Analyzing The Matrix

Algebra Level 5

det ( p b c a q c a b r ) = 0 \large \det\begin{pmatrix} p & b & c\\ a & q & c\\ a & b & r\\ \end{pmatrix}=0

In the determinant above a p , b q , c r a\neq p , b\neq q , c\neq r , find the value of p p a + q q b + r r c \dfrac{p}{p-a}+\dfrac{q}{q-b}+\dfrac{r}{r-c} .


The answer is 2.

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G i v e n \large Given :

d e t ( p b c a q c a b r ) = 0 \large det\begin{pmatrix} p & b & c\\ a & q & c\\ a & b & r\\ \end{pmatrix}=0

N o w \large Now ,

R 1 \large R_{1} R 1 R 3 \large R_{1} - R_{3} , R 2 \large R_{2} R 2 R 3 \large R_{2} - R_{3}

d e t ( p a 0 c r 0 q b c r a b r ) = 0 \large det\begin{pmatrix} p-a & 0 & c-r\\ 0 & q-b & c-r\\ a & b & r\\ \end{pmatrix}=0

O n \large On e x p a n d i n g \large expanding ,

( p a ) \large (p-a) ( ( q b ) r b ( c r ) ) \large ((q-b)r - b(c-r)) + \large + ( c r ) ( a ( q b ) ) \large (c-r)(-a(q-b)) = \large = 0 \large 0

( p a ) \large (p-a) ( ( q b ) r + b ( r c ) ) \large ((q-b)r + b(r-c)) + \large + ( r c ) a ( q b ) \large (r-c)a(q-b) = \large = 0 \large 0

O n \large On d i v i d i n g \large dividing b y \large by ( q b ) ( r c ) \large (q-b)(r-c) o n \large on b o t h \large both s i d e s \large sides ,

( p a ) \large (p-a) ( r r c + b b q \large \frac{r}{r-c} + \frac{b}{b-q} ) + \large + a \large a = \large = 0 \large 0

O n \large On d i v i d i n g \large dividing b y \large by p a \large p-a o n \large on b o t h \large both s i d e s \large sides ,

r r c + b q b + a p a \large \frac{r}{r-c} + \frac{b}{q-b} + \frac{a}{p-a} = \large = 0 \large 0

A d d i n g \large Adding 2 \large 2 o n \large on b o t h \large both s i d e s \large sides ,

r r c + b q b + 1 + a p a + 1 \large \frac{r}{r-c} + \frac{b}{q-b} + 1 + \frac{a}{p-a} + 1 = \large = 2 \large 2

r r c + q q b + p p a \large \frac{r}{r-c} + \frac{q}{q-b} + \frac{p}{p-a} = \large = 2 \large 2

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