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Evaluate `|(1,omega,omega^2),(omega,omega^2,1),(omega^2,omega,omega)|` where `omega` is cube root of unity.

Answer» The given determinant
` =|{:(1, omega, omega^(2)), (omega, omega^(2), 1), (omega^(2), 1, omega):}|`
` =|{:(1+omega+omega^(2), 1+omega+omega^(2), 1+omega+omega^(2)), (omega, omega^(2), 1), (omega^(2), 1, omega):}| [R_(1) to R_(1) + R_(2) + R_(3)]`
` =|{:(0, 0, 0), (omega, omega^(2), 1), (omega^(2), 1, omega):}| [because 1+omega + omega^(2) =0]`
` =0 " " [because R_(1) "consists of all zeros"]`


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