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JEE Main 2 April 2026, Shift 1, Maths Q4

Question 4 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 4 of 25, Section A.

Let

A=\begin{bmatrix}1&2\\1&\alpha\end{bmatrix}

and

B=\begin{bmatrix}3&3\\\beta&2\end{bmatrix}

. If

A^2-4A+I=O

and

B^2-5B-6I=O

, then among the two statements : (S1):

[(B-A)(B+A)]^T=\begin{bmatrix}13&15\\7&10\end{bmatrix}

and (S2):

\det(\mathrm{adj}(A+B))=-5

(1)only (S1) is correct
(2)only (S2) is correctOfficial answer
(3)both (S1) and (S2) are correct
(4)both (S1) and (S2) are wrong

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Matrices
Topic: Matrix Multiplication
Idea tested: Cayley-Hamilton Theorem Application

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Asked 4× in all

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