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Using the properties of determinants ,evalute

12 22 32

22 32 42

32 42 52

(ans is -8)

Expanding along R1, we get

Δ = 1 [(– 7) × (– 56) – (– 20) × (– 20)] – 0 + 0

∴ Δ = 392 – 400

⇒ Δ = – 8

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