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If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that A(adj A) = \(\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -2\end{array}\right]\), then \(|A|\) is equal to

  1. A 2
  2. B -8
  3. C 8
  4. D -2
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(D) -2

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\(A(\text{adj } A) = (\text{det } A) I\) \((\text{det } A) I = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -2\end{array}\right]\) \((\text{det } A) I = -2I\) \(\text{det } A = -2\)
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