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DETERMINANTS — MATHS STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMATHSDETERMINANTS5 Marks
Question
Without expanding, show that the values of the following determinant are zero:
$\begin{vmatrix}\frac{1}{\text{a}}&\text{a}^2&\text{bc}\\\frac{1}{\text{b}}&\text{b}^2&\text{ac}\\\frac{1}{\text{c}}&\text{c}^2&\text{ab} \end{vmatrix}$
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Answer

$\triangle=\begin{vmatrix}\frac{1}{\text{a}}&\text{a}^2&\text{bc}\\\frac{1}{\text{b}}&\text{b}^2&\text{ac}\\\frac{1}{\text{c}}&\text{c}^2&\text{ab} \end{vmatrix}$
$=\begin{vmatrix}1&\text{a}^3&\text{abc}\\1&\text{b}^3&\text{abc}\\1&\text{c}^3&\text{abc}\end{vmatrix} \ [$Applying $R_1 \rightarrow aR_1, R_2 \rightarrow bR_2$ and $R_3 \rightarrow cR_3]$
$=\text{abc}\begin{vmatrix}1&\text{a}^3&1\\1&\text{b}^3&1\\1&\text{c}^3&1 \end{vmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow\triangle=0$

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