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CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 2 · May/June 2019 · Paper 1 · Question Q41

The matrix \mathbf{M} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 & -5 & 6 \\ 1 & 1 & -2 \\ a & 2 & 2 \end{pmatrix}. \nIf \det \mathbf{M} = 22, then a =

  1. (A)-3
  2. (B)-2
  3. (C)3
  4. (D)4

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