Q15 / 75 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Mathematics · Matrices

If A=21-1352161, then trAadjadjA is equal to (where, trP denotes the trace of the matrix P i.e. the sum of all the diagonal elements of the matrix P and adjP denotes the adjoint of matrix P)

  • A
    7
  • B
    18
  • C
    -58
  • Correct answer
    D
    -1624

Solution

∴adjadjA=AA (by property)
AadjadjA=AA2…..i
A=21-1352161=25-12-13-2-118-5
=-14-1-13=-28
A2=21-135216121-1352161=61-123409213712
trAadjadjA=trAA2=-286+40+12
=-28×58=-1624

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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