Tricky Matrix

Algebra Level 3

Consider a matrix A = [ l m n p q r 1 1 1 ] A= \begin{bmatrix} l & m & n \\ p & q & r \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix} . If ( l m ) 2 + ( p q ) 2 = 9 (l-m)^{2}+(p-q)^{2}=9 , ( m n ) 2 + ( q r ) 2 = 16 (m-n)^{2}+(q-r)^{2}=16 and ( n l ) 2 + ( r p ) 2 = 25 (n-l)^{2}+(r-p)^{2}=25 . Find det ( B ) \det (B) , if B = A 2 B=A^{2}


The answer is 144.

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1 solution

Shreyam Natani
Dec 26, 2013

Consider a triangle with vertices as A ( l , p ) A(l,p) , B ( m , q ) B(m,q) , and C ( n , r ) C(n,r) .

From the information given we can see that length of the sides of the triangle are A B = 3 , B C = 4 , a n d C A = 5 AB= 3, BC= 4, and CA= 5 .

We also know that d e t ( A ) = 2 A r ( Δ A B C ) det(A) = 2 Ar( \Delta ABC) .

Therefore d e t ( B ) = ( d e t ( A ) ) 2 = ( 2 A r ( Δ A B C ) ) 2 det(B) = (det(A))^{2} = (2 Ar( \Delta ABC))^{2}

The area of the triangle can be calculated easily as A r ( Δ A B C ) = 6 s q . u n i t s Ar(\Delta ABC) = 6 sq.units .

Hence d e t ( B ) = 4 × 36 = 144 det(B) = 4 \times 36 = \boxed{144}

thanks good trick..

sadananda karmakar - 7 years, 3 months ago

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