Question
Without expanding, show that the values of the following determinant are zero:
$\begin{vmatrix}\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^267^{\circ}&\cos180^{\circ}\\-\sin^267^{\circ}&-\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^2180^{\circ}\\\cos180^{\circ}&\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^267^{\circ}\end{vmatrix}$

Answer

$\begin{vmatrix}\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^267^{\circ}&\cos180^{\circ}\\-\sin^267^{\circ}&-\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^2180^{\circ}\\\cos180^{\circ}&\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^267^{\circ}\end{vmatrix}$
$=\begin{vmatrix}\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^2(90-23)^{\circ}&-1\\-\sin^2(90-23)^{\circ}&-\sin^223^{\circ}&1\\1&\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^2(90-23)^{\circ}\end{vmatrix}$
$=\begin{vmatrix}\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^223^{\circ}&-1\\-\cos^223^{\circ}&-\sin^223^{\circ}&1\\-1&\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^223^{\circ} \end{vmatrix}$
$=\begin{vmatrix}\sin^223^{\circ}+\cos^223^{\circ}&\cos^223^{\circ}&-1\\-\cos^223^{\circ}-\sin^223^{\circ}&-\sin^223^{\circ}&1\\-1+\sin^223^{\circ}&\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^223^{\circ} \end{vmatrix} [$Applying $C_1 → C_1 + C_2]$
$=\begin{vmatrix}1&1&-1\\-1&-\sin^223^{\circ}&1\\-\cos^223^{\circ}&\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^223^{\circ} \end{vmatrix}$
$=(-1)\begin{vmatrix}1&1&-1\\-1&-\sin^223^{\circ}&1\\-\cos^223^{\circ}&\sin^223^{\circ}&\cos^223^{\circ} \end{vmatrix}$
$=0$

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