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8301.

If A is a skew symmetric matrix and n is a positive integer, then \[{{A}^{n}}\]is

A. A symmetric matrix
B. Skew-symmetric matrix
C. Diagonal matrix
D. None of these
Answer» E.
8302.

If A is a square matrix, then which of the following matrices is not symmetric

A. \[A+{A}'\]
B. \[A{A}'\]
C. \[{A}'A\]
D. \[A-{A}'\]
Answer» E.
8303.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 5 & 2 \\ 3 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right],\]then \[{{A}^{-1}}\]= [EAMCET 1988]

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & -2 \\ -3 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & 2 \\ 3 & -5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & -2 \\ -3 & -5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
Answer» C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & -2 \\ -3 & -5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
8304.

If A and B be symmetric matrices of the same order, then \[AB-BA\] will be a

A. Symmetric matrix
B. Skew symmetric matrix
C. Null matrix
D. None of these
Answer» C. Null matrix
8305.

Inverse of the matrix \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & -2 & -1 \\ -4 & 1 & -1 \\ 2 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is [MP PET 1990]

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 3 & 7 \\ -2 & -4 & -5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 & 5 \\ 7 & 4 & 6 \\ 4 & 2 & 7 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 5 & 7 \\ -2 & -4 & -5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 & 5 \\ 7 & 4 & 6 \\ 4 & 2 & -7 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
Answer» D. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & -3 & 5 \\ 7 & 4 & 6 \\ 4 & 2 & -7 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
8306.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ a & b & -1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and I is the unit matrix of order 3, then \[{{A}^{2}}+2{{A}^{4}}+4{{A}^{6}}\] is equal to

A. \[7{{A}^{8}}\]
B. \[7{{A}^{7}}\]
C. 8I
D. 6I
Answer» B. \[7{{A}^{7}}\]
8307.

If \[{{A}_{1}},{{A}_{3}},.......,{{A}_{2n-1}}\] are n skew-symmetric matrices of same order, then \[B=\sum\limits_{r=1}^{n}{(2r-1){{({{A}_{2r-1}})}^{2r-1}}}\] will be

A. Symmetric
B. Skew-symmetric
C. Neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric
D. Data is adequate
Answer» C. Neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric
8308.

If A and B are two matrices such that AB = A and BA=B, then which one of the following is correct?

A. \[{{({{A}^{T}})}^{2}}={{A}^{T}}\]
B. \[{{({{A}^{T}})}^{2}}={{B}^{T}}\]
C. \[{{({{A}^{T}})}^{2}}={{({{A}^{-1}})}^{-1}}\]
D. None of the above
Answer» B. \[{{({{A}^{T}})}^{2}}={{B}^{T}}\]
8309.

If \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 0 & 7 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & -2 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix} -x & 14x & 7x \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ x & -4x & -2x \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]then find the value of x

A. \[\frac{1}{2}\]
B. \[\frac{1}{5}\]
C. No unique value of 'x'
D. None of these
Answer» C. No unique value of 'x'
8310.

Let \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & \alpha \\ 0 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[{{(A+I)}^{50}}-50A=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \\ \end{matrix} \right],\]find\[abc+abd+bcd+acd\]

A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. None of these
Answer» B. -1
8311.

If \[X=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & -2 \\ 0 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], and I is a \[2\times 2\] identity matrix, then \[{{X}^{2}}-2X+3I\] equals to which one of the following?

A. #NAME?
B. -2X
C. 2X
D. 4X
Answer» D. 4X
8312.

Let A, B, C, D be (not necessarily square) real matrices such that \[{{A}^{T}}=BCD;\text{ }{{B}^{T}}=CDA;\] \[{{C}^{T}}=DAB\] and \[{{D}^{T}}=ABC\] for the matrix \[S=ABCD,{{S}^{3}}=\]

A. I
B. \[{{S}^{2}}\]
C. S
D. O
Answer» D. O
8313.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} \cos \theta & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & \cos \theta \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] then \[\underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1}{n}{{A}^{n}}\] is

A. A null matrix
B. An identity matrix
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. An identity matrix
8314.

If A is symmetric as well as skew-symmetric matrix, then A is

A. Diagonal
B. Null
C. Triangular
D. None of these
Answer» C. Triangular
8315.

Let \[A+2B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 6 & -3 & 3 \\ -5 & 3 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and\[2A-B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & -1 & 5 \\ 2 & -1 & 6 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then \[\operatorname{tr}(A) tr(B)\] is

A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
8316.

If \[B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ 2 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[C=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & -4 \\ -2 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[X=BC\],find \[{{X}^{n}}\]

A. 0
B. I
C. 2I
D. None of these
Answer» C. 2I
8317.

The values of a, b, c if \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & 2b & c \\ a & b & -c \\ a & -b & c \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is orthogonal are

A. \[a=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}};b=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}};c=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]
B. \[a=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}};b=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}};c=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\]
C. \[a=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}};b=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}};c=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]
D. \[a=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}};b=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}};c=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\]
Answer» B. \[a=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}};b=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}};c=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\]
8318.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is a \[2\times 2\] matrix and \[f(x)={{x}^{2}}-x+2\] is a polynomial, then what is f(A)?

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 7 \\ 1 & 7 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 6 \\ 0 & 8 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 6 \\ 0 & 6 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 6 \\ 0 & 7 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
Answer» C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 6 \\ 0 & 6 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
8319.

If A is a square matrix, then \[A{{A}^{T}}\] is a

A. Skew-symmetric matrix
B. Symmetric matrix
C. Diagonal matrix
D. None of these
Answer» C. Diagonal matrix
8320.

Let A and B be \[3\times 3\] matrices of real numbers, where A is symmetric, B is skew symmetric, and \[(A+B)(A-B)=(A-B)(A+B).\] If \[{{(AB)}^{t}}={{(-1)}^{k}}AB\]where \[{{(AB)}^{t}}\] is the transpose of the matrix AB, then k is

A. Any integer
B. Odd integer
C. Even integer
D. Cannot say anything
Answer» C. Even integer
8321.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & b \\ b & a \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[{{A}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix} \alpha & \beta \\ \beta & \alpha \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then

A. \[\alpha =2ab,\beta ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}\]
B. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta =ab\]
C. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta =2ab\]
D. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta ={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta ={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]
8322.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 7 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[I=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then the value of k so that \[{{A}^{2}}=8A+kI\] is

A. \[k=7\]
B. \[k=-7\]
C. \[k=0\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[k=0\]
8323.

Let \[A=\left[ \begin{align} & \begin{matrix} 5 & 6 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 2 & -1 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right]\]. Let there exist a matrix B such that \[AB=\left[ \begin{matrix} 35 & 49 \\ 29 & 13 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]. What is B equal to?

A. \[\left[ \begin{align} & \begin{matrix} 5 & 1 & 4 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 2 & 6 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{align} & \begin{matrix} 2 & 6 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 5 & 1 & 4 \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{align} & \begin{matrix} 5 & 2 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 1 & 6 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 4 & 3 \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right]\]
D. \[\left[ \begin{align} & \begin{matrix} 2 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 6 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right]\]
Answer» D. \[\left[ \begin{align} & \begin{matrix} 2 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 6 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \\ & \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right]\]
8324.

If C is skew-symmetric matrix of order n and X is \[n\times 1\] column matrix, then X'CX is a

A. Scalar matrix
B. Unit matrix
C. Null matrix
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
8325.

If \[{{A}^{k}}=0\] (A is nilpotent with index k),\[{{(I-A)}^{p}}=I+A+{{A}^{2}}+....+{{A}^{k-1}},\] thus p is,

A. -1
B. -2
C. ½
D. None of these
Answer» B. -2
8326.

The matrix \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} -5 & -8 & 0 \\ 3 & 5 & 0 \\ 1 & 2 & -1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is

A. Idempotent matrix
B. Involutory matrix
C. Nilpotent matrix
D. None of these
Answer» C. Nilpotent matrix
8327.

Let \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} x+y & y \\ 2x & x-y \\ \end{matrix} \right],B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 2 \\ -1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] and \[C=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 \\ 2 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] If \[AB=C,\] then what is \[{{A}^{2}}\] equal to?

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 6 & -10 \\ 4 & 26 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -10 & 5 \\ 4 & 24 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -5 & -6 \\ -4 & -20 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -5 & -7 \\ -5 & 20 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
Answer» B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -10 & 5 \\ 4 & 24 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
8328.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then \[{{A}^{16}}\] is equal to:

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. \[\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
Answer» E.
8329.

If B, C are square matrices of order n and if \[A=B+C,\text{ }BC=CB,\text{ }{{C}^{2}}=0\], then for any positive integer \[N,{{A}^{N+1}}={{B}^{K}}[B+(N+1)C],\] then K/N is

A. 1
B. ½
C. 2
D. None of these
Answer» B. ½
8330.

If the matrix B is the adjoint of the square matrix A and \[\alpha \] is the value of the determinant of A, then what is AB equal to?

A. \[\alpha \]
B. \[\left( \frac{1}{\alpha } \right)I\]
C. \[I\]
D. \[\alpha I\]
Answer» E.
8331.

If A, B, and C are the angles of a triangle and \[\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1+\sin A & 1+\sin B & 1+\sin C \\ \sin A+{{\sin }^{2}}A & \sin B+{{\sin }^{2}}B & \sin C+{{\sin }^{2}}C \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0,\]then the triangle must be

A. Isosceles
B. Equilateral
C. Right-angled
D. None of these
Answer» B. Equilateral
8332.

If in a triangle ABC, \[\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & \sin A & {{\sin }^{2}}A \\ 1 & \sin B & {{\sin }^{2}}B \\ 1 & \sin C & {{\sin }^{2}}C \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0\] then the triangle is

A. Equilateral or isosceles
B. Equilateral or right-angled
C. Right angled or isosceles
D. None of these
Answer» B. Equilateral or right-angled
8333.

If \[\omega \] is a complex cube root of unity, then value of\[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix} {{a}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\omega & {{a}_{1}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}}+{{b}_{1}}\bar{\omega } \\ {{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\omega & {{a}_{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}}+{{b}_{2}}\bar{\omega } \\ {{a}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\omega & {{a}_{3}}{{\omega }^{2}}+{{b}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}}+{{b}_{3}}\bar{\omega } \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is

A. \[0\]
B. \[-1\]
C. \[2\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[-1\]
8334.

The equations \[2x+3y+4=0;\] \[3x+4y+6=0\] and \[4x+5y+8=0\]are

A. Consistent with unique solution
B. Inconsistent
C. Consistent with infinitely many solutions
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Inconsistent
8335.

If \[\text{l}_{r}^{2}+m_{r}^{2}+n_{r}^{2}=\text{1};\] \[r=1,2,3\] and \[{{\text{l}}_{r}}{{\text{l}}_{s}}+{{m}_{r}}{{m}_{s}}+{{n}_{r}}{{n}_{s}}=0;\]\[r\ne s,\]\[r=1,2,3;\] \[s=1,2,3,\]then the value of \[\left| \begin{matrix} {{\text{l}}_{1}} & {{m}_{1}} & {{n}_{1}} \\ {{\text{l}}_{2}} & {{m}_{2}} & {{n}_{2}} \\ {{\text{l}}_{3}} & {{m}_{3}} & {{n}_{3}} \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is

A. \[0\]
B. \[\pm 1\]
C. \[2\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[2\]
8336.

The value of \[\left| \begin{matrix} ^{10}{{C}_{4}} & ^{10}{{C}_{5}} & ^{11}{{C}_{m}} \\ ^{11}{{C}_{6}} & ^{11}{{C}_{7}} & ^{12}{{C}_{m+2}} \\ ^{12}{{C}_{8}} & ^{12}{{C}_{9}} & ^{13}{{C}_{m+4}} \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0,\] when m is equal to

A. \[6\]
B. \[5\]
C. \[4\]
D. \[1\]
Answer» C. \[4\]
8337.

If \[A\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \right],\] then the value of the determinant \[|{{A}^{2009}}-5{{A}^{2008}}|\] is

A. \[-6\]
B. \[-5\]
C. \[-4\]
D. \[4\]
Answer» B. \[-5\]
8338.

If \[a,b,c,d>0,x\text{ }\in \text{R}\] and \[({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}){{x}^{2}}-2(ab+bc+cd)x+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}+{{d}^{2}}\le 0.\]Then, \[\left| \begin{matrix} 33 & 14 & \log a \\ 65 & 27 & \log b \\ 97 & 40 & \log c \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is equal to

A. \[1\]
B. \[-1\]
C. \[2\]
D. \[0\]
Answer» E.
8339.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a \\ \end{matrix} \right],\] then the value of \[|adj\,\,A|\] is

A. \[{{a}^{27}}\]
B. \[{{a}^{9}}\]
C. \[{{a}^{6}}\]
D. \[{{a}^{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{a}^{2}}\]
8340.

If \[a\ne p,\] \[b\ne q,\] \[c\ne r\]and \[\left| \begin{matrix} p & b & c \\ a & q & c \\ a & b & r \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0\] then the value of \[\frac{p}{p-a}+\frac{q}{q-b}+\frac{r}{r-c}\] is equal to

A. \[-1\]
B. \[1\]
C. \[-2\]
D. \[2\]
Answer» E.
8341.

Let \[A={{[{{a}_{ij}}]}_{m\times m}}\] be a matrix and \[C={{[{{c}_{ij}}]}_{m\times m}}\] be another matrix where \[{{c}_{ij}}\] is the cofactor of \[{{a}_{ij}}\]Then, what is the value of \[|AC|\]?

A. \[|A{{|}^{m-1}}\]
B. \[|A{{|}^{m}}\]
C. \[|A{{|}^{m+1}}\]
D. Zero
Answer» D. Zero
8342.

If the value of the determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix} a & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & b & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & c \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is positive, where \[a\ne b\ne c,\] then the value of abc

A. Cannot be less than 1
B. Is greater than \[-8\]
C. Is less than \[-8\]
D. Must be greater than 8
Answer» C. Is less than \[-8\]
8343.

If \[{{e}^{i\theta }}=\cos \theta +i\sin \theta ,\] then the value of \[\left| \begin{matrix} 1 & {{e}^{i\pi /3}} & {{e}^{i\pi /4}} \\ {{e}^{-i\pi /3}} & 1 & {{e}^{i2\pi /3}} \\ {{e}^{-i\pi /4}} & {{e}^{-i2\pi /3}} & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]is

A. \[-2+\sqrt{2}\]
B. \[2-\sqrt{2}\]
C. \[-2-\sqrt{2}\]
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
8344.

If \[C=2cos\theta ,\] then the value of the determinant\[\Delta =\left[ \begin{matrix} C & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & C & 1 \\ 6 & 1 & C \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is

A. \[\frac{2{{\sin }^{2}}2\theta }{\sin \theta }\]
B. \[8{{\cos }^{3}}\theta -4\cos \theta +6\]
C. \[\frac{2\sin 2\theta }{\sin \theta }\]
D. \[8{{\cos }^{3}}\theta +4\cos \theta +6\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{2\sin 2\theta }{\sin \theta }\]
8345.

For all values of A, B, C and P, Q, R the value of the determinant\[{{(x+a)}^{3}}\left| \begin{matrix} \cos (A-P) & \cos (A-Q) & \cos (A-R) \\ \cos (B-P) & \cos (B-Q) & \cos (B-R) \\ \cos (C-P) & \cos (C-Q) & \cos (C-R) \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is

A. \[1\]
B. \[0\]
C. \[2\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[2\]
8346.

If the system of linear equations \[x+2ay+az=0;\] \[x+3by+bz=0;\] \[x+4cy+cz=0\] has a non - zero solution, then a, b, c.

A. Satisfy \[a+2b+3c=0\]
B. Are in A.P
C. Are in G.P
D. Are in H.P.
Answer» E.
8347.

The number of values of k for which the system of equations \[(k+1)x+8y=4k;\] \[kx+(k+3)y=3k-1\] has infinitely many solutions is

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
Answer» C. 2
8348.

If and if A is invertible, then which of the following is not true?

A. \[\left| A \right|=\left| B \right|\]
B. \[\left| A \right|=-\left| B \right|\]
C. \[\left| adj\,A \right|=\left| adj\,B \right|\]
D. A is invertible if and only if B is invertible
Answer» B. \[\left| A \right|=-\left| B \right|\]
8349.

\[{{(-A)}^{-1}}\] is always equal to (where A is nth-order square matrix)

A. \[{{(-1)}^{n}}{{A}^{-1}}\]
B. \[-{{A}^{-1}}\]
C. \[{{(-1)}^{n-1}}{{A}^{-1}}\]
D. none of these
Answer» C. \[{{(-1)}^{n-1}}{{A}^{-1}}\]
8350.

The value of the determinant\[\left| \begin{matrix} kb & {{k}^{^{2}}}+{{a}^{2}} & 1 \\ kb & {{k}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}} & 1 \\ kc & {{k}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}} & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]is

A. \[k(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)\]
B. \[k\,abc({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}})\]
C. \[k(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)\]
D. \[k(a+b-c)(b+c-a)(c+a-b)\]
Answer» D. \[k(a+b-c)(b+c-a)(c+a-b)\]