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Let A and B be square matrices of order 3 and k is a constant. If ∣A∣≠0|A| \neq 0 and ∣B∣≠0|B| \neq 0, where ∣A∣|A| represents the determinant of A, then which of the following statements are true ? (where A' denotes the transpose of matrix A)

(A) (AB)−1=B−1A−1(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1} A^{-1}

(B) (A+B)′=A′×B′(A+B)' = A' \times B'

(C) (AB)′=A′B′(AB)' = A'B'

(D) ∣kA∣=k3∣A∣|kA| = k^3 |A|

(E) ∣A′∣=∣A∣|A'| = |A|

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) (AB)−1=B−1A−1(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1}A^{-1} is a standard property, true.

(B) (A+B)′=A′+B′(A+B)' = A' + B', not A′×B′A' \times B', false.

(C) (AB)′=B′A′(AB)' = B'A', not A′B′A'B', false.

(D) ∣kA∣=kn∣A∣=k3∣A∣|kA| = k^n |A| = k^3 |A| for n=3n=3, true.

(E) ∣A′∣=∣A∣|A'| = |A| is a standard property, true.

So (A), (D), (E) are correct.

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