JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Minors and Co-factors, Product of determinants

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    \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{\log }_{2}}512 & {{\log }_{4}}3  \\    {{\log }_{3}}8 & {{\log }_{4}}9  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\times \left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{\log }_{2}}3 & {{\log }_{8}}3  \\    {{\log }_{3}}4 & {{\log }_{3}}4  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]= [Tamilnadu (Engg.) 2002]

    A) 7

    B) 10

    C) 13

    D) 17

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[n=A{{R}^{r-1}}\Rightarrow \log n=\log A+(r-1)\log R\] \[{{R}_{2}}\to {{R}_{2}}-{{R}_{1}},\,{{R}_{3}}\to {{R}_{3}}-{{R}_{1}}\] \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{\log }_{2}}3 & {{\log }_{8}}3  \\    {{\log }_{3}}4 & {{\log }_{3}}4  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] \[=\left( \frac{\log 512}{\log 3}\times \frac{\log 9}{\log 4}-\frac{\log 3}{\log 4}\times \frac{\log 8}{\log 3} \right)\]× \[\left( \frac{\log 3}{\log 2}\times \frac{\log 4}{\log 3}-\frac{\log 3}{\log 8}\times \frac{\log 4}{\log 3} \right)\] = \[\left( \frac{\log {{2}^{9}}}{\log 3}\times \frac{\log {{3}^{2}}}{\log {{2}^{2}}}-\frac{\log {{2}^{3}}}{\log {{2}^{2}}} \right)\] × \[\left( \frac{\log {{2}^{2}}}{\log 2}-\frac{\log {{2}^{2}}}{\log {{2}^{3}}} \right)\] = \[\left( \frac{9\times 2}{2}-\frac{3}{2} \right)\,\left( 2-\frac{2}{3} \right)=\frac{15}{2}\times \frac{4}{3}=10\].


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