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Q : 15        Using properties  of determinants, prove that

                  \begin{vmatrix} \sin \alpha &\cos \alpha &\cos (\alpha +\delta ) \\ \sin \beta & \cos \beta & \cos (\beta +\delta )\\ \sin \gamma &\cos \gamma & \cos (\gamma +\delta ) \end{vmatrix}=0

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Given determinant \triangle = \begin{vmatrix} \sin \alpha &\cos \alpha &\cos (\alpha +\delta ) \\ \sin \beta & \cos \beta & \cos (\beta +\delta )\\ \sin \gamma &\cos \gamma & \cos (\gamma +\delta ) \end{vmatrix}

Multiplying the first column by \sin \delta and the second column by \cos \delta, and expanding the third column, we get

\triangle =\frac{1}{\sin \delta \cos \delta} \begin{vmatrix} \sin \alpha \sin \delta &\cos \alpha\cos \delta &\cos \alpha \cos \delta -\sin \alpha \sin \delta \\ \sin \beta\sin \delta & \cos \beta\cos \delta & \cos \beta \cos \delta - \sin \beta\sin \delta \\ \sin \gamma\sin \delta &\cos \gamma\cos \delta & \cos \gamma \cos\delta- \sin \gamma\sin \delta \end{vmatrix}

Applying column transformation, C_{1} \rightarrow C_{1}+C_{3} we have then;

\triangle =\frac{1}{\sin \delta \cos \delta} \begin{vmatrix} \cos \alpha \cos \delta &\cos \alpha\cos \delta &\cos \alpha \cos \delta -\sin \alpha \sin \delta \\ \cos \beta\cos \delta & \cos \beta\cos \delta & \cos \beta \cos \delta - \sin \beta\sin \delta \\ \cos \gamma\cos \delta &\cos \gamma\cos \delta & \cos \gamma \cos\delta- \sin \gamma\sin \delta \end{vmatrix}

Here we can see that two columns C_{1}\ and\ C_{2} are identical.

The determinant value is equal to zero. \therefore \triangle = 0

Hence proved.

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Divya Prakash Singh

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