What is the value of a b c a - b b - c c - a b + c c + a a + b = ?

What is the value of abca-bb-cc-ab+cc+aa+b= ?
  1. a3+b3+c3+3abc
  2. a3+b3+c3-3abc
  3. a3+b3+c3-6abc
  4. a3+b3+c3+6abc

Solution

abca-bb-cc-ab+cc+aa+b 

(R2R2-R1)

=abc-b-c-ab+cc+aa+b

(R3R3+R2)

And taking out -1 As common

-1abcbcacab

Solving the determinant we get

=-1[a(cb-a2)-b(b2-ac)+c(ab-c2)]

=-1[3abc-a3-b3-c3]

=a3+b3+c3-3abc

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 1)

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