JEE Main 2024 Mathematics question

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Let and B = I + adj(A) + (adj A)² + … + (adj A). Then, the sum of all the elements of the matrix B is:

Answer: (C)

Solution

adj A = [[1, −2], [0, 1]], so (adj A)ⁿ = [[1, −2n], [0, 1]] and B = [[11, −110], [0, 11]]; the sum of the elements is −88.

Question ID VK-011373