ALLEN Career Institute, Kota (Rajasthan)

RACE (Regular Analysis through Continuous

Exercise)
Assignment # B : MATRIX
JEE (Main + Advanced) 2025 - Enthusiast Course

One or more than one correct:

1. Let A is a 4 × 4 order diagonal matrix whose entries are complex numbers such that
A4 = I4 . If trace of A is zero then (here I4 is four order unit matrix)

(A) There will be 24 distinct matrices A

(B) There will be 36 distinct matrices A
(C) Determinant value of all such matrices can be 1 or -1
(D) Determinant value of all such matrices is -1

2. Let A, B, C be n×n order real matrices and product is pairwise commutative, also ABC =
On , if λ = det(A3 + B 3 + C 3 ) · det(A + B + C) then λ can be-

(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) -2
(D) 4

3. Given Pn and Qn are the square matrices of order 3 such that Pn = [aij ], Qn = [bij ] where
aij = 3i+j
42n
, bij = 3i−j
22n
for all i and j, 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 3. If L1 = limn→∞ Tr(4P1 + 42 P2 +
4 P3 + · · · + 4 Pn ) & L2 = limn→∞ Tr(2Q1 + 22 Q2 + 23 Q3 + · · · + 2n Qn ) then the value
3 n

of (L1 + L2 ) is (where Tr(A) denotes the trace of matrix A.)

(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 60
(D) 80

4. In a 4 × 4 matrix the sum of each row, column and both the main diagonals is a. Then
sum of the four corner elements

(A) is also a
(B) May not be a
(C) is never equal to a
(D) Independent of a

5. If A and B are 2 × 2 matrices with real entries such that (AB − BA)m = I, where m is
some fixed positive integer & I is the identity matrix, then for all A and B -

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 (A) (AB − BA)10 = −I
(B) (AB − BA)4 = I
(C) (AB − BA)10 = I
(D) (AB − BA)4 = −I
 
2 p q
 
 
6. Let p, q, r are three real numbers satisfying p q r −3 q −p + r  = 5 b c ,
12 r −q + 3r
then minimum value of (b + c) is -
25
(A) 157
25
(B) 49
25×271
(C) (49)2
25×589
(D) (157)2
   
p 13 4q 85
7. Let A = and B = where p, q ∈ N. It is given that |A| = |B| and
−13 p −2 1
p, q ∈ [1, 1000]. Then total number of ordered pairs (p, q) is-

(A) 31
(B) 35
(C) 41
(D) 23
x 1 x3 −16x ln(1+sin x) (x+1)3
8. Let a = limx→1 ln x − x ln x ; b = limx→0 4x+x2
;c = limx→0 x and d = limx→−1 3(sin(x+1)−(x+1)) ,
 
a b
then the matrix ; is-
c d

(A) Idempotent
(B) Involutary
(C) Non singular
(D) Nilpotent

9. A and B are two square matrices such that A2 B = BA and if (AB)10 = Ak B 10 where
A,B are neither null matrices nor identity matrices, then k is equal to

(A) 1001
(B) 1023
(C) 1042
(D) 1024

10. A and B are two non singular matrices so that A5 = I and AB 2 = BA(B ̸= I). Minimum
value of K so that B K = I is

(A) 31
(B) 32
(C) 64
(D) 63

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 1 + x2 − y 2 − z 2
 
2(xy + z) 2(zx − y)
11. Let A =  2(xy − z) 1 + y 2 − z 2 − x2 2(yz + x)  then det A is equal to-
2(zx + y) 2(yz − x) 1 + z 2 − x2 − y 2

(A) (1 + xy + yz + zx)3
(B) (1 + x2 + y 2 + z 2 )3
(C) (xy + yz + zx)3
(D) (1 + x3 + y 3 + z 3 )2

12. Suppose A and B are two matrices such that AB = BA2 then which of the following is
(are) correct:

(A) A5 B = BA10
(B) A8 B = BA16
(C) AB 5 = B 5 A32
(D) AB 3 = B 3 A8
 
1 0 0
13. Let M = 2 1 0 and I be the identity matrix of order 3. If Q = [qij ] is a matrix such
4 2 1
that M 100 − Q = I, then-

(A) Q is triangular matrix

(B) q11 + q21 + q31 = q31 + q32 + q33
q31 +q32
(C) q21 = 102
(D) Q is nilpotent matrix of index 3.

14. Choose the correct statement(s) for same order square matrices A & B,

(A) (I + A−1 )−1 = A(A + I)−1 ; |I + A−1 | =

̸ 0, |A + I| =
̸ 0, |A| =
̸ 0
(B) (I + AB)−1 A = A(I + BA)−1 ; |A| =
̸ 0, |I + AB| =
̸ 0, |I + BA| =
̸ 0
(C) If B is an orthogonal matrix such that B = (I − A)(I + A)−1 then, A must be a
symmetric matrix
(D) If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then (I − A)(I + A)−1 is an orthogonal matrix.
     
2 0 0 1 cos x − sin x
15. Let A = and B = and X = . If P = AXB, Q = BX T A
0 −3 3 0 sin x cos x
and Tr((P Q)10 ) = a10 + b10 , where a < b, then value of (b − 2a) is

(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 9

16. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order and X = AB + BA, Y = AB − BA
then (XY )T is equal to:

(A) XY
(B) YX
(C) -YX

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 (D) None

17. Let A, B, C, D be (not necessarily square) real matrices such that AT = BCD; B T =
CDA; C T = DAB and DT = ABC. For the matrix S = ABCD. consider the two
statements: I. S 3 = S, II. S 2 = S 4 .

(A) II is true but not I

(B) I is true but not II
(C) both I and II are true
(D) both I and II are false.

18. Let A and B are square matrices of order 3 where AB + B T = B then choose the correct
option -

(A) if B is non-singular then A is singular

(B) if B is singular then A is non-singular
(C) if B is singular then I − A is non-singular
(D) if B is non-singular then I − A is singular

19. Let A,B be non zero square matrices satisfying A + BAT = I & B + AB T = I and
A4 − 2A2 = kA then k is equal to-

(A) 1
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 2

20. Let A & B are square matrices of third order such that AT + B 2 = A (where AT is
transpose of A), then identify the correct statement(s) -

(A) det(A − AT ) = 0
(B) det(A2 + (AT )2 ) = 0
(C) det(B 2 − (B T )2 ) = 0
(D) det(B 2 + (B T )2 ) = 0

21. Let A and B are invertible matrices of order three such that AB = X = BA and AT +A =
X T + X = B T + B then which of the following must be true ?

(A) A = B
(B) det(A − I) = 0
(C) det(B − I) = 0
(D) det(X − I) = 0

22. Let M, N are two non-singular matrix of order 3 with real entries such that adj(M ) = 2N
and adj(N ) = M, then -

(A) adj(M 2 N ) + adj(M N 2 ) = 4(M + 2N )

(B) M = 2N −1
(C) M N = 4I
(D) adj(M N −1 ) = 4M −2

4
  
a b
23. Consider a skew symmetric matrix A = such that a, b and c are selected from
−b c
the set S = {0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , 9}. Then which of the following is (are) correct?

(A) Number of possible matrix A is 10.

(B) Number of invertible matrix A is 9.
(C) If |A| is divisible by 3, then number of possible matrix A is 4.
(D) If b = 1, then |A + I| = 2 where I is an identity matrix.

24. Let A is an invertible matrix of order 3 whose entries are complex numbers and which
satisfies 2A2 = 4A + A3 , then

(A) |A| = 8
(B) | adj( A2 )| = 1
(C) tr((A − 2I)3 ) = 24
(D) adj(A) = A2

25. Let P = [aij ] be 3 × 3 invertible matrix, where aij ∈ {0, 1} for 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 3 and exactly
four elements of P are 1. If N denotes number of possible matrices P, then which of the
following is (are) true?

(A) Number of divisors of N is even.

(B) Sum of divisors of N is 91
(C) Determinant of (adjoint P) can be -1
(D) Determinant of (adjoint P) can be 1.

26. Let B is an invertible square matrix and B is the adjoint of matrix A such that AB = B T ,
then-

(A) A is an identity matrix.

(B) B is a symmetric matrix.
(C) A is not an identity matrix.
(D) B is a skew symmetric matrix.
 
3 4 5
27. If M be a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that M −1 = 4 5 3 , then choose the
5 3 4
correct option(s) - (where |X| represent determinant of matrix X, adj(X) denotes adjoint
of matrix X and Tr(X) denotes trace of matrix X)

(A) Absolute value of (15 tr(adj M )) is 5

1
(B) |M | = − 36
 
50 47 47
(C) M 2 = 47 50 47
47 47 50
 
3 4 5
(D) −36 adj M = 4 5
 3
5 3 4

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  
1 1 1
28. Let matrix B = 0 1 1 and A is 3 ordered square matrix such that AB = BA. If all
0 0 1
entries of matrix A are whole numbers whose sum is 6, then-
(A) If there are exactly 3 zero’s in matrix A, then det(A) = 1
(B) If trace(A) = 6, then det(A) = 8
(C) A is always an invertible matrix
(D) there are 4 such matrices A.
   
0 1 a −1 1 −1
29. Let M = 1 2 3 and adj M =  8 −6 2  where a and b are real numbers.
3 b 1 −5 3 −1
Which of the following options is/are correct?
(A) a + b = 3
(B) det(adj M 2 ) = 81
(C) (adj M )−1 + adj M −1 = −M
   
α 1
(D) If M β  = 2 then α − β + γ = 3
γ 3
       
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
30. Let P1 = I = 0 1 0 , P2 = 0 0 1 , P3 = 1 0 0 , P4 = 0 0 1 , P5 =
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
     
0 0 1 0 0 1 P6 2 1 3
1 0 0 , P6 = 0 1 0 and X =  T T
k=1 k 1 0 2 Pk where PK denotes the
P 
0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1
transpose of the matrix PK . Then which of the following options is/are correct?
(A) X − 30I is an invertible matrix
(B) The sum of diagonal entries of X is 18
   
1 1
(C) If X 1 = α 1 then α = 30
1 1
(D) X is a symmetric matrix
   
1 1 1 2 x x
31. Let x ∈ R and let P = 0 2 2 , Q =  0 4 0  and R = P QP −1 . Then which of the
0 0 3 x x 6
following options is/are correct?
   
α 0
(A) For x = 1, there exists a unit vector αî + β ĵ + γ k̂ for which R β = 0
  
γ 0
(B) There exists a real number x such that P Q = QP
 
2 x x
(C) det R = det  0 4 0  + 8, for all x ∈ R
x x 5
   
1 1
(D) For x = 0 if R a = 6 a , then a + b = 5
b b

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 32. If X is a column matrix of order 3 × 1 and A = XX T , then A−1 =

(A) A + I
(B) A − I
(C) 2A + I
(D) does not exist

33. Let A be a square matrix of order 3, that satisfies A3 = O, Let B = A2 + A + 2I3 ,

C = A2 + 2A − 4I3 then-

(A) A must be singular matrix.

(B) B must be invertible matrix.
(C) C must be invertible matrix
(D) BC must be non-singular matrix.
 
1 1 1
34. Let matrix B = 0 1 1 and A is 3 ordered square matrix such that AB = BA. If all
0 0 1
entries of matrix A are whole numbers whose sum is 6, then-

(A) If there are exactly 3 zero’s in matrix A, then det(A) = 1

(B) If trace(A) = 6 then det(A) = 8
(C) A is always an invertible matrix
(D) there are 7 such matrices A.

Comprehension Type
Paragraph for Question 35 to 37
Consider the Fibonacci sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, Whose terms are related by tn+2 =
tn+1 + tn , n= 0, 1, 2, . . . we can form a matrix by taking three consecutive terms as f (n) =
tn+1 tn
; n = 1, 2, 3 . . . Further, there exists a constant matrix A such that f (n) = f (n −
tn tn−1
1)A; n = 2, 3, . . .

35. Trace (A) i.e. sum of diagonal elements of A is

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

36. f (n) =

(A) An
(B) An−1
(C) BAn−1 ; B ̸= A, I
(D) An+1

37. det(f (11)) =

(A) 0

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 (B) 1
(C) -1
(D) 2

Paragraph for Question 38 to 40

A Pythagorean triple is a triplet
 of positive
 integers
 (a,b,c) such
 that a2 + b2 = c2 . 
Define
1 2 3 1 2 2 −1 −2 −2
the matrices A,B and C by A = 2 1 2, B = −2 −1 −2 & C =  2 1 2
2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3

38. Tr(A + B T + 3C) equals (where Tr(A) denotes trace of matrix A)

(A) 17
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 21
 
39. If Pythagorean triple (a,b,c) is written as row matrix a b c then which of the following
matrix product is not a Pythagorean triplet ?
 
(A) 3 4 5 A
 
(B) 3 4 5 B
 
(C) 3 4 5 C
(D) None of these

40. Which of the following does not hold good?

(A) det(3A) = 27
(B) det(2B) = 8
(C) det(3C) ̸= 27
(D) det(2A) = 8

Paragraph for Question 41 to 43

Let N be set of all possible 2 × 2 matrix ’A’ of integer entries such that AAT = I (where I
is an identity matrix).

41. Number of matrices in set N is-

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) Infinite

42. Identify correct statement for matrices in set N -

(A) Number of symmetric matrices is equal to skew symmetric matrices

(B) All are symmetric matrices
(C) Symmetric matrices are more than skew symmetric matrices
(D) All are singular

43. Number of matrices in set N such that |A − I| =

̸ 0, is-

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 (A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1

Paragraph for Question 44 to 46

3 × 3 skew symmetric matrices are formed using 7 elements 1, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0 & remaining
2 elements from set {−1, 0, 1}.

44. Total number of distinct matrices formed

(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 10

45. Number of matrices that can be formed in which a12 = a32 are

(A) 2
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 0

46. The number of skew-symmetric matrices in which a12 = a31 is K. Now, in these ’K’
matrices, if element a33 is replaced by 2, then sum of determinant values of these K
matrices is

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 0
(D) -2

Paragraph for question nos. 47 & 48

Let A be a matrix of order 3 × 3 and aij is its element of ith row and j th column. tr is
arithmetic mean of elements of rth row and aij + ajk + aki = 0 holds for all 1 ≤ i, j, k ≤ 3.
P
47. 1≤i,j≤3 aij is not equal to

(A) t1 + t2 + t3
(B) zero
(C) (det(A))2
(D) t1 t2 t3

48. A is

(A) non singular

(B) symmetric
(C) skew symmetric
(D) neither symmetric nor skew symmetric

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 Paragraph for Question 49 & 50
If A and B are square matrices of same order such that |A| = |B| = 1 and A(adj A+adj B) =
B {where |X|, adj X, X T , X −1 are respectively determinant adjoint, transpose and inverse of
matrix X}

49. |A + B| is equal to -

(A) 0
(B) -1
(C) 1
(D) 2

50. If B is orthogonal then AB −1 is-

(A) B −1 A
(B) BA−1
(C) AT B −1
(D) B T A−1

Paragraphfor Question 51 & 52

1 0 0  2 2 2
d d d
Given A = 3 2 1 satisfying |A − dI| = 0, and D = diag 31 , 32 , 23 where d1 > d2 ,
0 0 3
d1 > d3 , d2 < d3 and d1 , d2 , d3 are roots of |A − dI| = 0. If there exist a matrix B such that
ABAT = D then (where I is the identity matrix of order 3)

51. If adj D · adj(adj D) = kI, then the value of k is equal to-

(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 8
(D) 4

52. If B T = B + λI, then the value of λ is -

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) a rational number which is not an integer
(D) none of these

Paragraph for Questions 53 and 54

Let A & B are non-singular matrices of order 3 such that det(A) = 5 & A−1 B 2 + AB = O

53. The value of det(A6 − 2A4 B + A2 B 2 ) is equal to-

(A) 0
(B) 56
(C) 23 · 56
(D) 106

54. A2 det(A2 ) − adj(adj B) is equal to-

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 (A) Null matrix
(B) 25A2 − 5B
(C) 25A2
(D) 50A2

Paragraph for Question 55 to 57  

A2 A3 A4 f (x) g(x)
If loge (I + A) is defined as loge (I + A) = A − 2 + 3 − 4 ··· = where A is
0 f (x)
 
x 1
a square matrix and A = & 0 < x < 1, I is an identity matrix of order 2.
0 x

det(adj A)g(x)dx = lx2 + mx + ln |x + 1| + c, then (2l + m) is -

R
55. If

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

56. The number of solutions f (x) = g(x) is -

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

f (x) f (x2 ) f (x3 )

h(x)
57. If h(x) = g(x) g(x2 ) g(x3 ) , then limx→0+ x is -
g(f (x)) f (g(x)) ln(g(x))

(A) − ln 2
(B) ln 2
(C) 0
(D) 1

Paragraph for Questions 58 and 59

Consider two 3 × 3 matrices A and B satisfying A = Adj B − B T and B = Adj A − AT
(where C T denotes transpose of matrix C)

58. If A is non singular, then (det A)2 + (det B)2 is equal to

(A) 16
(B) 64
(C) 128
(D) 48

59. AB is equal to (if A is non singular)

(A) I
(B) 2I
(C) 3I

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 (D) 4I

Paragraph
 for question  nos. 60 to 62 
2 −2 −4 −4 −3 −3
If A0 = −1 3 4 , B0 =  1 0 1 , Bn = adj(Bn−1 ), n ∈ N and I is an identity
1 −2 −3 4 4 3
matrix of order 3 then answer the following questions.

60. det(A0 + A20 B02 + A30 + A40 B04 + . . . to n terms) is equal to

(A) 1000
(B) -800
(C) 0
(D) -8000
61. B1 + B2 + · · · + B49 is equal to
(A) B0
(B) 7B0
(C) 49B0
(D) 49I
62. For a variable matrix X the equation A0 X = B0 will have
(A) unique solution
(B) infinite solution
(C) finitely many solution
(D) no solution

Subjective
 
−1 3 5
63. Given the matrix A =  1 −3 −5 and X be the solution set of the equation Ax = A,
−1 3 5
Q  x3 +1 
where x ∈ N − {1}. Evaluate : x3 −1
where the continued product extends ∀x ∈ X
       
1 −1 2 1 1
64. Let P be a 2 × 2 matrix such that P = and P = . If p1 and
−1 2 −1 0
p2 (p1 > p2 ) are two values of p for which det(P − pI) = 0 where I is an identity matrix of
order 2, then (5p1 + 2p2 ) is equal to [Note: det(M ) denotes determinant of square matrix
M]
65. Let A = [aij ], B = [bij ] be
P twoPsquare
P matrices of order ’n’ such that aij , bij are non-
negative & det(B) = 1 & nj=1 ni=1 nr=1 air brj ≤ 0 , then det(A) is
66. There exist 2m diagonal matrices of order 4 those are involutary such that value of their
determinant is positive, then value of m is
67. If M is a 3 × 3 matrix, where M T M = I and det(M ) = 1, then prove that det(M − I) = 0.
"√ 1 #

3 0
 7 2√ 2
68. Let X = , Y = −1 q 7 and Z = Y T X Y . If M = Y Z 2015 Y T where M = [mij ]
3 3 √
2 2 8
m21 −m11 −m22
is a 2 × 2 matrix, then sum of digits of λ where λ = 32015
; is

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69. A be a square matrix of order 2 of real numbers with |A| =
̸ 0 such that |A + |A| adj A| = 0,
where adj(A) is adjoint of matrix A, then the value of |A − |A| adj A| is equal to

70. Let A and B be square matrices of order 4 such that B = [bij ]4×4 , bij = 2 and B + I = A.
If A−1 exist and 9A−1 + B = mI, then the value of m is (where I denotes Identity matrix)

71. Let B be a skew symmetric matrix of order 3×3 √ with real entries.
√ If A = (I +B)(I −B)−1
3
then sum of values of n satisfying the equation | n2 A| − n| 5 adj(adj A)| + 6| adj A|3 = 0
3

is equal to (where |A| denotes determinant value of A.)

72. Let A be the 2 × 2 matrices given by A = [aij ], where aij ∈ {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} such that
a11 + a12 + a21 + a22 = 4

(i) Find the number of matrices A such that the trace of A is equal to 4.
(ii) Find the number of matrices A such that A is invertible.
(iii) Find the absolute value of the difference between maximum value and minimum value
of det(A).
(iv) Find the number of matrices A such that A is either symmetric or skew-symmetric
or both and det(A) is divisible by 2.

73. Let A = [aij ]2×2 such that aij ∈ {−1, 0, 1} ∀i, j and adj(A) = −A, det(A) = −1. If N
denotes number of such matrices then N2 is

74. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix whose each entry is either 0 or 1. If the probability that A is
3n
invertible is 256 , then n is equal to
R 1 xn R 1 xn
75. Let In = 0 x2012 −1
dx and Jn = 0 x2013 +1
dx, where n ∈ N. If matrix A = [aij ]3×3 , where
( (
I2012+i − Ii i = j J2016+j + Jj+3 i = j
aij = and matrix B = [bij ]3×3 , where bij = ,
0 i ̸= j 0 i ̸= j
then value of 101
det(B −1 ) − 2 trace(A−1 ) is
       2  
a 1 0 a 1 1 f a x
76. If A = 1 b d , B =  0 d c  , U =  g  , V =  0  , X = y . If AX = U
1 b c f g h h 0 z
has infinitely many solutions, then prove that BX = V cannot have a unique solution. If
further af d ̸= 0 then prove that BX = V has no solution
 
a b c
77. Let a, b, c be integers such that a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 and A =  b c a . Now consider
c a b
   
x 1
the system of simultaneous equations A y  = 0 , then probability that system of
z 0
equation has unique solution is p/q then (p + q) is

Match the column

   
3 −4 a b
78. Consider the matrices A = and B = and let P be any orthogonal matrix
1 −1 0 1
and Q = P AP T and R = P T QK P also S = P BP T and T = P T S K P

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 Column-I Column-II
(A) If we vary K from 1 to n then the first row first column (P) G.P. with common ratio a
elements of R will form
(B) If we vary K from 1 to n then the 2nd row 2nd column (Q) A.P. with common differ-
elements of R will form ence 2
(C) If we vary K from 1 to n then the first row first column (R) G.P. with common ratio b
elements of T will form
(D) If we vary K from 3 to n then the first row 2nd column (S) A.P. with common differ-
elements of T will represent the sum of ence -2

79. Consider a square matrix A of order 2 which has its elements as 0, 1, 2 and 4. Let N
denote the number of such matrices, all elements of which are distinct.
Column-A Column-B
(A) Possible non-negative value of det(A) is (P) 2
(B) Sum of values of determinants corresponding to N ma- (Q) 4
trices is
(C) If absolute value of (det(A)) is least, then possible value (R) -2
of | adj(adj(adj A))|
(D) If det(A) is algebraically least, then possible value of (S) 0
det(4A−1 ) is
(T) 8

80. Match the following

Column-I Column-II
1 1 1
(A) If a, b, c ∈ R−{0} such that a ̸= b ̸= c and a+b+c =0 (P) Symmetric
 
1+a 1 1
then  1 1+b 1 
1 1 1+c
(Q) Singular
(B)
 If α, β, γ ∈ R then
1 cos(α − β) cos(α − γ)
cos(β − α) 1 cos(β − γ)
cos(γ − α) cos(γ − β) 1
(R) Non-singular
(C) If ω (̸= 1) be cube root of unity then
100 36 ω2
 
1+ω +ω 1
 1 1 + ω 101 + ω 302 ω 
ω ω 2 100
2+ω +ω 36

(S) Invertible
(D) If a, b, c ∈ R − {0}  such that a ̸= b ̸= c
(a − b)3 (a − c)3

0
(b − a)3 0 (b − c)3 
(c − a)3 (c − b)3 0

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