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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

Let A and B be square matrices of order 3, \(\left[\left(A-A^T\right)+\left(B-B^T\right)\right]\) then det is equal to

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

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Let \(M = \left(A-A^T\right)+\left(B-B^T\right)\). \(M^T = \left(A-A^T\right)^T + \left(B-B^T\right)^T = \left(A^T-A\right) + \left(B^T-B\right) = -\left(A-A^T\right) - \left(B-B^T\right) = -M\). \(M\) is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3. For a skew-symmetric matrix of odd…