The value of the determinant $\begin{vmatrix}10! & 11! & 12!\\11! & 12! & 13!\\12! & 13! & 14!\end{vmatrix},$ is |
$2(10!11!)$ $2(10!13!)$ $2(10!11!12!)$ $2(11!12!13!)$ |
$2(10!11!12!)$ |
The correct answer is option (3) : $2(10!11!12!)$ We have, $\begin{vmatrix}10! & 11! & 12!\\11! & 12! & 13!\\12! & 13! & 14!\end{vmatrix}$ $=10!×11!×12!\begin{vmatrix}1 & 11 & 132\\1 & 12 & 156\\1 & 13 & 182\end{vmatrix}$ $=10!×11!×12!\begin{vmatrix}1 & 11 & 132\\0 & 1 & 24\\0 & 1 & 26\end{vmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix}Applying \, R_2→R_2-R_1,\\R_3→R_3-R_2\end{bmatrix}$ $=2(10!×11!×12!)$ |