JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    If\[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}   1 & 2 & -1  \\                    -1 & 1 & 2  \\    2 & -1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\],then \[\det (adj(adjA))\]is equal to

    A) \[{{14}^{4}}\]                                    

    B) \[{{14}^{3}}\]

    C) \[{{14}^{2}}\]                                    

    D) \[14\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have,\[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 2 & -1  \\    -1 & 1 & 2  \\    2 & -1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[|A|=1(1+2)-2(-1-4)-1(1-2)\]                       \[=3+10+1=14\] We know that, for a square matrix of order n,                 \[adj(adj\,\,A)=|A{{|}^{n-2}}A,\]if\[|A|\ne 0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\det (adj(adj\,\,A))=||A{{|}^{n-2}}A|\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\det (adj(adj\,\,A))={{(|A{{|}^{n-2}})}^{n}}|A|\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\det (adj(adj\,\,A))=|A{{|}^{{{n}^{2}}-2n+1}}\] Here,     \[n=3\]and\[|A|=14\] \[\therefore \]  \[\det (adj\,\,(adjA))={{(14)}^{{{3}^{2}}-2\times 3+1}}={{14}^{4}}\]


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