Blazing goIITian
Without expanding prove that det = (1 + a2 + b2)3
follow these steps:
R1 --->R1+bR3
R2 --->r2-aR3
take common from R1 and R2
C3 ---> C3+bC1-aC2
again take common fom C3
then expand the remaining.
tell me if u get the answer or not.