JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Mock Test - Matrices

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    Elements of a matrix A of order \[10\times 10\] are defined is \[{{a}_{ij}}={{w}^{i+j}}\] (where w is cube root of unity), then tr of the matrix is

    A)  0                    

    B)  1

    C)  3                    

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] tr \[tr(A)=\sum\limits_{i=j}{{{a}_{ij}}=({{a}_{11}}+{{a}_{22}}+{{a}_{33}}+...+{{a}_{10\infty 10}})}\] \[=({{w}^{2}}+{{w}^{4}}+{{w}^{6}}+...+{{w}^{20}})\] \[={{w}^{2}}(1+{{w}^{2}}+{{w}^{4}}+...+{{w}^{18}})\] \[={{w}^{2}}[(1+w+{{w}^{2}})+...+(1+w+{{w}^{2}})+1]\] \[={{w}^{2}}\times 1={{w}^{2}}\]


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