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3 and 4 .Determinants and Matrices
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Find values of $x$ for which $\left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & x \\ x & 1\end{array}\right|=\left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & 2 \\ 4 & 1\end{array}\right|$
A
$x=\pm 2 \sqrt{2}$
B
$x=\pm 3 \sqrt{2}$
C
$x=\pm \sqrt{2}$
D
$x=\pm 4 \sqrt{2}$
Solution
Solution We have $\left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & x \\ x & 1\end{array}\right|=\left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & 2 \\ 4 & 1\end{array}\right|$
i.e. $\quad 3-x^{2}=3-8$
i.e. $x^{2}=8$
Hence $x=\pm 2 \sqrt{2}$
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