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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

If A, B and C are angles of a triangle, then the determinant
\(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & \cos C & \cos B \\ \cos C & -1 & \cos A \\ \cos B & \cos A & -1\end{array}\right|\) is equal to:

  1. A 0
  2. B -1
  3. C 1
  4. D cos A cos B cos C
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(A) 0

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\(\left| \begin{array}{ccc}-1 & \cos C & \cos B \\ \cos C & -1 & \cos A \\ \cos B & \cos A & -1\end{array} \right| = -1(1-\cos^2 A) - \cos C(-\cos C - \cos A \cos B) + \cos B(\cos A \cos C + \cos B)\)…
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