Q. Assertion :
Δ=∣∣
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∣∣(1+a1b1)(1+a21b21−a1b1)1+a1b1(1+a1b2)(1+a21b22−a1b2)1+a1b2(1+a1b3)(1+a21b23−a1b3)1+a1b3(1+a2b1)(1+a22b21−a2b1)1+a2b1(1+a2b2)(1+a22b22−a2b2)1+a2b2(1+a2b3)(1+a22b23−a2b3)1+a2b3(1+a3b1)(1+a23b21−a3b1)1+a3b1(1+a3b2)(1+a22b22−a3b2)1+a3b2(1+a3b3)(1+a23b23−a3b3)1+a3b3∣∣
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Δ=0 Reason:
Δ can be written as product of two determinants.