If $P, Q$ and $R$ are $3 \times 3$ matrices such that $\begin{aligned} & \left(\begin{array}{ccc} 3 x^2+x+3…

If $P, Q$ and $R$ are $3 \times 3$ matrices such that $\begin{aligned} & \left(\begin{array}{ccc} 3 x^2+x+3 & 2 x^2-x+4 & 7 x^2+8 x+5 \\ 5 x^2+3 x+2 & 4 x^2-2 x-1 & 7 x^2+5 x+8 \\ 3 x^2+2 x+5 & 4 x^2-x-2 & 3 x^2+8 x+7 \end{array}\right) \\ & =P x^2+Q x+R, \text { then } \operatorname{det} R= \end{aligned}$
  1. $0$
  2. $136$
  3. $48$
  4. $-72$

Solution

Put $x=0$ in the given matrix $\left(\begin{array}{ccc} 3 & 4 & 5 \\ 2 & -1 & 8 \\ 5 & -2 & 7 \end{array}\right)=R$ $\Rightarrow R=3 \times 9+4 \times 26+5=136$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (16 May Shift 2)

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