Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsDETERMINANTS2 Marks
Question
Write the value of a11C21 + a12C22 + a13C23.
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Answer
We know that in a square matrix of order n, the sum of the products of elements of a row (or a column) with the cofactors of the corresponding elements of some other row (or column) is zero. Therefore, A = [aij] is a square matrix of order n. $\Rightarrow\sum\limits_{\text{n}}^{\text{i}=1}\text{a}_{\text{ij}}\text{C}_\text{kj}=0$ and $\sum\limits_{\text{i}=1}^{\text{n}}\text{a}_{\text{ij}}\text{C}_\text{ik}=0$ ⇒ a11C21 + a12C22 + a13C23 = 0 [Since the elements are of first row and the cofactors are of elements of second row] ⇒ a11C21 + a12C22 + a13C23 = 0
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