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Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix such that X^T A X=O for all nonzero 3 × 1 matrices X= [ … ]. If A [ … ], and det( adj(2( A+ 1)))-2^α 3^β 5^γ, α, β, γ ∈ N,…

JEE Main 2025 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let AAA be a 3×33 \times 33×3 matrix such that XTAX=OX^T A X=OXTAX=O for all nonzero 3×13 \times 13×1 matrices X=[xyz]X=\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]X=​xyz​​. If A[111]=[14−5],A[121]=[04−8]\mathbf{A}\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 1 \\ 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}1 \\ 4 \\ -5\end{array}\right], \mathbf{A}\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 2 \\ 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}0 \\ 4 \\ -8\end{array}\right]A​111​​=​14−5​​,A​121​​=​04−8​​, and det⁡(adj⁡(2(A+1)))−2α3β5γ,α,β,γ∈N\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(2(\mathbf{A}+\mathbf{1})))-2^\alpha 3^\beta 5^\gamma, \alpha, \beta, \gamma \in Ndet(adj(2(A+1)))−2α3β5γ,α,β,γ∈N, then α2+β2+γ2\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2α2+β2+γ2 is_____.

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