Practicing Success
If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x+\alpha & \beta & \gamma \\ \alpha & x+\beta & \gamma \\ \alpha & \beta & x+\gamma\end{array}\right|=0$, then x is equal to |
$0,-(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ $0,(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ $1,(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ $0,\left(\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2\right)$ |
$0,-(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ |
applying C1 → C1 + C2 + C3 $\Rightarrow(x+\alpha+\beta+\gamma)\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \beta & \gamma \\ 1 & x+\beta & \gamma \\ 1 & \beta & x+\gamma\end{array}\right|=0$ applying $R_2 \rightarrow R_2 - R_1, R_3 \rightarrow R_3-R_1$ $\Rightarrow(x+\alpha+\beta+\gamma)\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \beta & \gamma \\ 0 & x & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & x\end{array}\right|=0$ $\Rightarrow(x+\alpha+\beta+\gamma) . x^2=0 \Rightarrow x=0,-(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ Hence (1) is the correct answer. |