Let $A$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix and $B$ be its adjoint matrix. If $|B|=64,$ then $|A|$ is equal to

Let $A$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix and $B$ be its adjoint matrix. If $|B|=64,$ then $|A|$ is equal to
  1. ±2
  2. $\pm 4$
  3. $\pm 8$
  4. ±12

Solution

We have, $|B|=64$ $\Rightarrow |\operatorname{adj} A \mid=64$ $\Rightarrow|A|^{2}=64$ $|A|=\pm 8$

Asked in: MHT CET Full Test 9

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