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The value of ∣1aa21bb21cc2∣\begin{vmatrix} 1 & a & a^2 \\ 1 & b & b^2 \\ 1 & c & c^2 \end{vmatrix} is equal to

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Apply R1→R1−R2R_1\to R_1-R_2 and R2→R2−R3R_2\to R_2-R_3, then take out (a−b)(a-b) and (b−c)(b-c).

The remaining determinant simplifies to (c−a)(c-a).

Hence the value is (a−b)(b−c)(c−a)(a-b)(b-c)(c-a), the standard Vandermonde result.

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