Q.

Let A=[aij] be 3×3 matrix such that A[010]=[001], A[413]=[010] and A[212]=[100], then a23 equals:          [2025]

1 –1  
2 0  
3 2  
4 1  

Ans.

(1)

Let A=[a11a12a13a21a22a23a31a32a33]

A[010]=[001]  [a12a22a33]=[001]  a12=0;a22=0;a32=1

A[413]=[010]  4a11+a12+3a13=0          ... (i)4a21+a22+3a23  4a21+3a23=1... (ii)4a31+a32+3a33=0          ... (iii)

A[212]=[100]  2a11+a12+2a13=1         ... (iv)2a21+a22+2a23=0 a21+a23=0... (v)2a31+a32+2a33=0         ... (vi)

On solvig equations (ii) and (v), we get

a21=1 and a23=1.