Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ a & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, $a \in \mathbb{R}$ be written as $P + Q$ where $P$…
Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ a & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, $a \in \mathbb{R}$ be written as $P + Q$ where $P$ is a symmetric matrix and $Q$ is a skew symmetric matrix. If $\det(Q) = 9$, then the modulus of the sum of all possible values of determinant of $P$ is equal to:
Solution
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