Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section A

Chapter

Matrices

Question:

The inverse of the matrix $A=\begin{bmatrix} a & b\\c & \frac{1+bc}{a}\end{bmatrix}$ is  :

Options:

$\begin{bmatrix} -a & c\\b & \frac{-1-bc}{a}\end{bmatrix}$

$\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1+bc}{a} & -b\\-c & a\end{bmatrix}$

$\begin{bmatrix} c & \frac{1+bc}{a}\\a &b\end{bmatrix}$

$\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1+bc}{a} & -c\\-b & a\end{bmatrix}$

Correct Answer:

$\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1+bc}{a} & -b\\-c & a\end{bmatrix}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → $\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1+bc}{a} & -b\\-c & a\end{bmatrix}$

$A=\begin{bmatrix} a & b\\c & \frac{1+bc}{a}\end{bmatrix}$

$|A|=1+bc-bc=1$

finding cofactors

$c_{11}=\frac{1+bc}{a}, c_{12}=-c$

$c_{21}=-b,c_{22}=a$

so $Adj\,A=\begin{bmatrix} c_{11} & c_{12}\\c_{21} & c_{22}\end{bmatrix}^T$

$Adj\,A=\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1+bc}{a} & -b\\-c & a\end{bmatrix}$

$A^{-1}=\frac{Adj\,A}{|A|}=\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1+bc}{a} & -b\\-c & a\end{bmatrix}$