J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    Let \[M=\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 1  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    1 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right],\]Then, \[\frac{1}{3}\,\det \,(3\,(M+{{M}^{T}}))\] is equal to

    A)  \[-18\]              

    B)  \[54\]

    C)  \[-72\]              

    D)  \[72\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given,    \[M=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 1  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    1 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] Then,   \[{{M}^{T}}=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 1  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    1 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] \[3(M+{{M}^{T}})=3\left[ \left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 1  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    1 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right)+\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 1  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    1 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right) \right]=3\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 2  \\    0 & 2 & 0  \\    2 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] \[=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 6  \\    0 & 6 & 0  \\    6 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] det \[(3(M+{{M}^{T}}))\left| \begin{matrix}    0 & 0 & 6  \\    0 & 6 & 0  \\    6 & 0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=6\left| \begin{matrix}    0 & 6  \\    6 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=6(0-36)=6\times (-36)\] Now, \[\frac{1}{3}\det \,(3(M+{{M}^{T}}))=\frac{1}{3}\times 6\times (-36)\] \[=2\times (-36)=-72\]


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