# IPMAT Question Paper 2020 | IPM Indore Quants

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Question 4 : Suppose $$left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\b & b^{2} & b^{3}-1 \\ c & c^{2} & c^{3}-1\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0 where a, b and c are distinct real numbers. If a= 3, then the value of a b c is ## Best CAT Online Coaching Try upto 40 hours for free Learn from the best! #### 2IIM : Best Online CAT Coaching. ## Best CAT Coaching in Chennai #### CAT Coaching in Chennai - CAT 2022Limited Seats Available - Register Now! ### Explanatory Answer $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\b & b^{2} & b^{3}-1 \\ c & c^{2} & c^{3}-1\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0 Performing the following row operations R3 = R3 - R2 R2 = R2 - R1 we get, $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\b-a & b^{2}-a^{2} & b^{3}-a^{3} \\ c-a & c^{2}-b^{2} & c^{3}-c^{3}\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0 $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\b-a & [b-a][b+a] & [b-a][b^{2}+ab+a^{2}] \\ c-a & [c+a][c-a] & [c-a][c^{2}+cb+b^{2}]\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0$b-a)(c-b)$$left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\1 & b+a & b^{2}+ab+a^{2} \\ 1 & c+a & c^{2}+cb+b^{2}\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0 Perform R2 = R2 - R3$b-a)(c-b)$$left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\0 & a-c & ab+a^{2}-c^{2}-cb \\ 1 & c+a & c^{2}+cb+b^{2}\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0$b-a)(c-b)$$left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\0 & a-c & [a-c][a+b+c] \\ 1 & c+a & c^{2}+cb+b^{2}\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0$b-a)(c-b)(a-c)$$left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & a^{2} & a^{3}-1 \\0 & 1 & a+b+c \\ 1 & c+a & c^{2}+cb+b^{2}\end{array}\right| \\$ = 0 Solving which we get$b-a)(c-b)(a-c)(abc - 1) = 0
Since a, b, c are distinct, only (abc-1) = 0
abc - 1 = 0
abc = 1

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