Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Determinants

Question:

If $ω$ is a complex cube root of unity, then a root of the equation $\begin{vmatrix}x+1&ω&ω^2\\ω&x+ω^2&1\\ω^2&1&x+ω\end{vmatrix}=0$, is

Options:

$x=1$

$x=ω$

$x=ω^2$

$x=0$

Correct Answer:

$x=0$

Explanation:

We have,

$\begin{vmatrix}x+1&ω&ω^2\\ω&x+ω^2&1\\ω^2&1&x+ω\end{vmatrix}=0$

$⇒\begin{vmatrix}x+1+ω+ω^2&ω&ω^2\\x+1+ω+ω^2&x+ω^2&1\\x+1+ω+ω^2&1&x+ω\end{vmatrix}=0$  [Applying $C_1→C_1+C_2+C_3$]

$⇒(x+1+ω+ω^2)\begin{vmatrix}1&ω&ω^2\\1&x+ω^2&1\\1&1&x+ω\end{vmatrix}=0$

$⇒x\begin{vmatrix}1&ω&ω^2\\0&x+ω^2-ω&1-ω^2\\0&1-ω&x+ω-ω^2\end{vmatrix}=0$  [Using $R_2 → R_2-R_1, R_3→R_3-R_1$]

$⇒x\{(x+ω-ω^2) (x + ω^2 - ω) − (1 − ω) (1 - ω^2)\}=0$

$⇒x=0$  is a root of the given equation.