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JEE Advanced2026Paper 1MATH-IV
Q.

For real numbers and , consider the matrix

Suppose that , where is the transpose of the matrix , and is the identity matrix. Let , and .

Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.

List-IList-II
(P) The value of is(1)
(Q) If for some real numbers and , then the value of is(2)
(R) The value of is(3)
(S) The value of is(4)
(5)
  1. A

    (P)(5), (Q)(4), (R)(2), (S)(1)

  2. B

    (P)(4), (Q)(5), (R)(1), (S)(2)

  3. C

    (P)(5), (Q)(3), (R)(2), (S)(1)

  4. D

    (P)(5), (Q)(4), (R)(1), (S)(2)

Solution

Observation: The vectors are exactly the columns of . Since , is orthogonal, so as well, meaning the columns are mutually orthogonal unit vectors.

Row-norm equations from :

Row 1: .

Wait, this contradicts column 1 being a unit vector. Re-checking: actually says rows are orthonormal. Row 1 norm: . But the columns also form an orthonormal set (since orthogonal), and column 1 has norm .

Using column-orthonormality (since is orthogonal):

, , .

From row-orthonormality, the column norms come out the same way: , .

Combined with row 3 norm : . P 5.

(Q) Since are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, dotting with gives . Q 4.

(R) is the absolute value of the scalar triple product, which equals the absolute determinant of . Since is orthogonal, . R 2.

(S) Using the vector triple product identity, . Both dot products vanish by mutual perpendicularity, so the magnitude is . S 1.

The correct option is (A).

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