3 and 4 .Determinants and Matrices
hard

Let $A$ be a $2 \times 2$ matrix with $\operatorname{det}(A)=-1$ and det $(( A + I )(\operatorname{Adj}( A )+ I ))=4$. Then the sum of the diagonal elements of $A$ can be.

A

$-1$

B

$2$

C

$1$

D

$-\sqrt{2}$

(JEE MAIN-2022)

Solution

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right] ; a d-b c=-1$

$| A + I ||\operatorname{adj} A + I |=4$

$\Rightarrow ad – bc + a + d +1=2 \text { or }-2$

$a + d =2 \text { or }-2$

Standard 12
Mathematics

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