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JEE Math Practice Question

Let $$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}2 & a & 0 \\ 1 & 3 & 1 \\ 0 & 5 & b\end{array}\right]$$. If $$A^3=4 A^2-A-21 I$$, where $$I$$ is the identity matrix of order $$3 \times 3$$, then $$2 a+3 b$$ is equal to

  1. A.$$-10$$
  2. B.$$-12$$
  3. C.$$-13$$
  4. D.$$-9$$

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