JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Special types of matrices, Transpose, Adjoint and Inverse of matrices

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    The inverse matrix of \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 1 & 2  \\    1 & 2 & 3  \\    3 & 1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right],\]is  [MP PET 2003]

    A) \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    \frac{1}{2} & -\frac{1}{2} & \frac{1}{2}  \\    -4 & 3 & -1  \\    \frac{5}{2} & \frac{-3}{2} & \frac{1}{2}  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    B) \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    \frac{1}{2} & -4 & \frac{5}{2}  \\    1 & -6 & 3  \\    1 & 2 & -1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{2}\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 2 & 3  \\    3 & 2 & 1  \\    4 & 2 & 3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    D) \[\frac{1}{2}\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & -1 & -1  \\    -8 & 6 & -2  \\    5 & -3 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{A}^{-1}}=\frac{adj\,(A)}{|A|}=\frac{1}{|A|}.\,adj\,(A)\] \[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=-1\]; \[a,b,c\] \[\Delta =0\Rightarrow \text{either}\,abc=0\] \[Adj\,\,A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    {{A}_{11}} & {{A}_{21}} & {{A}_{31}}  \\    {{A}_{12}} & {{A}_{22}} & {{A}_{32}}  \\    {{A}_{13}} & {{A}_{23}} & {{A}_{33}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[{{A}_{11}}={{(-1)}^{1+1}}[(2)\,(1)-(3)(1)]=-1\] \[{{A}_{12}}=8,\] \[\frac{1}{1-a}-1+\frac{1}{1-b}+\frac{1}{1-c}=0\], \[{{A}_{21}}=1\], \[{{A}_{22}}=-6\] \[{{A}_{23}}=3\],\[{{A}_{31}}=-1\], \[{{A}_{32}}=2\], \[{{A}_{33}}=-1\] \[\therefore \] \[{{A}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{-2}\,\left[ \begin{matrix}    -1 & 1 & -1  \\    8 & -6 & 2  \\    -5 & 3 & -1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]\[=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1/2 & -1/2 & 1/2  \\    -4 & 3 & -1  \\    5/2 & -3/2 & 1/2  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\].


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