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If α , β , γ are the cube roots of unity, then the value of the determinant | beginmatrix eα e2α (e3α -1) eβ e2β (e2β -1) eγ e2γ (e3γ -1) endmatrix | is equal to
Q. If
α
,
β
,
γ
are the cube roots of unity, then the value of the determinant
∣
∣
e
α
e
β
e
γ
e
2
α
e
2
β
e
2
γ
(
e
3
α
−
1
)
(
e
2
β
−
1
)
(
e
3
γ
−
1
)
∣
∣
is equal to
3415
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Determinants
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A
−
2
14%
B
−
1
17%
C
0
55%
D
1
15%
E
2
15%
Solution:
Let
△
=
∣
∣
e
a
e
b
e
c
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
c
e
3
a
e
3
b
e
3
c
∣
∣
=
∣
∣
e
a
e
b
e
c
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
c
1
1
1
∣
∣
=
e
a
⋅
e
b
⋅
e
c
∣
∣
1
1
1
e
a
e
b
e
c
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
c
∣
∣
+
∣
∣
e
b
e
b
e
c
1
1
1
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
b
∣
∣
=
e
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
=
∣
∣
1
1
1
e
a
e
b
e
c
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
c
∣
∣
−
∣
∣
e
b
e
b
e
c
1
1
1
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
b
∣
∣
=
(
e
a
+
b
+
c
−
1
)
∣
∣
1
1
1
e
a
e
b
e
c
e
2
a
e
2
b
e
2
c
∣
∣
=
0
(
∵
a
+
b
+
c
=
0
)