Question
Using properties of determinants, prove the following: $ \begin{bmatrix} \text{ x}&\text{x + y }&\text{x} + 2\text{y}\\ \text{x} + 2\text{y} & \text{x}& \text{x + y }\\\text{x + y}&\text{x} + 2\text{y}& \text{x} \end{bmatrix} = 9\text{y}^{2}(\text{x} + \text{y}). $