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Let A be a 3× 3 matrix with det(A)=4. Let R_i denote the i^th row of A. If a matrix B is obtained by performing the operation R_2→ 2R_2+5R_3 on 2A,…

JEE Main 2021 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let AAA be a 3×33\times 33×3 matrix with det(A)=4det(A)=4det(A)=4. Let Ri{R}_{i}Ri​ denote the ith{i}^{th}ith row of AAA. If a matrix BBB is obtained by performing the operation R2→2R2+5R3{R}_{2}\rightarrow 2{R}_{2}+5{R}_{3}R2​→2R2​+5R3​ on 2A2A2A, then det(B)det(B)det(B) is equal to :

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Held on 25 Feb 2021 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    646464

  2. B

    161616

  3. C

    128128128

  4. D

    808080

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