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If x,yx, y and zz are real number such that x+y+z=0x + y + z = 0, then value of ∣3x−x+y−x+zx−y3yz−yx−zy−z3z∣\begin{vmatrix}3x & -x+y & -x+z\\x-y & 3y & z-y\\x-z & y-z & 3z\end{vmatrix} is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The value of the determinant needs to be found where x+y+z=0x + y + z = 0.

Adding all elements in Row 1:

3x+(−x+y)+(−x+z)3x + (-x+y) + (-x+z)

=3x−x+y−x+z= 3x - x + y - x + z

=x+y+z= x + y + z

=0= 0


Adding all elements in Row 2:

(x−y)+3y+(z−y)(x-y) + 3y + (z-y)

=x−y+3y+z−y= x - y + 3y + z - y

=x+y+z= x + y + z

=0= 0


Adding all elements in Row 3:

(x−z)+(y−z)+3z(x-z) + (y-z) + 3z

=x−z+y−z+3z= x - z + y - z + 3z

=x+y+z= x + y + z

=0= 0


Each row sums to zero, which means:

C1+C2+C3=(000)C_1 + C_2 + C_3 = \begin{pmatrix}0\\0\\0\end{pmatrix}

This shows that one column can be written as a linear combination of the other two, making the columns linearly dependent.

When columns of a matrix are linearly dependent, the determinant equals zero.


The value of the determinant is 00

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