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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

Let \(A=\left[a_{i j}\right]_{2 \times 3}\) and \(B=\left[b_{i j}\right]_{3 \times 2}\), then \(|5 A B|\) is equal to:

  1. A \(5^2 \cdot|A| \cdot|B|\)
  2. B \(5^3 \cdot|A| \cdot|B|\)
  3. C \(5^2|A B|\)
  4. D \(5^3|A B|\)
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(C) \(5^2|A B|\)

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\(A\) is \(2 \times 3\) and \(B\) is \(3 \times 2\), so \(AB\) is a \(2 \times 2\) matrix. For a scalar \(k\) and a square matrix \(M\) of order \(n\), \(|kM| = k^n |M|\). Here, \(M = AB\) and its order \(n=2\). \(|5 AB| = 5^2 |AB|\)
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