Practicing Success
If a, b, c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and $\begin{vmatrix}a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\(a+1)^2 & (b+1)^2 & (c+1)^2 \\(a-1)^2 & (b-1)^2 & (c-1)^2 \end{vmatrix} = 0 $ then : |
ΔABC is equilateral triangle ΔABC is isosceles triangle ΔABC is right angled triangle ΔABC is right angled isosceles triangle |
ΔABC is isosceles triangle |
The correct answer is Option (2) → ΔABC is isosceles triangle $Δ=\begin{vmatrix}a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\(a+1)^2 & (b+1)^2 & (c+1)^2 \\(a-1)^2 & (b-1)^2 & (c-1)^2 \end{vmatrix}$ $R_2→R_2-R_3$ $Δ=4\begin{vmatrix}a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\a & b & c \\(a-1)^2 & (b-1)^2 & (c-1)^2 \end{vmatrix}$ $R_3→R_3-R_1+2R_2$ $=4\begin{vmatrix}a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\a & b & c \\1 & 1 & 1 \end{vmatrix}$ $=-4(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)=0$ $⇒a=b$ or $b=c$ or $c=a$ $a,b,c$ → isosceles |