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If A ( adj A ) = [ 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 ] , then the value of |A| is


Options

A

-125


B

-5

C

5

D

125

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Correct Answer :

Option B

-5

Solution :

The correct option is -5.

To understand why this is correct, we can recall the standard property of matrices relating a square matrix A of order n and its adjoint matrix adj(A):
A ( adj A ) = | A | I n
where |A| represents the determinant of matrix A, and In is the identity matrix of order n.

In this problem, we are given a 3 × 3 matrix:
A ( adj A ) = [ -5 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 -5 ]

We can factor out the scalar value -5 from this matrix:
A ( adj A ) = - 5 [ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ]

Since [100010001] is the identity matrix I of order 3, we can rewrite the equation as:
A ( adj A ) = - 5 I

By comparing this with the standard property A(adjA)=|A|I, we directly obtain:
| A | = - 5

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