- ✓$ - 1$
- B$1$
- C$0$
- D$2$
$\begin{vmatrix} {a}& a^2& {1+a^3} \\ b & b^2 & 1+b^3 \\ c&c^2 & 1+c^3 \end{vmatrix} = \begin{vmatrix} {a} & {a^2} & {1} \\ b & b^2 & 1 \\ c&c^2 & 1 \end{vmatrix}+\begin{vmatrix} {a} & {a^2} & {a^3} \\b & b^2 & b^3 \\ c&c^2 & c^3 \end{vmatrix}$
$ \underrightarrow {\ \ \ \ C_{13}\ \ \ \ }\begin{vmatrix} {1} & {a^2} & {a} \\ 1 & b^2 & b \\ 1 &c^2 & c \end{vmatrix} +abc \begin{vmatrix} {1} & {a} & {a^2} \\ 1 & b & b^2 \\ 1 & c & c^2 \end{vmatrix}$
$\underrightarrow {\ \ \ \ C_{23}\ \ \ \ } \begin{vmatrix} {1} & {a} & {a^2} \\ 1 & b & b^2 \\ 1 &c & c^2 \end{vmatrix} +abc \begin{vmatrix} {1} & {a} & {a^2} \\ 1 & b & b^2 \\ 1 & c & c^2 \end{vmatrix}$
$\therefore (abc+1)\begin{vmatrix}{1} & {a} & {a^2} \\1 & b & b^2 \\ 1 & c & c^2\end{vmatrix} ={{0}}$
$ \therefore abc+1={{0}}$
$ abc = -1$
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