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AP EAMCET · Maths · Determinants

If \(A\) and \(B\) are two square matrices with \(\operatorname{det} A=5\) and \(\operatorname{det}\left(B^T \cdot A^T\right)=-15\), then \(\operatorname{det} B\) is equal to

  1. A 3
  2. B -3
  3. C 0
  4. D 1
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(B) -3

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Given, \(|A|=5 ;\left|B^T A^T\right|=-15\) We know \(|A|=\left|A^T\right|\) \(\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad\left|B^T\right|\left|A^T\right| & =|B||A|=-15 \\ |B| & =\frac{-15}{|A|}=\frac{-15}{5}=-3\end{aligned}\)