Q51 / 90 · JEE Main 2021 (20 Jul Shift 2) · Mathematics

Let A=aij be a 3×3 matrix, where aij=-1j-i   if i<j2             if i=j-1i+j    if i>j then det3Adj2A-1 is equal to ________.

Correct answer: 108

Solution

We have,

aij=-1j-i   if i<j2             if i=j-1i+j    if i>j

The,

A=2-11-12-11-12

⇒A=4

Now,

3adj2 A-1=33adj2A-1

∵kadjA-1=knadjA-1

⇒3adj2 A-1=33·26A-12

∵adjkA-1=kn-1nadjA-1=kn-1nA-1n-1

⇒3adj2 A-1=123 A-12=123| A|2=12316=108

Hence, the correct answer is 108.

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