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COMEDK · Maths · 22. Determinants

\(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \\ a^{2}-b c & b^{2}-c a & c^{2}-a b\end{array}\right|\) is equal to

  1. A 0
  2. B 1
  3. C \(a b c\)
  4. D \((a-b)(b-c)(c-a)\)
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(A) 0

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Let \(\Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \\ a^{2}-b c & b^{2}-c a & c^{2}-a b\end{array}\right|\) On applying \(C_{3} \rightarrow C_{3}-C_{2}\) and \(C_{2} \rightarrow C_{2}-C_{1}\), we get…