Mathematics · MatricesJEE Main 2026 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 15Let A,B\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}A,B and C be three 2×22 \times 22×2 matrices with real entries such that B=(I+A)−1\mathrm{B}=(\mathrm{I}+\mathrm{A})^{-1}B=(I+A)−1 and A+C=I\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{I}A+C=I. If BC=[1−5−12]\mathrm{BC}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -5\\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]BC=[1−1−52] and CB[x1x2]=[12−6],\mathrm{CB}\left[\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{x}_{1}\\ \mathrm{x}_{2}\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}12 \\-6\end{array}\right], \quadCB[x1x2]=[12−6], then x1+x2x_{1}+x_{2}x1+x2 isAOption A: 2BOption B: 0CorrectCOption C: -2DOption D: 4Answer: BStep-by-step solutionB=(I+A)−1, A+C=I\mathrm{B} = (\mathrm{I} + \mathrm{A})^{-1},\ \mathrm{A} + \mathrm{C} = \mathrm{I}B=(I+A)−1, A+C=I ⇒B(I+A)=(I+A)B=I\Rightarrow \mathrm{B}(\mathrm{I} + \mathrm{A}) = (\mathrm{I} + \mathrm{A})\mathrm{B} = \mathrm{I}⇒B(I+A)=(I+A)B=I ⇒B+BA=B+AB\Rightarrow \mathrm{B} + \mathrm{BA} = \mathrm{B} + \mathrm{AB}⇒B+BA=B+AB ⇒B+B(I−C)=B+(I−C)B\Rightarrow \mathrm{B} + \mathrm{B}(\mathrm{I} - \mathrm{C}) = \mathrm{B} + (\mathrm{I} - \mathrm{C})\mathrm{B}⇒B+B(I−C)=B+(I−C)B ⇒2B−BC=2B−CB\Rightarrow 2\mathrm{B} - \mathrm{BC} = 2\mathrm{B} - \mathrm{CB}⇒2B−BC=2B−CB ⇒BC=CB\Rightarrow \mathrm{BC} = \mathrm{CB}⇒BC=CB ∴CB[x1x2]=[1−5−12][x1x2]=[12−6]\therefore \mathrm{CB}\begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -5 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 12 \\ -6 \end{bmatrix}∴CB[x1x2]=[1−1−52][x1x2]=[12−6] ⇒[x1x2]=[1−5−12]−1[12−6]=−13[2511][12−6]\Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix} x_1 & x_2 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -5 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}^{-1} \begin{bmatrix} 12 \\ -6 \end{bmatrix} = -\frac{1}{3} \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5 \\ 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 12 \\ -6 \end{bmatrix}⇒[x1x2]=[1−1−52]−1[12−6]=−31[2151][12−6] ⇒[x1x2]=[2−2] ∴ x1+x2=0\Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix} x_1 & x_2 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -2 \end{bmatrix} \ \therefore\ x_1 + x_2 = 0⇒[x1x2]=[2−2] ∴ x1+x2=0Answer key and solution verified before publishing.Practise MatricesStart with this question, then two more from the same chapter — with a tutor that explains every step. Free.Solve a similar one free→ExamJEE Main 2026Paper28 January, Morning ShiftSubjectMathematicsChapterMatricesTopicInverse of a Matrix← Question 14The mean and variance of 10 observations are 9 and 34.2 , respectively. If 8 of these observations are 2,3,5,10,11,13,15,21 , then the mean…Question 16 →The common difference of the A.P.: a 1, a 2, ldots, a m is 13 more than the common difference of the A.P.: b 1, b 2, ldots, b n . If b…