Let aij denote the element of the ith row and jth column in a 3×3 determinant (1≤i≤3,1≤j≤3) and let aij=−aji for every i and j. Then the determinant has all the principal diagonal elements as
A
1
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B
−1
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C
0
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is A0
i-rows
j-columns
If (i≤i≤3,1≤j≤3) then aij=(−aji)
For principle diagonal elements
i=j
⇒aii=−aii⇒2aii=0
⇒aii=0
∴The elements in principle diagonal are equal to 0