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If α,β,γ are the roots of x3+px2+q=0 where q0 then
Δ=∣ ∣ ∣1/α1/β1/γ1/β1/γ1/α1/γ1/α1/β∣ ∣ ∣ equals

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p/q
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1/q
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p2/q
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D
0
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Solution

The correct option is C 0
We have βγ+γα+αβ=0
We can write Δ
1α3β3γ3∣ ∣ ∣βγγααβγααββγαββγγα∣ ∣ ∣
1α3β3γ3∣ ∣ ∣βγ+γα+αβγααβγα+αβ+βγαββγαβ+βγ+γαβγγα∣ ∣ ∣
Using C2C2C1
=1α3β3γ3∣ ∣ ∣0γααβ0αββγ0βγγα∣ ∣ ∣=0 [all zero property]

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