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Let P=[ … ] and Q=[q_ij] be two 3× 3 matrices such that Q-P^5=I_3. Then q_21+q_31 q_32 is equal to :

JEE Main 2019 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let P=[100310931]P=[\begin{matrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 3 & 1 & 0 \\ 9 & 3 & 1\end{matrix}]P=[139​013​001​] and Q=[qij]Q=[{q}_{ij}]Q=[qij​] be two 3×33\times 33×3 matrices such that Q−P5=I3Q-{P}^{5}={I}_{3}Q−P5=I3​. Then q21+q31q32\frac{{q}_{21}+{q}_{31}}{{q}_{32}}q32​q21​+q31​​ is equal to :

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Held on 12 Jan 2019 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    101010

  2. B

    999

  3. C

    151515

  4. D

    135135135

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