Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Algebra

Question:

If $Δ=\begin{bmatrix}0 & b-a & c-a\\a-b & 0 & c-b\\ a-c & b-c  & 0\end{bmatrix},$ then Δ equals

Options:

$a+b+c$

$-(a+b+c)$

$abc$

0

Correct Answer:

0

Explanation:

The correct  answer is option (4) : 0

Clearly, Δ is the determinant of the skew-symmetric matrix A pf odd number where

$A=\begin{bmatrix}0 & b-a & c-a\\a-b & 0 & c-b\\ a-c & b-c  & 0\end{bmatrix}$

$∴Δ=|A|= 0 $