Question
Question: \[\left| \begin{matrix} 0 & a & - b \\ - a & 0 & c \\ b & - c & 0 \end{matrix} \right| =\]...
0 & a & - b \\
- a & 0 & c \\
b & - c & 0
\end{matrix} \right| =$$
A
−2abc
B
abc
C
0
D
a2+b2+c2
Answer
0
Explanation
Solution
$\left| \begin{matrix} 0 & a & - b \
- a & 0 & c \ b & - c & 0 \end{matrix} \right|$ = 0 (Since value of determinant of skew-symmetric matrix of odd orders is 0).