Question
Using properties of determinants, prove that:
$\begin{vmatrix} \text{1 + a } & \text{1} & \text{1} 0.3em] \text{1} & \text{1 + b} & \text{1} 0.3em]\text{1} & 1 &\text{1 + c} \end{vmatrix}= \text{ abc + bc + ca + ab}$

Answer

$R_1$_$\rightarrow$
$\frac{1}{\text{a}}R_{1,}R_2$
$\rightarrow \frac{1}{\text{b}}R_{2,}R_3$
$\rightarrow \frac{1}{\text{c}}R_3$
$\therefore\ \text{LHS} =\text{abc} \begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{\text{a}}+1 & \frac{1}{\text{a}}& \frac{1}{\text{a}} 0.3em] \frac{1}{\text{b}} & \frac{1}{\text{b}}+1&\frac{1}{\text{b}} 0.3em] \frac{1}{\text{c}} & \frac{1}{\text{c}} &\frac{1}{\text{c}}+1 \end{bmatrix}
R_1$
$\rightarrow R_1 + R_{2 +}R_3$
$\Rightarrow$ $\text{ LHS} =\text{abc} \begin{vmatrix} 1+\frac{1}{\text{a}}+\frac{1}{\text{b}}+\frac{1}{\text{c}} &1+\frac{1}{\text{a}}+\frac{1}{\text{b}}+\frac{1}{\text{c}}& 1+\frac{1}{\text{a}}+\frac{1}{\text{b}}+\frac{1}{\text{c}} 0.3em] \frac{1}{\text{b}} & \frac{1}{\text{b}}+1&\frac{1}{\text{b}} 0.3em] \frac{1}{\text{c}} & \frac{1}{\text{c}} &\frac{1}{\text{c}}+1 \end{vmatrix}$
$=\text{abc}\Bigg( 1+\frac{1}{\text{a}}+\frac{1}{\text{b}}+\frac{1}{\text{c}}\Bigg)$$\begin{vmatrix} 1 & 1& 1 0.3em] \frac{1}{\text{b}} & \frac{1}{\text{b}}+1&\frac{1}{\text{b}} 0.3em] \frac{1}{\text{c}} & \frac{1}{\text{c}} &\frac{1}{\text{c}}+1 \end{vmatrix}$
$\begin{matrix} \text{c}_2\rightarrow\text{c}_2-\text{c}_1$
$\text{c}_3\rightarrow\text{c}_3-\text{c}_1 \end{matrix}=\text{abc}\Bigg( 1+\frac{1}{\text{a}}+\frac{1}{\text{b}}+\frac{1}{\text{c}}\Bigg)\begin{vmatrix} 1&0&0$
$\frac{1}{\text{b}}&1&0$
$\frac{1}{\text{c}}&0&1$
$\end{vmatrix}$
$=\text{abc}\Bigg( 1+\frac{1}{\text{a}}+\frac{1}{\text{b}}+\frac{1}{\text{c}}\Bigg)$.1 = $\text{ abc + bc + ca + ab}$ = RHS

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