MCQ
If $A =$ $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}a&b\\c&d\end{array}} \right]$ (where $bc \ne 0$) satisfies the equations $x^2 + k = 0$, then
  • A
    $a + d = 0$
  • B
    $k = -|A|$
  • C
    $k = |A|$
  • both $(A)$ and $(C)$

Answer

Correct option: D.
both $(A)$ and $(C)$
d
We have $A^2 =$ $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}a&b\\c&d\end{array}} \right]$ $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}a&b\\c&d\end{array}} \right]$ $=$ $\left[{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{a^2} + bc}&{ab + db}\\{ac + cd}&{bc + {d^2}} \end{array}} \right]$ $= 0$

As $A$ satisfies, $x^2 + k = 0, A^2 + kI = O$

  ==>$\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{a^2} + bc + k}&{(a + d)b}\\{(a + d)c}&{bc + {d^2} + k}\end{array}} \right]$

==>$a^2 + bc + k = 0 = bc + d^2 + k = 0$ and $(a + d)b = (a + d) c = 0$

As $bc \ne 0, b \ne 0, c \ne 0$ ==> $a + d = 0$ ==> $a = -d$

Also, $k = -(a^2 + bc)$ $= -(d^2 + bc)$ $= - ( (-ad) + bc ) = |A|$

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Similar questions

The area of the region bounded by the ellipse $\frac{\text{x}^2}{25}+\frac{\text{y}^2}{16}=1$ is :
If $\displaystyle \text{a}_{\text{ij}}=0\left (\text{i}\neq \text{j} \right )$ and $\displaystyle \text{a}_{\text{ij}}=1\left (\text{i}= \text{j} \right )$ then the matrix $\text{A}=\displaystyle \left [\text{a}_{\text{ij}} \right ]_{\text{n}\times\text{n}}$ is a _____ matrix:
If $(1,5,35),(7,5,5),(1, \lambda, 7)$ and $(2 \lambda, 1,2)$ are coplanar, then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is
The graph of the function $y = f (x)$ passing through the point $(0 , 1)$ and satisfying the differential equation $\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + y \cos x = \cos x$ is such that
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers. The following system of equations in $x, y$  and $ z $ $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} - \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1$, $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1, - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1$ has
Choose the correct option from given four options:
$\int\frac{\text{x}^9}{(4\text{x}^2+1)^6}\text{dx}$ is equal to:
If the function $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}3 x-8, & \text { if } x \leq 5 \\ 2 k, & \text { if } x>5\end{array}\right.$ is continuous, then the value of $k$ is
Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
A ladder, 5 meter long, standing on a horizontal floor, leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder slides downwards at the rate of 10cm/ sec, then the rate at which the angle between the floor and the ladder is decreasing when lower end of ladder is 2 metres from the wall is:
Let $A = \{1, 2, 3\}$ and consider the relation $R = \{(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)\}.$ Then $R$ is:
The value of the determinant $\begin{vmatrix} 5 &\text{amp; } 1 \\ 3 &\text{amp; } 2 \end{vmatrix}$