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If a,b and care non zero numbers, then Δ=

b2c2bcb+cc2a2cac+aa2b2aba+b

is equal to 
Options:
A .  abc
B .  a2b2c2
C .  ab+bc+ca
D .  None of these
Answer: Option D
:
D
Multiplying R1 by a,R2 by b and R3 by c, we have
Δ=1abc

ab2c2abcab+aca2bc2abcbc+aba2b2cabcac+bc

=a2b2c2abc
bc1ab+acac1bc+abab1ac+bc
=abc

bc1abac1abab1ab

{byC3C3+C1}=abc.ab
bc11ca11ab11
=0,[SinceC2C3]
.
Trick : Put a=1, b=2, c=3 and check it.

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