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JEE Advanced 2013Paper 2
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2013
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Matrices

JEE Advanced 2013 · Paper 2 · Mathematics · Matrices

Let ω be a complex cube root of unity with ω ≠ 1 and P = [ p _ ij ]...

Let ωbeacomplexcuberootofunitywith\omega be a complex cube root of unity with\omega \ne 1andand\text{P} = [pij]\left[{\text{p}}_{\text{ij}}\right] be a n x n matrix with pij=ωi+j{\text{p}}_{\text{ij}} = {\omega}^{\text{i} + \text{j}}. Then P2≠0{\text{P}}^{2} \ne 0, when n =

Options

  1. A57
  2. B55
  3. C58
  4. D56

Correct answer

B. 55

Step-by-step solution

n = 1 n = 2
P=\text{P} =\left[{ω}^{2}\right] \text{P} = \left[\begin{cases}{&omega;}^{2} & {&omega;}^{3} \\ {&omega;}^{3} & {&omega;}^{4}\end{cases}\right] = \left[\begin{cases}{&omega;}^{2} & 1 \\ 1 & &omega;\end{cases}\right]<br/><br />{\text{P}}^{2} = \left[{ω}^{4}\right] ≠ 0 {\text{P}}^{2} = \left[\begin{cases}{&omega;}^{4} + 1 & \text{.......} \\ \text{.......} & \text{.......}\end{cases}\right] ≠ 0<br/>n=3<br/><br />n = 3<br />\text{P} = \left[\begin{cases}{&omega;}^{2} & 1 & &omega; \\ 1 & &omega; & {&omega;}^{2} \\ &omega; & {&omega;}^{2} & 1\end{cases}\right] \left[\begin{cases}{&omega;}^{2} & 1 & &omega; \\ 1 & &omega; & {&omega;}^{2} \\ &omega; & {&omega;}^{2} & 1\end{cases}\right] = \left[{000000000\begin{cases}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{cases}\right]<br/>Similarly<br />Similarly{\text{P}}^{2} ≠ 0 when n is not multiple of 3.
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