Question

What is the value of the determinant \[\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&{bc}&{a\left( {b + c} \right)}\\ 1&{ca}&{b\left( {c + a} \right)}\\ 1&{ab}&{c\left( {a + b} \right)} \end{array}} \right|\,?\]

A. $$0$$  
B. $$abc$$
C. $$ab + bc + ca$$
D. $$abc\left( {a + b + c} \right)$$
Answer :   $$0$$
Solution :
\[\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&{bc}&{a\left( {b + c} \right)}\\ 1&{ac}&{b\left( {c + a} \right)}\\ 1&{ab}&{c\left( {a + b} \right)} \end{array}} \right|\]
Applying $${C_3} \to {C_2} + {C_3}$$
\[\begin{array}{l} \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&{bc}&{ab + bc + ac}\\ 1&{ac}&{ab + bc + ac}\\ 1&{ab}&{ab + bc + ac} \end{array}} \right|\\ = \,\left( {ab + bc + ac} \right)\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&{bc}&1\\ 1&{ac}&1\\ 1&{ab}&1 \end{array}} \right| \end{array}\]
$$ = \,\left( {ab + bc + ac} \right) \times 0 = 0$$

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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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