JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 11-Jan-2019 Evening)

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    If \[\left| \begin{matrix}    a-b-c & 2a & 2a  \\    2b & b-c-a & 2b  \\    2c & 2c & c-a-b  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]\[=(a+b+c){{(x+a+b+c)}^{2}},x\ne 0\]and\[a+b+c\ne 0\]then x is equal to [JEE  Main Online Paper (Held on 11-jan-2019 Evening)]

    A) \[abc\]                                      

    B) \[-(a+b+c)\]

    C) \[-2(a+b+c)\]                

    D)   \[2(a+b+c)\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Here,\[\left| \begin{matrix}    a-b-c & 2a & 2a  \\    2b & b-c-a & 2b  \\    2c & 2c & c-a-b  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying \[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+{{R}_{3}},\]we get \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    a+b+c & a+b+c & a+b+c  \\    2b & b-c-a & 2b  \\    2c & 2c & c-a-b  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=(a+b+c)\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    2b & b-c-a & 2b  \\    2c & 2c & c-a-b  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] Applying\[{{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}-{{C}_{1}},{{C}_{3}}\to {{C}_{3}}-{{C}_{1}},\]we get \[=(a+b+c)\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 0 & 0  \\    2b & -(a+b+c) & 0  \\    2c & 0 & -(a+b+c)  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=(a+b+c){{(a+b+c)}^{2}}\] Now,\[=(a+b+c){{(a+b+c)}^{2}}=(a+b+c)\]\[{{(x+a+b+c)}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[x=-2(a+b+c)\]


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