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If the adjoint of a \(3 \times 3\) matrix \(P\) is \(\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 4 & 4 \\ 2 & 1 & 7 \\ 1 & 1 & 3\end{array}\right]\), then the possible value(s) of the determinant of \(P\) is (are)

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

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We know for a third order matrix \(P\),

\(|\operatorname{Adj} P|=|P|^{2}\)

Where

\(\begin{aligned}

&|\operatorname{Adj} P|=1(3-7)-4(6-7)+4(2-1)=4 \\

\therefore \quad &|P|^{2}=4 \mathrm{P}|P|=2 \text { or }-2

\end{aligned}\)
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