JEE Main202126 Aug 2021Evening ShiftMathematicsMatricesActual
Let A be a 3 × 3 real matrix. If det ( 2 Adj ( 2 Adj ( Adj ( 2 A ) ) ) ) = 2 41 , then the value of det A 2 equals ______.
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Step-by-step solution
∴ | K A | = K n | A | , If A is n × n matrix | Adj A | = | A | n - 1 If A is n × n matrix | 2 Adj ( 2 Adj ( Adj ( 2 A ) ) ) | = 2 41 ⇒ 2 3 | Adj ( 2 Adj ( Adj ( 2   A ) ) ) | = 2 41 ⇒ | Adj ( 2 Adj ( Adj ( 2   A ) ) ) | = 2 38 ⇒ ( | 2 Adj ( Adj ( 2   A ) ) | ) 2 = 2 38 ⇒ | 2 Adj ( Adj ( 2   A ) ) | = 2 19 ⇒ 2 3 | Adj ( Adj ( 2   A ) ) | = 2 19 ⇒ | Adj ( Adj ( 2   A ) ) | = 2 16 ⇒ ( | Adj ( 2   A ) | ) 2 = 2 16 ⇒ | Adj