Question 29 of 472MediumMCQ
Let A be a 3×3 matrix such that ∣adj(adj(adjA))∣=81.
If S=n∈Z:(∣adj(adjA)∣)2(n−1)2=∣A∣(3n2−5n−4), then ∑n∈S∣A(n2+n)∣ is equal to : Solutions · 1
Official solution
∣adj(adj(adjA))∣=81=∣A∣(n−1)3=(3)4⇒∣A∣8=34⇒∣A∣=31/2∣adj(adjA)∣2(n−1)2=∣A∣(3n2−5n−4)[∣A∣(n−1)2]2(n−1)2=∣A∣3n2−5n−4∣A∣2(n−1)2=∣A∣3n2−5n−4⇒2(n−1)2=3n2−5n−4n2−n−6=0⇒n=−2,3x←5∑∣An2+n∣=∣A2∣+∣A12∣=3+36=732 Answer the question to unlock