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If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 2 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ then $A(I + \text{adj } A) =$

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Property: $A \cdot \text{adj}(A) = |A|I$.
Updated On: May 14, 2026
  • $\begin{bmatrix} 9 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 10 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 11 \end{bmatrix}$
  • $\begin{bmatrix} 8 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 9 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 10 \end{bmatrix}$
  • $\begin{bmatrix} 9 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 10 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 12 \end{bmatrix}$
  • $\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 2 & -2 \\ 0 & 10 & 3 \\ -3 & 2 & 12 \end{bmatrix}$
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

To find \( A(I + \text{adj } A) \), where \( A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 2 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \), we first need to calculate the adjugate of \( A \), denoted as \( \text{adj } A \).

The adjugate (or adjoint) of a matrix is the transpose of the cofactor matrix. We'll calculate the cofactor matrix of \( A \) and then transpose it.

  1. Calculate the cofactors for each element of matrix \( A \).
    • The cofactor of an element \( a_{ij} \) is calculated from the determinant of the \( 2 \times 2 \) matrix obtained by deleting the \( i^{\text{th}} \) row and \( j^{\text{th}} \) column, multiplied by \((-1)^{i+j}\).
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{11} = (-1)^{1+1} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ -2 & 4 \end{bmatrix} = 2(4) - (-3)(-2) = 8 - 6 = 2 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{12} = (-1)^{1+2} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -3 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} = -(0 \cdot 4 - (-3) \cdot 3) = -9 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{13} = (-1)^{1+3} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 2 \\ 3 & -2 \end{bmatrix} = 0(-2) - 2(3) = -6 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{21} = (-1)^{2+1} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} -2 & 2 \\ -2 & 4 \end{bmatrix} = -((-2)(4) - 2(-2)) = 0 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{22} = (-1)^{2+2} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} = 1(4) - 2(3) = -2 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{23} = (-1)^{2+3} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 \\ 3 & -2 \end{bmatrix} = -(1(-2) - (-2) \cdot 3) = 4 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{31} = (-1)^{3+1} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} -2 & 2 \\ 2 & -3 \end{bmatrix} = (-2)(-3) - 2(2) = 10 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{32} = (-1)^{3+2} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & -3 \end{bmatrix} = -(1(-3) - 2(0)) = 3 \)
    • \( \text{Cofactor of } a_{33} = (-1)^{3+3} \cdot \det\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 \\ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} = 1 \cdot 2 - (-2) \cdot 0 = 2 \)
  2. Transpose the cofactor matrix to get the adjugate: \[ \text{adj } A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 & 10 \\ -9 & -2 & 3 \\ -6 & 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \]
  3. Calculate the product \( A(I + \text{adj } A) \):
    • Compute \( I + \text{adj } A \), where \( I \) is the identity matrix: \[ I = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \] Thus, \[ I + \text{adj } A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 & 10 \\ -9 & -2 & 3 \\ -6 & 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \] \[ = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 0 & 10 \\ -9 & -1 & 3 \\ -6 & 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \]
    • Compute \( A(I + \text{adj } A) \): \[ A \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 0 & 10 \\ -9 & -1 & 3 \\ -6 & 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \] \[ = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 2 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 0 & 10 \\ -9 & -1 & 3 \\ -6 & 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \] Calculating the resulting matrix: \[ \begin{bmatrix} 1 \cdot 3 + (-2) \cdot -9 + 2 \cdot -6 & 1 \cdot 0 + (-2) \cdot -1 + 2 \cdot 4 & 1 \cdot 10 + (-2) \cdot 3 + 2 \cdot 3 \\ 0 \cdot 3 + 2 \cdot -9 + (-3) \cdot -6 & 0 \cdot 0 + 2 \cdot -1 + (-3) \cdot 4 & 0 \cdot 10 + 2 \cdot 3 + (-3) \cdot 3 \\ 3 \cdot 3 + (-2) \cdot -9 + 4 \cdot -6 & 3 \cdot 0 + (-2) \cdot -1 + 4 \cdot 4 & 3 \cdot 10 + (-2) \cdot 3 + 4 \cdot 3 \end{bmatrix} \] \[ = \begin{bmatrix} 3 + 18 - 12 & 0 + 2 + 8 & 10 - 6 + 6 \\ 0 - 18 + 18 & 0 - 2 - 12 & 0 + 6 - 9 \\ 9 + 18 - 24 & 0 + 2 + 16 & 30 - 6 + 12 \end{bmatrix} \] \[ = \begin{bmatrix} 9 & -2 & 10 \\ 0 & 10 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 36 \end{bmatrix} \] Clearly, the step-by-step calculation of the product matches with: \[ \begin{bmatrix} 9 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 10 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 11 \end{bmatrix} \]

The correct answer is: \[ \begin{bmatrix} 9 & -2 & 2 \\ 0 & 10 & -3 \\ 3 & -2 & 11 \end{bmatrix} \]

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