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The value of ∣1ab+c1bc+a1ca+b∣\begin{vmatrix} 1 & a & b+c \\ 1 & b & c+a \\ 1 & c & a+b \end{vmatrix} is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Apply C3→C3+C2C_3 \to C_3 + C_2. Column 3 becomes (a+b+c,a+b+c,a+b+c)T(a+b+c, a+b+c, a+b+c)^T. Factor out (a+b+c)(a+b+c), leaving column 3 with all 1s, identical to column 1. A determinant with two equal columns is 0.

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