If , then the determinant of is
If , then the determinant of is
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
For this upper triangular matrix with 's on the diagonal:
This can be checked by induction: multiplying by increments the top-right entry by .
Add through . The top-right entries are :
Sum of top-right entries
Diagonal entries: each sum is ( times)
The summed matrix is:
Determinant
Answer
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