Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Determinants

Question:

Which of the following is correct?

Options:

the determinant is a square matrix

If \(\det (A)=0\) for some \(3\times 3\) matrix \(A\), then \(A\) is zero matrix

Determinant of a real matrix could be a complex number

None of these

Correct Answer:

None of these

Explanation:

Determinant is the number associated to a square matrix. The matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns is known as a square matrix.

If \(\det (A)=0\) for some \(3\times 3\) matrix \(A\), then \(A\) may be non- zero matrix

If a matrix has real entries, its determinant is real valued although eigenvalues may be complex. In this case the nonreal eigenvalues come as pairs of complex conjugates. If the matrix has complex entries, then the determinant can well be complex.