Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Further Mathematics Question 4

Practice objective / multiple choice question 4 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Further Mathematics examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Further Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 4 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • FURTHER_MATHEMATICS • objective

Let \(A=\begin{pmatrix}p&2&3\\4&p&6\\7&8&p\end{pmatrix}\).\n(a) Find the real value of \(p\) (to two decimal places) for which \(A\) is singular.\n(b) For \(p=5\) compute the determinant of the adjugate matrix \(\operatorname{adj}(A)\).

Answer Options

A. p≈7.21, 7200
Correct Answer B. p≈7.21, 6400
C. p≈6.58, 6400
D. p≈8.00, 6400
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
p≈7.21, 6400

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Further Mathematics Question 4. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Further Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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