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MATHEMATICS · Single correct · ISC · Mathematics · Algebra (Matrices and Determinants) · Adjoint and inverse

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## Detection Note The validator flagged this with error `TABLE_FORMAT`: > Stem uses LaTeX matrix environment (\begin{vmatrix} ...), which should be converted to a supported table/format. ## Question to Fix The determinant

\Delta =

$a^2 + x^2$	$ab$	$ac$
$ab$	$b^2 + x^2$	$bc$
$ac$	$bc$	$c^2 + x^2$

is (1)

x^2

(2)

x^3

(3)

x^4

(4)

x^5

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