RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2005

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

    A)  \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]

    B)  \[0\]

    C)  \[2abc(a+b+c)\]

    D)  1

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

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


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