Question
Using determinants prove that the points (a, b), (a', b) and (a - a', b - b') are collinear if ab' = a'b.
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Answer
$\begin{vmatrix}\text{a}&\text{b}&1\\\text{a}'&\text{b}'&1\\\text{a}-\text{a}'&\text{b}-\text{b}'&1\end{vmatrix}=\begin{vmatrix}\text{a}&\text{b}&1\\\text{a}'-\text{a}&\text{b}'-\text{b}&0\\\text{a}-\text{a}'&\text{b}-\text{b}'&1\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying R2 → R2 - R1]
$=\begin{vmatrix}\text{a}&\text{b}&1\\\text{a}'-\text{a}&\text{b}'-\text{b}&0\\-\text{a}'&-\text{b}'&0\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying R3 → R3 - R1]
$=\begin{vmatrix}\text{a}'-\text{a}&\text{b}'-\text{b}\\-\text{a}'&-\text{b}'\end{vmatrix}$
$=-\text{b}'(\text{a}'-\text{a})+\text{a}'(\text{b}'-\text{b})$
$=-\text{b}'\text{a}'+\text{b}'\text{a}+\text{a}'\text{b}'-\text{a}'\text{b}$
$=\text{b}'\text{a}-\text{a}'\text{b}$
If the points are collinear then $\triangle=0$
$\text{a}\text{b}'-\text{a}'\text{b}=0$
Thus, $\text{a}\text{b}'=\text{a}'\text{b}$
$=\begin{vmatrix}\text{a}&\text{b}&1\\\text{a}'-\text{a}&\text{b}'-\text{b}&0\\-\text{a}'&-\text{b}'&0\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying R3 → R3 - R1]
$=\begin{vmatrix}\text{a}'-\text{a}&\text{b}'-\text{b}\\-\text{a}'&-\text{b}'\end{vmatrix}$
$=-\text{b}'(\text{a}'-\text{a})+\text{a}'(\text{b}'-\text{b})$
$=-\text{b}'\text{a}'+\text{b}'\text{a}+\text{a}'\text{b}'-\text{a}'\text{b}$
$=\text{b}'\text{a}-\text{a}'\text{b}$
If the points are collinear then $\triangle=0$
$\text{a}\text{b}'-\text{a}'\text{b}=0$
Thus, $\text{a}\text{b}'=\text{a}'\text{b}$
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