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JEE Main 10 April 2023, Shift 2, Maths Q4

Question 4 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 4 of 30, Section A.

A = \frac{1}{5!\,6!\,7!}\begin{bmatrix} 5! & 6! & 7! \\ 6! & 7! & 8! \\ 7! & 8! & 9! \end{bmatrix}

, then

|\mathrm{adj}(\mathrm{adj}(2A))|

is equal to

(1) $2^{20}$
(2) $2^{16}$ Official answer
(3) $2^{12}$
(4) $2^{8}$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Determinants
Topic: Matrix Inverse
Idea tested: Inverse Relation to Double Adjoint

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