Let $$A=\left(\begin{array}{cc}\mathrm{m} & \mathrm{n} \\ \mathrm{p} & \mathrm{q}\end{array}\right), \mathrm{d}=|\mathrm{A}| \neq 0$$ and $\mathrm{|A-d(A d j A)|=0}$. Then
Solution
<p>$$\left| {A - d\left( {\matrix{
q & { - n} \cr
{ - p} & m \cr
} } \right)} \right| = 0$$</p>
<p>$$\left| {\matrix{
{m - qd} & {n(1 + d)} \cr
{p(1 + d)} & {q - md} \cr
} } \right| = 0$$</p>
<p>$(m - qd)(q - md) = np{(1 + d)^2}$</p>
<p>$mq - ({q^2} + {m^2})d + qm{d^2} = np(1 + {d^2}) + 2npd$</p>
<p>${d^2}(mq - np) + 1(mq - np) = (2np + {m^2} + {q^2})d$</p>
<p>$({d^2} + 1)(mq - np) = (2np + m + a)d$</p>
<p>${d^2} + 1 = 2np + {m^2} + {q^2}$</p>
<p>$2d = 2mq - 2np$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow {(1 + d)^2} = {(m + q)^2}$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations
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