NDA2017MathematicsMatricesActual
Consider the set A of all matrices of order 3 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let B be the subset of A consisting of all matrices whose determinant is 1 . Let C be the subset of A consisting of all matrices whose determinant is -1 . Then which one of the following is correct?
Options
- AC is empty
- BB has as many elements as C
- CA = B C
- DB has thrice as many elements as C
Correct answer
B. B has as many elements as C
Step-by-step solution
determinant of B =1 Let ' B ' be identity matrix So, B= | array lll 1 & 0 & 0 0 & 1 & 0 0 & 0 & 1 array | If we interchange any 2 rows, determinant will be -1 Let, C = | array lll 1 & 0 & 0 0 & 0 & 1 0 & 1 & 0 array |,| C |=-1 Here, number of elements in B and C are equal.