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COMEDK · Maths · 22. Determinants

The value of \(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 1 & 1 \\ b c & c a & a b \\ b+c & c+a & a+b\end{array}\right|\) is

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

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We have, \(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 1 & 1 \\ b c & c a & a b \\ b+c & c+a & a+b\end{array}\right|\) On applying \(C_{1} \rightarrow C_{1}-C_{2}, C_{2} \rightarrow C_{2}-C_{3}\), we get…