JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Jul 2021 · Shift 2 · Matrices

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Let and be two real matrices such that is invertible matrix. If and , then the value of the determinant of the matrix is equal to :
  1. (A)2
  2. (B)1
  3. (C)0✓ Correct
  4. (D)4

Answer: (C)

Solution

From and , we can write:

and .

From the second equation: .

This gives , or .

Since is invertible, .

Therefore, , which means .

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