Question

Let $$\omega = - \frac{1}{2} + i\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}.$$    Then the value of the determinant \[\left| \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\\ 1\,\,\,\,\, - 1 - {\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^4}\,\,\, \end{array} \right|\]     is

A. $$3\omega $$
B. $$3\omega \left( {\omega - 1} \right)$$  
C. $$3{\omega ^2}$$
D. $$3\omega \left( {1 - \omega } \right)$$
Answer :   $$3\omega \left( {\omega - 1} \right)$$
Solution :
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Given that }}\omega = - \frac{1}{2} + i\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2},{\omega ^2} = - \frac{1}{2} - i\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} \cr & {\text{Also 1}} + \omega + {\omega ^2} = 0\,\,{\text{and }}{\omega ^3} = 1 \cr & {\text{Now given det}}{\text{. is}} \cr} $$
\[\Delta = \left| \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\\ 1\,\,\,\,\, - 1 - {\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^4} \end{array} \right| = \left| \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\omega \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\omega \end{array} \right|\]
$$\eqalign{ & \left[ {{\text{Using }}\omega = - 1 - {\omega ^2}\,\,{\text{and }}{\omega ^3} = 1} \right] \cr & {\text{Operating }}\,{C_1} \to {C_1} + {C_2} + {C_3} \cr} $$
\[\Delta = \left| \begin{gathered} \,\,\,3\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \hfill \\ \,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\omega \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2} \hfill \\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\omega ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\omega \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right|\,\,\left( {{\text{as 1 + }}\omega {\text{ + }}{\omega ^2} = 0} \right)\]
Expanding along $${C_1},$$ we get
$$3\left( {{\omega ^2} - {\omega ^4}} \right) = 3\left( {{\omega ^2} - \omega } \right) = 3\omega \left( {\omega - 1} \right)$$

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Releted Question 1

Consider the set $$A$$ of all determinants of order 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let $$B$$  be the subset of $$A$$ consisting of all determinants with value 1. Let $$C$$  be the subset of $$A$$ consisting of all determinants with value $$- 1.$$ Then

A. $$C$$ is empty
B. $$B$$  has as many elements as $$C$$
C. $$A = B \cup C$$
D. $$B$$  has twice as many elements as elements as $$C$$
Releted Question 2

If $$\omega \left( { \ne 1} \right)$$  is a cube root of unity, then
\[\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&{1 + i + {\omega ^2}}&{{\omega ^2}}\\ {1 - i}&{ - 1}&{{\omega ^2} - 1}\\ { - i}&{ - i + \omega - 1}&{ - 1} \end{array}} \right|=\]

A. 0
B. 1
C. $$i$$
D. $$\omega $$
Releted Question 3

Let $$a, b, c$$  be the real numbers. Then following system of equations in $$x, y$$  and $$z$$
$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} - \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1,$$    $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1,$$    $$ - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1$$     has

A. no solution
B. unique solution
C. infinitely many solutions
D. finitely many solutions
Releted Question 4

If $$A$$ and $$B$$ are square matrices of equal degree, then which one is correct among the followings?

A. $$A + B = B + A$$
B. $$A + B = A - B$$
C. $$A - B = B - A$$
D. $$AB=BA$$

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