Given thatadj1−100122−21=51−2a1−2−20b . . . (i)Cofactor of1−100122−21areC11=5,C12=1,C13=−2C21=4,C22=1,C23=−2C31=−2,C32=0,C33=1⇒51−241−2−201=51−2a1−2−20bOn comparing the corresponding elements, we geta=4,b=1∴[ab]=[41]