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What will be the value of \(\begin{vmatrix}0 & p-q & a – b\\q – p & 0 & x – y\\b – a & y – x & 0 \end {vmatrix}\)?(a) 0(b) a + b(c) x + y(d) p + qThis question was posed to me in examination.Origin of the question is Determinant topic in chapter Determinants of Mathematics – Class 12

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The CORRECT option is (a) 0

Easy explanation: The above matrix is a SKEW symmetric matrix and its ORDER is ODD

And we KNOW that for any skew symmetric matrix with odd order has determinant = 0

Therefore, the value of the given determinant = 0.



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