Let A+2B=∣∣
∣∣1206−33−531∣∣
∣∣ and 2A−B=∣∣
∣∣2−152−16012∣∣
∣∣. It Tr(A) denotes the sum of all diagonal elements of the matrix A, then Tr(A)–Tr(B) has value equal to:
A
3
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B
1
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C
0
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D
2
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Solution
The correct option is D2 tr(A+2B)≡tr(A)+2tr(B)=–1⋯(1)
and tr(2A–B)≡2tr(A)–tr(B)=3⋯(2)
on solving (1) and (2), we get tr(A)=1,tr(B)=–1 ∴tr(A)–tr(B)=1+1=2