Justify determinant using properties of determinants

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I'd like to understand how to prove that the determinant of the matrix below is zero, without actually calculating it, just based on the determinant properties

$$ \begin{vmatrix} x & y & z \\ z+y & z+x & x+y \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \end{vmatrix} $$

I searched everywhere for but couldn't find a question like mine, so if it's duplicate, I apologize in advance

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Adding row two to row one doesn't affect the determinant, so it equals $$\begin{vmatrix} x+y+z & x+y+z & x+y+z \\ z+y & z+x & x+y \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \end{vmatrix}.$$ If one row is a multiple of another, the determinant is zero.