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Show that `|{:(2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 8), (6x, 9x, 12x):}| =0.`

Answer» The given determinant
`=|{:(2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 8), (6x, 9x, 12x):}|`
`=(3x)|{:(2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 8), (2, 3, 4):}| " "["taking 3x common from "R_(3)]`
`=(3x) xx 0 =0 " "[because R_(1) " and " R_(3) " are identical"].`


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