Matrices & Determinants
Determinants
Grade Class 12

Question:

The determinant <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mfenced open="|" close="|"><mtable><mtr><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>&#952;</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>)</mo></mtd><mtd><mo>-</mo><mi>sin</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>&#952;</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>)</mo></mtd><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mn>2</mn><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mo>-</mo><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd></mtr></mtable></mfenced></math> is -
(A) 0
(B) independent of &#952;
(C) independent of &#981;
(D) independent of &#952; & &#981; both

Step-by-Step Solution

Key Concept: Expand the determinant or use row/column operations to simplify the expression. Notice that the first row can be expressed in terms of the other rows using trigonometric addition formulas.
Let the determinant be <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mi>D</mi><mo>=</mo><mfenced open="|" close="|"><mtable><mtr><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>-</mo><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd><mtd><mo>-</mo><mo>(</mo><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>)</mo></mtd><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mn>2</mn><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mo>-</mo><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi></mtd><mtd><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#981;</mi></mtd></mtr></mtable></mfenced></math>. Performing <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>&#8594;</mo><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>-</mo><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>-</mo><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><mo>)</mo><mo>+</mo><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#981;</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>sin</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>+</mo><mi>cos</mi><mi>&#952;</mi><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><mo>)</mo></math> or simply expanding shows the result is independent of &#952;.
Correct Answer: B

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