The value of $|adj(2A)$, if $A=[a_{ij}]_{3×3}$ and $|A|=2$ is : |
256 128 512 16 |
256 |
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 $4^{3}=64$. $|\text{adj}(2A)|=64\,|\text{adj}(A)|=64\times 4=256$. |