Q79 / 180 · KCET 2011 · Mathematics

If $\omega$ is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \omega^{2} & 1-\omega^{4} \\ \omega & 1 & 1+\omega^{5} \\ 1 & \omega & \omega^{2}\end{array}\right]$ is

  • A
    $-4$
  • Correct answer
    B
    $\omega^{2}-4$
  • C
    $\omega^{2}$
  • D
    4

Solution

Given, $\omega^{3}=1$ and $1+\omega+\omega^{2}=0$ $$ =\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \omega^{2} & 1-\omega^{4} \\ \omega & 1 & 1+\omega^{5} \\ 1 & \omega & \omega^{2} \end{array}\right|=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \omega^{2} & 1-\omega \\ \omega & 1 & 1+\omega^{2} \\ 1 & \omega & \omega^{2} \end{array}\right| $$ Expand with respect to $R_{1}$ $$ \begin{aligned} &=\left(\omega^{2}-\omega-\omega^{3}\right)-\omega^{2}\left(\omega^{3}-1-\omega^{2}\right) \\ &\quad+(1-\omega)\left(\omega^{2}-1\right) \\ &=\left(\omega^{2}-\omega-1\right)-\omega^{2}\left(1-1-\omega^{2}\right) \\ &\quad+(1-\omega)\left(\omega^{2}-1\right) \\ &=\omega^{2}-\omega-1+\omega^{4}+\omega^{2}-1-\omega^{3}+\omega \\ &=2 \omega^{2}-2+\omega-1=2 \omega^{2}+\omega-3 \\ &=\omega^{2}+\left(\omega+\omega^{2}\right)-3 \\ &=\omega^{2}-1-3=\omega^{2}-4 \end{aligned} $$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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