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JEE Main 6 April 2026, Shift 2, Maths Q5

Question 5 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 5 of 25, Section A.

Let A=[100310931]A=\begin{bmatrix}1&0&0\\3&1&0\\9&3&1\end{bmatrix} and B=[bij]B=[b_{ij}], 1≤i,j≤31\le i,j\le 3. If B=A99−IB=A^{99}-I, then the value of b31−b21b32\frac{b_{31}-b_{21}}{b_{32}} is :
  1. (1)99
  2. (2)199
  3. (3)149Official answer
  4. (4)159

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter
Matrices
Topic
Matrix Multiplication
Idea tested
Binomial Expansion for Commuting Matrices

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 3× in all
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