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111a2b2c2a3b3c3=
MathematicsDeterminantsTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2022 (18 Jul Shift 1)
Options:
  • A a2b2a-b+b2c2b-c+c2a2c-a
  • B a2b3-c3+b2c3-a3+c2a3-b3
  • C a3b2-c2+b3c2-a2+c3a2-b2
  • D aba3-b3+bcb3-c3+cac3-a3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: a2b3-c3+b2c3-a3+c2a3-b3

Let

=111a2b2c2a3b3c3

Apply C2C2-C1 and C3C3-C1

=100a2b2-a2c2-a2a3b3-a3c3-a3

Expanding along R1, we get

=b2-a2c3-a3-c2-a2b3-a3

=b2c3-a3+c2a3-b3+a2b3-c3

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