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Let $\Delta  = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 2a}&{a + b}&{a + c}\
{b + a}&{ - 2b}&{b + c}\
{c + a}&{b + c}&am

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$4$

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Let $\Delta  = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 2a}&{a + b}&{a + c}\
{b + a}&{ - 2b}&{b + c}\
{c + a}&{b + c}&{ - 2c}
\end{array}} ight|$

Applying ${C_1} + {C_3}$ and ${C_2} + {C_3}$

$\Delta  = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - a + c}&{2a + b + c}&{a + c}\
{2b + a + c}&{ - b + c}&{b + c}\
{a - c}&{b - c}&{ - 2c}
\end{array}} ight|$

Now, applying ${R_1} + {R_3}$ and ${R_2} + {R_3}$

$\Delta  = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
0&{2\left( {a + b} ight)}&{a - c}\
{2\left( {a + b} ight)}&0&{b - c}\
{a - c}&{b - c}&{ - 2c}
\end{array}} ight|$

On expanding, we get

$\Delta  =  - 2\left( {a + b} ight)\left\{ { - 2c\left[ {2\left( {a + b} ight)} ight] - \left( {a - c} ight)\left( {b - c} ight)} ight\}$ $ + \left( {a - c} ight)\left[ {2\left( {a + b} ight)\left( {b - c} ight)} ight]$

$\Delta  = 8c\left( {a + b} ight)\left( {a + b} ight) + 4\left( {a + b} ight)\left( {a - c} ight)\left( {b - c} ight)$

$ = 4\left( {a + b} ight)\left[ {2ac + 2bc + ab - bc - ac + {c^2}} ight]$

$ = 4\left( {a + b} ight)\left[ {ac + bc + ab + {c^2}} ight]$

$ = 4\left( {a + b} ight)\left[ {c\left( {a + c} ight) + b\left( {a + c} ight)} ight]$

$ = 4\left( {a + b} ight)\left( {b + c} ight)\left( {c + a} ight)$

$ = \alpha \left( {a + b} ight)\left( {b + c} ight)\left( {c + a} ight)$

Hence, $\alpha  = 4$

If $\left| \begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 2a}&{a + b}&{a + c}\\
{b + a}&{ - 2b}&{b + c}\\
{c + a}&{b + c}&{ - 2c}
\end{array}\right|$ $ = \alpha \left( {a + b} \right)\left( {b + c} \right)\left( {c + a} \right) \ne 0$ then $\alpha $ is equal to

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