If $ s= a + b +c ,$ then the value of $Δ=\begin{vmatrix}s+c & a & b\\c & s+a & b\\c & a & s+b\end{vmatrix},$ is |
$2s^2$ $2s^3$ $s^3$ $3s^3$ |
$2s^3$ |
The correct answer is option (2) : $2s^3$ We have, $Δ=\begin{vmatrix}s+c & a & b\\c & s+a & b\\c & a & s+b\end{vmatrix}$ $⇒Δ=\begin{vmatrix}s+a+b+c & a & b\\s+a+b+c & s+a & b\\s+a+b+c & a & s+b\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying $C_1→C_1+C_2+C_3$] $⇒Δ= (s+a+b+c)\begin{vmatrix}1 & a & b\\1 & s+a & b\\1 & a & s+b\end{vmatrix}$ $⇒Δ=2s\begin{vmatrix}1 & a & b\\0 & s & 0\\0 & 0 & s\end{vmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix} Applying \, R_2 →R-2-R_1\\R_3→R_3-R_1\end{bmatrix}$ $⇒Δ= 2s^3$ |