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Let A be a non singular, symmetric matrix of order three such that A=adj(A+AT), then

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A1=A16
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A1=A64
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adj(A1)=64A
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adj(A1)=A1024
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Solution

The correct option is C adj(A1)=64A
AT=AA=adj(2A)
A=22adj(A) [As adj(kA)=kn1adj(A)]
A=4 adj(A)
|A|=(64)|adjA| [As |kA|=kn|A|]
|A|=64|A|2
|A|=164
adj(A1)=adj(adjA|A|)=1|A|2adj(adjA)
=|adjA|(adjA)1|A|2
Since |adjA|=|A|2and (adjA)1=A|A|
adj(A1)=(adjA)1=(A1|A|)1=(A1)1|A|=A|A|=A164=64A

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