JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Special types of matrices, Transpose, Adjoint and Inverse of matrices

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    If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & c  \\    d & b  \\ \end{matrix} \right],\]then \[{{A}^{-1}}\]= [MP PET 1988]

    A) \[\frac{1}{ab-cd}\left[ \begin{matrix}    b & -c  \\    -d & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    B) \[\frac{1}{ad-bc}\left[ \begin{matrix}    b & -c  \\    -d & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{ab-cd}\left[ \begin{matrix}    b & d  \\    c & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{A}^{-1}}=\frac{adj\,A}{|A|}\] But \[|A|=\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & c  \\    d & b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=ab-cd\] and \[adj\,A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    b & -c  \\    -d & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] therefore\[{{A}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{ab-cd}\left[ \begin{matrix}    b & -c  \\    -d & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\].


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