jee-advanced 2020 Q4

jee-advanced · India · paper2 3x3 Matrices Determinant of Parametric or Structured Matrix
The trace of a square matrix is defined to be the sum of its diagonal entries. If $A$ is a $2 \times 2$ matrix such that the trace of $A$ is 3 and the trace of $A^{3}$ is $-18$, then the value of the determinant of $A$ is $\_\_\_\_$
The trace of a square matrix is defined to be the sum of its diagonal entries. If $A$ is a $2 \times 2$ matrix such that the trace of $A$ is 3 and the trace of $A^{3}$ is $-18$, then the value of the determinant of $A$ is $\_\_\_\_$