What is the sum of the roots of the equation vmatrix 0&x-a&x-b 0&0&x-c +b&x+c&1 vmatrix =0?

NDA 2023 Mathematics question

What is the sum of the roots of the equation ?

Answer: (B)

Expanding along the first column (only the entry is non-zero):

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