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Write the value of the determinant .

We need to find the value of determinant


Determinant of 3 × 3 matrices is found as,




So,






Re-arranging the equation,




Using the algebraic identity,


(a + b)(a – b) = a2 – b2







Thus, the value of is 0.


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