JEE Advanced · 2012 · 08 Apr 2012 · Paper 2 · Matrices

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If is a matrix such that , where is the transpose of and is the identity matrix, then there exists a column matrix such that
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Given . Taking transpose: .

Rearranging: , so .

Therefore, for any non-zero column matrix : .

JEE Advanced · 2012 · 08 Apr 2012 · Paper 2 · Single correct option

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