Question
Let $$A$$ be a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix
Statement - 1 : adj (adj $$A$$) = $$A$$
Statement - 2 : $$\left| {{\text{adj}}\,A} \right| = \left| A \right|$$
A.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true.
Statement - 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
B.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.
C.
Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.
D.
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true.
Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
Answer :
Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true.
Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
Solution :
We know that $$\left| {{\text{adj}}\left( {{\text{adj}}\,A} \right)} \right| = {\left| {{\text{adj}}\,A} \right|^{2 - 1}}$$
$$ = {\left| A \right|^{2 - 1}} = \left| A \right|$$
∴ Both the statements are true and statement - 2 is a correct explantion for statement - 1 .