Let A be a square matrix of order n, then which of the following are TRUE? (A) $|adj\, A| = |A|^{n-1}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below: |
(A), (B) and (E) only (A), (B), (C) and (E) only (B), (C) and (D) only (C), (D) and (E) only |
(A), (B) and (E) only |
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (E) only Given a square matrix $A$ of order $n$: (A) $\;|\text{adj}A| = |A|^{n-1}$ — True (since determinant of adjugate is $|A|^{n-1}$). (B) $\;|A\cdot \text{adj}A| = |A|^n$ — True, because $|A\cdot \text{adj}A| = |A|\;|\text{adj}A| = |A|\cdot|A|^{n-1}=|A|^n$. (C) $\;A(\text{adj}A)=|A|$ — False, since $A(\text{adj}A)=|A|I$ (a matrix), not a scalar. (D) $\;|KA|=K|A|$ — False, the correct formula is $|KA|=K^n|A|$. (E) $\;|A^{-1}|=\frac{1}{|A|},\;|A|\neq0$ — True. Correct statements: (A), (B), and (E) |