Question
Prove that: $\begin{vmatrix}(\text{b}+\text{c})^2&\text{a}^2&\text{bc}\\(\text{c}+\text{a})^2&\text{b}^2&\text{ca}\\(\text{a}+\text{b})^2&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ $=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{b})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{a}^2+\text{b}^2+\text{c}^2)$

Answer

$\text{L.H.S}=\begin{vmatrix}(\text{b}+\text{c})^2&\text{a}^2&\text{bc}\\(\text{c}+\text{a})^2&\text{b}^2&\text{ca}\\(\text{a}+\text{b})^2&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$
$=\begin{vmatrix}(\text{b}+\text{c})^2-(\text{c}+\text{a})^2&\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2&\text{bc}-\text{ca} \\ (\text{c}+\text{a})^2-(\text{a}+\text{b})^2&\text{b}^2-\text{c}^2&\text{ca}-\text{ab} \\ (\text{a}+\text{b})^2&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying $\mathrm{R}_1 \rightarrow \mathrm{R}_1-\mathrm{R}_2$ and $\mathrm{R}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{R}_2-\mathrm{R}_3]$
$=\begin{vmatrix}(\text{b}-\text{a})(\text{b}+2\text{c}+\text{a})&(\text{a}+\text{b})(\text{a}-\text{b})&\text{c}(\text{b}-\text{a})\\(\text{c}-\text{a})(\text{b}+2\text{a}+\text{c})&(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{b}+\text{c})&\text{a}(\text{c}-\text{b})\\(\text{a}+\text{b})^2&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})\begin{vmatrix}-(\text{b}+2\text{c}+\text{a})&\text{a}+\text{b}&-\text{c}\\-(\text{b}+2\text{a}+\text{c})&\text{b}+\text{c}&-\text{a}\\(\text{a}+\text{b})^2&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$  [Applying x$_2$ - y$_2$ = (x + y)(x - y) and taking out (a - b) common from R$_1$ and (b - c) from R$_2$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})\begin{vmatrix}-2(\text{b}+\text{c}+\text{a})&\text{a}+\text{b}&-\text{c}\\-2(\text{b}+\text{a}+\text{c})&\text{b}+\text{c}&-\text{a}\\(\text{a}+\text{b})^2-\text{c}^2&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying $\mathrm{C}_1 \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_1-\mathrm{C}_2$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})\begin{vmatrix}-2(\text{b}+\text{c}+\text{a})&\text{a}+\text{b}&-\text{c}\\-2(\text{b}+\text{a}+\text{c})&\text{b}+\text{c}&-\text{a}\\(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}-\text{c})&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying x$^2$ - y$^2$ = (x + y)(x - y) in C$_1$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})\begin{vmatrix}-2&\text{a}+\text{b}&-\text{c}\\-2&\text{b}+\text{c}&-\text{a}\\(\text{a}+\text{b}-\text{c})&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Taking out (a + b + c) common from C$_1$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})\begin{vmatrix}-2&\text{a}+\text{b}&-\text{c}\\0&\text{c}-\text{a}&\text{c}-\text{a}\\(\text{a}+\text{b}-\text{c})&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying R$_2$ → R$_2$ - R$_1$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})\begin{vmatrix}-2&\text{a}+\text{b}&-\text{c}\\0&1&1\\(\text{a}+\text{b}-\text{c})&\text{c}^2&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Taking out (c - a) common from R$_2$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})\begin{vmatrix}-2&\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c}&-\text{c}\\0&0&1\\(\text{a}+\text{b}-\text{c})&\text{c}^2-\text{ab}&\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}$ [Applying C$_2$ → C$_2$ - C$_3$]
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a}) \left\{(-1)\begin{vmatrix}-2&\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c}&(\text{a}+\text{b}-\text{c})&\text{c}^2-\text{ab}\end{vmatrix}\right\}$ [Expanding along R$_2$]
$=-(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})\{-2\text{c}^2+2\text{ab}-\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2-2\text{ab}+\text{c}^2\}$
$=-(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})(-\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2-\text{c}^2)$
$=(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{b})(\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{a}^2+\text{b}^2+\text{c}^2)$ $=\text{R.H.S}$

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