JEE Advanced 2010 Mathematics question

MathematicsMatricesJEE Advanced 2010

Let k be a positive real number and let

A = and B = .

If , then [k] is equal to [Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square matrix M and [k] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to k].

Answer: 4

Solution

For a matrix, . B is skew-symmetric of odd order, so and . Expand det A along the first row: \sqrt\sqrt\sqrt$

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