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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 18. Matrices

Let M be a 2 ×2 symmetric matrix with integer entries. Then M is invertible if

  1. A The first column of M is the transpose of the second row of M
  2. B The second row of M is the transpose of the first column of M
  3. C M is a diagonal matrix with non - zero entries in the main diagonal
  4. D The product of entries in the main diagonal of M is not the square of an integer
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(D) The product of entries in the main diagonal of M is not the square of an integer

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Let M=accb (where a, b, c I )
Then Det M=ab-c2
If a=b=c, DetM=0
If c=0, a, b 0, Det M0
If ab square of integer, Det M0
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