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Q1.

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ and $pC_{11} + 4C_{21} - 5C_{32} = -2$, where $C_{ij}$ denotes the cofactor of an element $a_{ij}$ of matrix $A$, then the value of $p$ is :

(A)
$-2$
(B)
$2$
(C)
$4$
(D)
$3$
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Q2.

If $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} a \\ b \\ c \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 4 \\ 0 \\ -2 \end{bmatrix}$ then the distance of point $P(a, b, c)$ from the plane $2x + y + 2z = 10$ is

(A)
$2$ units.
(B)
$3$ units.
(C)
$4$ units.
(D)
$5$ units.
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