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Standard XII
Mathematics
Cofactor
Calculate the...
Question
Calculate the value of the following determinant:
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
.
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Solution
G
i
v
e
n
Δ
=
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
R
1
=
R
1
+
R
2
+
R
3
+
R
4
⇒
Δ
=
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
3
+
a
3
+
a
3
+
a
3
+
a
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
1
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
R
1
=
R
1
−
R
2
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
0
1
−
a
0
0
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
Expanding along
R
1
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
⎧
⎪
⎨
⎪
⎩
0
−
(
1
−
a
)
∣
∣ ∣
∣
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣
∣
+
0
−
0
⎫
⎪
⎬
⎪
⎭
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
(
a
−
1
)
∣
∣ ∣
∣
1
1
1
1
a
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣
∣
R
1
=
R
1
−
R
2
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
(
a
−
1
)
∣
∣ ∣
∣
0
1
−
a
0
1
a
1
1
1
a
∣
∣ ∣
∣
Expanding along
R
1
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
(
a
−
1
)
{
0
−
(
1
−
a
)
{
a
−
1
}
+
0
}
⇒
Δ
=
(
3
+
a
)
(
a
−
1
)
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