    \frac{1}{2}(n-1)n & n & 6  \\    \frac{1}{6}(n-1)n(2n-1) & 2{{n}^{2}} & 4n-2  \\    \frac{1}{4}{{(n-1)}^{2}}{{n}^{2}} & 3{{n}^{3}} & 3{{n}^{2}}-3n  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Taking \[\frac{1}{12}n(n-1)\] common from \[{{C}_{1}}\] and n common from \[{{C}_{2}}\], we get \[\sum{{{\Delta }_{r}}=\frac{1}{12}{{n}^{2}}(n-1)\times \left| \begin{matrix}    6 & 1 & 6  \\    2(2n-1) & 2n & 2(2n-1)  \\    3n(n-1) & 3{{n}^{2}} & 3n(n-1)  \\ \end{matrix} \right|}\] \[=0[\because \,\,\,\,{{C}_{1}}\,\,and\,\,{{C}_{3}}\,\,are\,\,identical]\]


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