Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Determinants

Question:

The value of $|adj(2A)$, if $A=[a_{ij}]_{3×3}$ and $|A|=2$ is :

Options:

256

128

512

16

Correct Answer:

256

Explanation:

Given: $A$ is a $3\times 3$ matrix, $|A|=2$.

For an $n\times n$ matrix, $\;|\text{adj}(A)|=|A|^{\,n-1}$.

Here $n=3\;\Rightarrow\;|\text{adj}(A)|=|A|^{2}=2^{2}=4$.

Now, $\text{adj}(kA)=k^{\,n-1}\,\text{adj}(A)$ for scalar $k$.

So, $\text{adj}(2A)=2^{3-1}\,\text{adj}(A)=2^{2}\,\text{adj}(A)=4\,\text{adj}(A)$.

Therefore, $|\text{adj}(2A)|=|4\,\text{adj}(A)|$.

$\text{adj}(A)$ is $3\times 3$, so determinant scales by $4^{3}=64$.

$|\text{adj}(2A)|=64\,|\text{adj}(A)|=64\times 4=256$.