Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2024

If $A$ is a square matrix of order 3 such that $\operatorname{det}(A)=3$ and $$\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(-4 \operatorname{adj}\left(-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(3 \operatorname{adj}\left((2 \mathrm{~A})^{-1}\right)\right)\right)\right)\right)=2^{\mathrm{m}} 3^{\mathrm{n}}$$, then $\mathrm{m}+2 \mathrm{n}$ is equal to :

  1. A 2
  2. B 4 Correct answer
  3. C 3
  4. D 6

Solution

<p>$$\begin{aligned} & |A|=3 \\ & \left|\operatorname{adj}\left(-4 \operatorname{adj}\left(-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(3 \operatorname{adj}(2 A)^{-1}\right)\right)\right)\right| \\ & =\left|-4 \operatorname{adj}\left(-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(3 \operatorname{adj}\left((2 A)^{-1}\right)\right)\right)\right|^2 \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>$$\begin{aligned} & =4^6\left|-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(\operatorname{aadj}\left((2 A)^{-1}\right)\right)\right|^4 \\ & =4^6 \cdot 3^{12}\left|\operatorname{aadj}\left((2 A)^{-1}\right)\right|^8 \\ & =4^6 \cdot 3^{12} \cdot 3^{24}\left|(2 A)^{-1}\right|^{16} \\ & =4^6 \cdot 3^{36} 2^{-48}\left|A^{-1}\right|^{16} \\ & =\frac{2^{-36} 3^{36}}{3^{16}}=2^{-36} 3^{20} \\ & m=-36 \\ & n=20 \\ & m+2 n=4 \end{aligned}$$</p>

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations

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