If , then the value of is equal to.....
Answer: 16
Solution
Here , so .
For a matrix , and , so .
Both and are upper triangular, and a power of an upper triangular matrix is upper triangular with the corresponding powers of the diagonal entries:
The two leading entries are equal and both lower-left entries vanish, so the first column of is zero and its determinant is . The required value is .
For a matrix , and , so .
Both and are upper triangular, and a power of an upper triangular matrix is upper triangular with the corresponding powers of the diagonal entries:
The two leading entries are equal and both lower-left entries vanish, so the first column of is zero and its determinant is . The required value is .
JEE Main · 2021 · 17 Mar 2021 · Shift 1 · Integer answer