- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 29 July
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Determinants
JEE Main 2022 · 29 July · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Determinants
Let p and p + 2 be prime numbers and let Δ = | cases p ! & (p + 1)...
\Delta = \left|\begin{cases}p ! & \left(p + 1\right) ! & \left(p + 2\right) ! \\ \left(p + 1\right) ! & \left(p + 2\right) ! & \left(p + 3\right) ! \\ \left(p + 2\right) ! & \left(p + 3\right) ! & \left(p + 4\right) !\end{cases}\right|
Then the sum of the maximum values of and , such that and divide , is _______.
Correct answer
0
Step-by-step solution
Given,
\Delta = \left|\begin{cases}P ! & \left(P + 1\right) ! & \left(P + 2\right) ! \\ \left(P + 1\right) ! & \left(P + 2\right) ! & \left(P + 3\right) ! \\ \left(P + 2\right) ! & \left(P + 3\right) ! & \left(P + 4\right) !\end{cases}\right|
Now using the factorial concept and taking common terms we get,
⇒ \Delta = P ! \left(P + 1\right) ! \left(P + 2\right) ! \left|\begin{cases}1 & 1 & 1 \\ P + 1 & P + 2 & P + 3 \\ \left(P + 2\right)\left(P + 1\right) & \left(P + 3\right)\left(P + 2\right) & \left(P + 4\right)\left(P + 3\right)\end{cases}\right|
Now on solving determinant we get, \left|\right|{C}_{1} \to {C}_{1} - {C}_{2} \text{ and } {C}_{2} \to {C}_{2} - {C}_{3}</p><p>\left|\begin{cases}0 & 0 & 1 \\ - 1 & - 1 & P + 3 \\ - 2P - 4 & - 2P - 6 & \left(P + 4\right)\left(P + 3\right)\end{cases}\right|
Now putting the value of determinant we get,
Which is divisible by and
So,