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Determinants

Question
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 Without expanding, prove that the following determinants vanish :
 
open vertical bar table row cell straight a minus straight b end cell cell space space straight b minus straight c space end cell cell straight c minus straight a end cell row cell straight b minus straight c end cell cell space straight c minus straight a end cell cell space straight a minus straight b end cell row cell straight c minus straight a end cell cell space straight a minus straight b end cell cell space straight b minus straight c end cell end table close vertical bar

Solution
Let space increment space equals space open vertical bar table row cell straight a minus straight b end cell cell space space straight b minus straight c space end cell cell straight c minus straight a end cell row cell straight b minus straight c end cell cell space straight c minus straight a end cell cell space straight a minus straight b end cell row cell straight c minus straight a end cell cell space straight a minus straight b end cell cell space straight b minus straight c end cell end table close vertical bar
space space space space space space space space space space space equals space open vertical bar table row 0 cell space 0 end cell 0 row cell straight b minus straight c end cell cell space straight c minus straight a end cell cell space straight a minus straight b end cell row cell straight c minus straight a end cell cell space straight a minus straight b end cell cell space straight b minus straight c end cell end table close vertical bar space space space space comma space by space straight R subscript 1 plus straight R subscript 2 plus straight R subscript 3
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