Engineering
Mathematics
Transpose and Adjoint of a Matrix
Question

Let k be a positive real number and let

A  =  [2k1     2k      2k2k            1           2k2k       2k         1]   and   B  =  [     0               2k1          k12k             0               2k  k       2k             0]

If det (adj A) + det(adj B) =106,    then [k] is equal to

[Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square matrix M and [k] denotes the largest integer  less than or equal to k].

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Solution

R2  R2 + R3

|A|=|2k12k2k01+2k(2k+1)2k2k1|

C2  C2 + C3

 =|2k14k2k00(2k+1)2k2k11|=(2k+1){(2k1)2+8k}=(2k+1){4k24k+1}=8k

= (2k + 1)3

B| = 0

det(adj A) + det (adj B) = 106

((2k+1)3)31+0=106(2k+1)6=1062k+1=10

 k=92         [x]=4