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Prove that `|{:(1, " "1, " "1), (1, 1+x, " "1), (1, " "1, 1+y):}|=xy.` |
Answer» The given determinant `=|{:(1, " "1, " "1), (1, 1+x, " "1), (1, " "1, 1+y):}|` `=|{:(1, 0, 0), (1, x, 0), (1, 0, y):}|" "["applying"C_(2) to C_(2)-C_(1) " and "C_(3) to C_(3)-C_(1)]` ` = 1 * |{:(x, 0), (0, y):}| = xy " "["expanding by "R_(1)].` |
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