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Determinants

Question
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Without expanding, prove that the following determinants vanish :

 open vertical bar table row 5 cell space space 15 end cell cell space space minus 25 end cell row cell 7 space space end cell cell space space 21 end cell cell space space space space space space 30 end cell row 8 cell space space 24 end cell cell space space space space space 42 end cell end table close vertical bar

Solution
Let space increment space equals space space open vertical bar table row 5 cell space space 15 end cell cell space space minus 25 end cell row cell 7 space space end cell cell space space 21 end cell cell space space space space space space 30 end cell row 8 cell space space 24 end cell cell space space space space space 42 end cell end table close vertical bar space equals space open vertical bar table row 5 cell space space space space space 0 end cell cell space space space minus 25 end cell row 7 cell space space space space space 0 end cell cell space space space 30 end cell row 8 cell space space space space space 0 end cell cell space space space space 42 end cell end table close vertical bar space comma space by space straight C subscript 2 space 3 straight C subscript 1
space space space space space space space space space space equals space 0 space space space space space open square brackets table row cell because space each space element space of space 2 nd space column space is space zero end cell end table close square brackets

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