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Which of the following matrix is invertible? $A_{1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}4 & 2 \\ 2 & 1\end{array}\right]$…
Which of the following matrix is invertible?
$A_{1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}4 & 2 \\ 2 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$A_{2}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -2 & 3 \\ 4 & 5 & 7 \\ 2 & 4 & -6\end{array}\right]$
$A_{3}=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 5 & 2 & 1 \\ 7 & 2 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$A_{4}=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$A_{1}$ $A_{3}$ $A_{4}$ $A_{2}$
Solution
Any Matrix is said to be invertiable only if $|\mathrm{A}| \neq 0$
Here
$\left|A_{4}\right|=\left|\begin{array}{lll}
1 & 0 & 1 \\
0 & 2 & 3 \\
1 & 2 & 1
\end{array}\right| \quad=(-4)+1(-2)=-6 \neq 0$
Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (12 Oct Shift 1)
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