Related Formula
|kA| = kⁿ |A|$|kA| = k^n |A|$
Where A$A$ is an n × n$n \times n$ matrix, and k$k$ is a scalar.
Core Logic
Find the determinant of the 3 × 3$3 \times 3$ matrix A$A$:
|A| = 1(α · α - β · β) - 0 + 0$$|A| = 1(\alpha \cdot \alpha - \beta \cdot \beta) - 0 + 0$$
|A| = α² - β²$$|A| = \alpha^2 - \beta^2$$
Given the condition |2A|³ = 2²¹$|2A|^3 = 2^{21}$.
Since A$A$ is a 3 × 3$3 \times 3$ matrix, applying the scalar property |kA| = k³|A|$|kA| = k^3|A|$:
|2A| = 2³|A| = 8|A|$$|2A| = 2^3|A| = 8|A|$$
Substitute this back into the original condition:
(2³|A|)³ = 2²¹$$(2^3|A|)^3 = 2^{21}$$
2⁹ |A|³ = 2²¹$$2^9 |A|^3 = 2^{21}$$
|A|³ = 2²¹2⁹ = 2¹²$$|A|^3 = \frac{2^{21}}{2^9} = 2^{12}$$
Taking the cube root of both sides:
|A| = 2⁴ = 16$|A| = 2^4 = 16$
Step 1: Solve the Diophantine Equation
We have:
α² - β² = 16$$\alpha^2 - \beta^2 = 16$$
(α - β)(α + β) = 16$$(\alpha - \beta)(\alpha + \beta) = 16$$
Since α$\alpha$ and β$\beta$ are integers, their sum and difference must also be integers. Also, (α + β)$(\alpha + \beta)$ and (α - β)$(\alpha - \beta)$ must share the same parity (both even or both odd) because their sum is 2α$2\alpha$ (an even number).
Since their product is 16, the only valid integer factor pairs of 16 that share the same parity are (8, 2)$(8, 2)$ and (-8, -2)$(-8, -2)$ and (4, 4)$(4, 4)$ and (-4, -4)$(-4, -4)$.
Case 1: (α + β) = 8$(\alpha + \beta) = 8$ and (α - β) = 2$(\alpha - \beta) = 2$
Adding them gives 2α = 10 ⇒ α = 5$2\alpha = 10 \Rightarrow \alpha = 5$. Thus β = 3$\beta = 3$.
Case 2: (α + β) = 4$(\alpha + \beta) = 4$ and (α - β) = 4$(\alpha - \beta) = 4$
Adding them gives 2α = 8 ⇒ α = 4$2\alpha = 8 \Rightarrow \alpha = 4$. Thus β = 0$\beta = 0$.
Looking at the options provided (3, 5, 17, 9), the value α = 5$\alpha = 5$ is listed.
Pattern Recognition
Extracting scalar multipliers from determinants always depends on the dimension n$n$ of the matrix. For Diophantine equations like x² - y² = k$x^2 - y^2 = k$, factoring into (x-y)(x+y)$(x-y)(x+y)$ and analyzing parity constraints restricts the solution space instantly.
Chapter Mix
Class 12 Mathematics: Determinants