Practicing Success
The value of the determinant $\begin{vmatrix} a-b & b+c & a\\ b-c & c+a & b \\ c-a & a+ b & c\end {vmatrix}$ is : |
$a^3+b^3+c^3$ $-3bc $ $a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc$ $-(a+b+c)(b-c)(a-b)$ |
$a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc$ |
The correct answer is Option (3) → $a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc$ $Δ=\begin{vmatrix} a-b & b+c & a\\ b-c & c+a & b \\ c-a & a+ b & c\end {vmatrix}$ $C_1→C_1+C_2-C_3$ $⇒Δ=\begin{vmatrix} c & b+c & a\\ a & a+c & b \\ b & a+ b & c\end {vmatrix}$ $C_2→C_2-C_1$ $Δ=\begin{vmatrix} c & b & a\\ a & c & b \\ b & a & c\end {vmatrix}$ $C_1→C_1+C_2+C_3$ $Δ=\begin{vmatrix} a+b+c & b & a\\ a+b+c & c & b \\ a+b+c & a & c\end {vmatrix}$ $Δ=(a+b+c)\begin{vmatrix} 1 & b & a\\ 1 & c & b \\ 1 & a & c\end {vmatrix}$ $R_3→R_3-R_2$ $R_2→R_2-R_1$ $Δ=(a+b+c)\begin{vmatrix} 1 & b & a\\ 0 & c-b & b-a \\ 0 & a-c & c-b\end {vmatrix}$ $Δ=(a+b+c)(b^2+c^2-2bc+a^2-ac-ab+bc)$ $=a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc$ |