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Determinants

Question
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Without expanding, prove that the following determinants vanish :

open vertical bar table row 43 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space space 6 end cell row 28 cell space space 7 end cell cell space space space 4 end cell row 14 cell space space 3 end cell cell space space space 2 end cell end table close vertical bar

Solution
Let space increment space equals space space space open vertical bar table row 43 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space space 6 end cell row 28 cell space space 7 end cell cell space space space 4 end cell row 14 cell space space 3 end cell cell space space space 2 end cell end table close vertical bar space equals space open square brackets table row cell 7 cross times 6 end cell cell space space space 1 end cell cell space space space space 6 end cell row cell 7 cross times 4 end cell cell space space space 7 end cell cell space space space 4 end cell row cell 7 cross times 2 end cell cell space space space 3 end cell cell space space space 2 end cell end table close square brackets space equals space 7 space open square brackets table row 6 cell space space 1 end cell cell space space 6 end cell row 4 cell space space 7 end cell cell space space 4 end cell row 2 cell space space 3 end cell cell space space 2 end cell end table close square brackets space equals space 0 space open square brackets table row cell because space two space columns space are space identical end cell end table close square brackets
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