JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 9 April 2017)

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    For two \[3\times 3\] matrices A and B, let \[A+B=2B'\] and \[3A+2B={{I}_{3}},\] where B' is the transpose of B and \[{{I}_{3}}\] is \[3\times 3\] identity matrix. Then: [JEE Online 09-04-2017]

    A)  \[10A+5B=3{{I}_{3}}\]  

    B)  \[3A+6B=2{{I}_{3}}\]

    C)  \[5A+10B-2{{I}_{3}}\]   

    D)  \[B+2A={{I}_{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                                    \[{{A}^{T}}+{{B}^{T}}\,=2B\]                 \[\Rightarrow \,\,B=\frac{{{A}^{T}}+{{B}^{T}}}{2}\]                 \[=A\left( \frac{{{B}^{T}}+{{A}^{T}}}{2} \right)=2{{B}^{T}}\]                 \[=2A+{{A}^{T}}=2{{B}^{T}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,A=\frac{3{{B}^{T}}-{{A}^{T}}}{2}\] \[3A+2B={{I}_{3}}\]                                         ?(i) \[\Rightarrow \,\,3\left( \frac{3{{B}^{T}}-{{A}^{T}}}{2} \right)+2\left( \frac{{{A}^{T}}+{{B}^{T}}}{2} \right)={{I}_{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\left( \frac{3{{B}^{T}}+2{{B}^{T}}}{2} \right)+\left( \frac{2{{A}^{T}}-3{{A}^{T}}}{2} \right)={{I}_{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,11{{B}^{T}}\,-{{A}^{T}}=2{{I}_{3}}\]                         ?(ii) Equation (i) + (ii) \[35B=7{{I}_{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,B=\frac{{{I}_{3}}}{5}\] \[11\frac{{{I}_{3}}}{5}-A=2{{I}_{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,11\frac{{{I}_{3}}}{5}\,-2{{I}_{3}}=A\] \[\Rightarrow \,A=\frac{{{I}_{3}}}{5}\] \[\because \,\,5A=5B={{I}_{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,10A+5B=3{{I}_{3}}\]


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