Question 3(vii) Simplify: (a+b+c)(a+b-c)
(a+b+c)(a+b−c)=a(a+b−c)+b(a+b−c)+c(a+b−c) =a2+ab−ac+ab+b2−bc+ac+bc−c2 =a2+ab+ab−ac+ac−bc+bc+b2−c2 =a2+b2−c2+2ab
Using properties of determinants prove the following questions.
∣∣ ∣∣3a−a+b−a+c−b+a3b−b+c−c+a−c+b3c∣∣ ∣∣=3(a+b+c)(ab+bc+ca).