JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Solved Paper-2014

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    If\[\alpha ,\beta \ne 0,\]and\[f(n)={{\alpha }^{n}}+{{\beta }^{n}}\]and\[\left| \begin{matrix}    3 & 1+f(1) & 1+f(2)  \\    1+f(1) & 1+f(2) & 1+f(3)  \\    1+f(2) & 1+f(3) & 1+f(4)  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=K\]\[{{(1-\alpha )}^{2}}{{(1-\beta )}^{2}}{{(\alpha -\beta )}^{2}},\]then K is equal to:   JEE Main  Solved  Paper-2014

    A) \[\alpha \beta \]                                             

    B) \[\frac{1}{\alpha \beta }\]

    C) \[1\]            

    D) \[-1\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\left| \begin{matrix}    1+1+1 & 1+\alpha +\beta  & 1+{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}  \\    1+\alpha +\beta  & 1+{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}} & 1+{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}  \\    1+{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}} & 1+{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}} & 1+{{\alpha }^{4}}+{{\beta }^{4}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & \alpha  & \beta   \\    1 & {{\alpha }^{2}} & {{\beta }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\times \left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & \alpha  & {{\alpha }^{2}}  \\    1 & \beta  & {{\beta }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & \alpha  & {{\alpha }^{2}}  \\    1 & \beta  & {{\beta }^{2}}  \\    1 & \beta  & {{\beta }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\times \left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & \alpha  & {{\alpha }^{2}}  \\    1 & \beta  & {{\beta }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]\[={{\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & \alpha  & {{\alpha }^{2}}  \\    1 & \beta  & {{\beta }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|}^{2}}\] \[={{(1-\alpha )}^{2}}{{(\alpha -\beta )}^{2}}{{(\beta -1)}^{2}}\]\[K=1\]                                


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