Goodday,
I need some assistance with the following problem
Let
|a b c| |p q r| |x y z| = 6
and find
det |a+x b+y c+z|
|3x 3y 3z|
|-p -q -r|
My understanding is I can substitute the value 6 into the det below and then calculate the determinant.
I have done the calculation and it comes to 0.
I am not sure if I am on the right path here.
Thanks
Hint: what happens to a determinant when you interchange two rows, multiply a row by a constant, or add one row to another?