Question

Let $$a, b, c$$  be such that $$b\left( {a + c} \right) \ne 0$$   if \[\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| + \left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\\ \,\,\,\,\,a - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1\\ {\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 1}}b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^n}c \end{array} \right| = 0,\]            then the value of $$n$$ is:

A. any even integer
B. any odd integer  
C. any integer
D. zero
Answer :   any odd integer
Solution :
\[\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| + \left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\\ \,\,\,\,\,a - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1\\ {\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 1}}b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^n}c \end{array} \right| = 0\]
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| + \left| \begin{array}{l} a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}a\\ b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 1}}b\\ c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^n}c \end{array} \right| = 0\]
(Taking transpose of second determinant)
$${C_1} \Leftrightarrow {C_3}$$
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| - \left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\\ {\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}\left( { - b} \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\\ \,\,\,{\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1 \end{array} \right| = 0\]
$${C_2} \Leftrightarrow {C_3}$$
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| + {\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}}\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| = 0\]
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ {1 + {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 2}}} \right]\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,c + 1 \end{array} \right| = 0\]
$${C_2} - {C_1},{C_3} - {C_1}$$
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ {1 + {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 2}}} \right]\left| \begin{array}{l} \,\,a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, - 1\\ - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2b - 1\\ \,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right| = 0\]
$${R_1} + {R_3}$$
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ {1 + {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 2}}} \right]\left| \begin{array}{l} a + c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ \, - b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2b + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2b - 1\\ \,\,\,\,c\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right| = 0\]
$$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ {1 + {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 2}}} \right]\left( {a + c} \right)\left( {2b + 1 + 2b - 1} \right) = 0 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,4b\left( {a + c} \right)\left[ {1 + {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 2}}} \right] = 0 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,1 + {\left( { - 1} \right)^{n + 2}} = 0\,\,{\text{as }}b\left( {a + c} \right) \ne 0 \cr} $$
⇒ $$n$$ should be an odd integer.

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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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