Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Matrices

Question:

If A is any square matrix of order 3 and B $=\begin{bmatrix} sin \theta & cos \theta & 0\\-cos\theta & sin \theta & 0\\0 & 0 & a\end{bmatrix};$ a is any constant, then |AB|is equal to :

Options:

$a|A|$

$a^2|A|$

a

|A|

Correct Answer:

$a|A|$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → $a|A|$

$|B|=a(\sin^2θ+\cos^2θ)=a$

so $|AB|=|A||B|$

$⇒a|A|$