RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    The value of the determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix}    a+1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & b+1 & 1  \\    1 & 1 & c+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]is

    A)  \[abc\]            

    B) \[ab+bc+ca+abc\]

    C)  \[ab+bc+ca\]     

    D)  \[3(a+b+c)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     \[\left| \begin{matrix}    a+1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & b+1 & 1  \\    1 & 1 & c+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=abc\left| \begin{matrix}    \frac{1}{a}+1 & \frac{1}{a} & \frac{1}{a}  \\    \frac{1}{b} & \frac{1}{b}+1 & \frac{1}{b}  \\    \frac{1}{c} & \frac{1}{c} & \frac{1}{c}+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=abc\left| \begin{matrix}    1+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c} & 1+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c} & 1+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}  \\    \frac{1}{b} & \frac{1}{b}+1 & \frac{1}{b}  \\    \frac{1}{c} & \frac{1}{c} & \frac{1}{c}+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[[{{R}_{1}}\to {{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+{{R}_{3}}]\] \[=abc\left( 1+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c} \right)\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    \frac{1}{b} & \frac{1}{b}+1 & \frac{1}{b}  \\    \frac{1}{c} & \frac{1}{c} & \frac{1}{c}+1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=abc\left( \frac{abc+bc+ac+ab}{abc} \right)\left| \begin{matrix}    1 & 0 & 0  \\    1/b & 1 & 0  \\    1/c & 0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[[{{C}_{2}}\to {{C}_{2}}-{{C}_{1}}\,and\,{{C}_{3}}\to {{C}_{3}}-{{C}_{1}}],\] \[=(abc+bc+ac+ab)[1(1-0)]\] \[=abc+ab+bc+ca\]


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