Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Determinants

Question:

For any $2 \times 2$ matrix, if $A(a d j A)=\left[\begin{array}{cc}100 & 0 \\ 0 & 100\end{array}\right]$, then $|A|$ is equal to:

Options:

10

20

100

1000

Correct Answer:

100

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 100

$A(adj\, A)=|A|I_2$

so $\begin{bmatrix}|A|&0\\0&|A|\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}100&0\\0&100\end{bmatrix}$

$⇒|A|=100$