Given the constants are roots to the equation with being a real number. What is the value of the determinant above?
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Since α , β , and γ are third roots of unity 1 , ω , and ω 2 and α is real, α = 1 . Let β = ω and γ = ω 2 .
A = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ α 3 α 6 α α + β 4 α + 3 β 9 α + 6 β α + β + γ 5 α + 4 β + 3 γ 1 1 α + 9 β + 6 γ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 1 3 6 1 + ω 4 + 3 ω 9 + 6 ω 1 + ω + ω 2 5 + 4 ω + 3 ω 2 1 1 + 9 ω + 6 ω 2 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 1 3 6 1 + ω 4 + 3 ω 9 + 6 ω 0 2 + ω 5 + 3 ω ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 1 0 0 1 + ω 1 3 0 2 + ω 5 + 3 ω ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ row 2 - 3 row 1 row 3 - 6 row 1 = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 1 0 0 1 + ω 1 0 0 2 + ω − 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ row 3 - 2 row 2 = − 1 Note that 1 + ω + ω 2 = 0