Suppose a, b, c are distinct real numbers and Δ=aa2b+cbb2c+acc2a+b=0 .Then a + b + c equals
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a
-1
b
2
c
0
d
-5
answer is B.
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Using C3→C3+C1 and taking (a+b+c)common from C3 we getΔ=(a+b+c)Δ1 (1)WhereΔ1=aa21bb21cc21Using R1→R1−R2 and R2→R2−R3, we getΔ1=a−ba2−b20b−cb2−c20cc21=(a−b)(b−c)1a+b01b+c0cc21=(a−b)(b−c)1a+b1b+c [Expand along C3]=(a−b)(b−c)(c−a) (2)From (1) and (2) Δ=(a+b+c)(a−b)(b−c)(c−a)As Δ=0 and a,b,c are distinctwe get a+b+c=0