Matrices and Determinants
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 3 & 5\end{array}\right]$ and $\alpha, \beta \in R$ are such that $\alpha A^2-\beta A=2 I$, then $\alpha^2+\beta=$
-8
16
12
20
If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}(1+\alpha)^2 & (1+2 \alpha)^2 & (1+3 \alpha)^2 \\ (2+\alpha)^2 & (2+2 \alpha)^2 & (2+3 \alpha)^2 \\ (3+\alpha)^2 & (3+2 \alpha)^2 & (3+3 \alpha)^2\end{array}\right|=k$ and $\alpha=-2$, then $k=$
0
-24
24
66
If the system of equations $x+y+z=5, x+2 y+2 z=6$ and $x+3 y+\lambda z=\mu(\lambda, \mu \in R)$ is solvable by Matrix Inversion Method, then
$\lambda \neq 3, \mu \in R$
$\lambda=3, \mu=0$
$\lambda \neq 3, \mu \neq 5$
$\lambda=3, \mu \in R$
If $A$ is a square matrix of order $3, \operatorname{then}\left|\operatorname{Adj}\left(\operatorname{Adj} A^2\right)\right|=$
$|A|^2$
$|A|^4$
$|A|^8$
$|A|^{16}$
If $A$ and $B$ are two square matrices of the same order and $(A B+B A)^T+(A B-B A)^T=2 B A$, then
$A$ and $B$ are both symmetric matrices but not skew-symmetric matrices
$A$ and $B$ are both skew-symmetric matrices but not symmetric matrices
$A$ and $B$ are neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric matrices
$A$ and $B$ are any two non-zero matrices
If $\operatorname{adj}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 2 \\ -1 & 1 & -2 \\ 0 & 2 & 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}5 & m & -2 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \\ -2 & -2 & n\end{array}\right]$, then $m+n=$
2
-3
5
-5
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 3 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right]$ and $f(x)=x+x^2+x^3+\ldots \ldots+x^{2023}$, then $f(A)+I=$
$\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 3 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 3 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 3 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]$
- If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}b & a & 0 \\ c & 0 & b \\ a & a & b\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{lll}0 & a & b \\ b & 0 & c \\ b & a & a\end{array}\right]$ are two matrices such that $A B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 2 & 7 \\ 1 & 8 & 5 \\ 3 & 6 & 10\end{array}\right]$, then $a^2+b^2+c^2=$
14
17
22
29
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & a & 3 \\ b & 2 & c \\ 3 & d & 4\end{array}\right]$ is a symmetric matrix and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 5 & b \\ -5 & 0 & -7 \\ 6 & c & 0\end{array}\right]$ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then $A B=$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}48 & 27 & 48 \\ 52 & 19 & 22 \\ -59 & 43 & -67\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}48 & 26 & 36 \\ 32 & 19 & 22 \\ -11 & 43 & -67\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}12 & 26 & 36 \\ 32 & 79 & 50 \\ -11 & 43 & -67\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}12 & 32 & 41 \\ 32 & 19 & 22 \\ -11 & 43 & -67\end{array}\right]$
If the inverse of the matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -3 & -2 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 5\end{array}\right]$ is $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{lll}a_1 & a_2 & a_3 \\ b_1 & b_2 & b_3 \\ c_1 & c_2 & c_3\end{array}\right]$, then $a_1+c_2+b_3=$
-6
$-\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{2}{3}$
6
If $x=\alpha, y=\beta, z=\gamma$ is the unique solution of the system of linear equations $2 x-3 y+5 z=12,5 x+2 y+3 z=11$ and $x+2 y-3 z=-3$, then $2 \alpha+5 \beta+3 \gamma=$
10
11
3
2
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & -1 \\ -1 & 0 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 0\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-3 & -2 & 4 \\ 2 & 2 & -1 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]$, then $A^2=$
$A-B$
$B-A$
$A+B$
$B^2$
$ \left|\begin{array}{lll} 2 & 3 & 5 \\ 3 & 5 & 2 \\ 5 & 2 & 3 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 7 & 11 & 13 \\ 49 & 121 & 169 \end{array}\right|= $
32
-67
93
-22
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}k & 5 & 2 \\ 2 & -k & 5 \\ 5 & 2 & -k\end{array}\right]$ and $\operatorname{det} A=190$, then $\operatorname{adj} A=$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & 19 & 31 \\ 31 & -19 & -11 \\ 19 & 19 & -19\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & 31 & 19 \\ 19 & -19 & 19 \\ 31 & -11 & -19\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & 19 & 31 \\ -31 & -19 & -11 \\ 19 & 19 & -19\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -31 & 19 \\ 19 & -19 & 19 \\ 31 & -11 & -19\end{array}\right]$
If the unique solution of the simultaneous linear equations $3 x-2 y+z=5 k, 2 x+3 y-2 z=-5 k$, $x+4 y+3 z=k$ is $x=\alpha, y=\beta, z=3$, then $k=$
1
2
-1
-2
$ \left|\begin{array}{ccc} \sqrt{3} & 2 \sqrt{5} & \sqrt{5} \\ \sqrt{15} & 5 & \sqrt{10} \\ 3 & \sqrt{15} & 5 \end{array}\right|= $
If $A$ is a non-singular matrix such that $(A-2 I)$ $(A-3 I)=0$, then $\frac{1}{5} A+\frac{6}{5} A^{-1}=$
Let $A$ be a matrix such that $A B$ is a scalar matrix, where $B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 0 & 3\end{array}\right]$ and $\operatorname{det}(3 A)=27$. Then, $3 A^{-1}+A^2=$
If $A$ is a symmetric matrix with real entries, then
$ \begin{aligned} &\text { If } \omega \neq 1 \text { is a cube root of unity, then }\\ &\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \omega+\omega^2 & \omega^2+\omega^9 & \omega^9+\omega \\ \omega^{27}+\omega^{31} & \omega^{31}+\omega^{17} & \omega^{17}+\omega^{27} \\ \omega^{30}+\omega^{41} & \omega^{41}+\omega^{19} & \omega^{19}+\omega^{30} \end{array}\right|= \end{aligned} $
If the system of equations
$x+k y+3 z=-2$,
$4 x+3 y+k z=14,$
$2 x+y+2 z=3$ can be solved by matrix inversion method, thenLet $X=\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 1 \\ 1\end{array}\right]$ and $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & 2 & 3 \\ 0 & 1 & 6 \\ 0 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right]$. For $\mathrm{k} \in N$, if $X^{\prime} A^{k} X=33$, then $\mathrm{k}$ is equal to _______.
Explanation:
$A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 6 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right], \quad A^{4}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 12 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$\Rightarrow A^{k}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 3 k \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$\therefore \quad X^{\prime} A^{k} X=[111]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 3 k \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 1 \\ 1\end{array}\right]=[3 k+3]$
$\Rightarrow[3 k+3]=33$ (here it shall be [33] as matrix can't be equal to a scalar)
i.e. $[3 k+3]=33$
$3 k+3=[33] \quad \Rightarrow k=10$
If $k$ is odd and apply above process, we don't get odd value of $k$
$\therefore k=10$
Let p and p + 2 be prime numbers and let
$ \Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \mathrm{p} ! & (\mathrm{p}+1) ! & (\mathrm{p}+2) ! \\ (\mathrm{p}+1) ! & (\mathrm{p}+2) ! & (\mathrm{p}+3) ! \\ (\mathrm{p}+2) ! & (\mathrm{p}+3) ! & (\mathrm{p}+4) ! \end{array}\right| $
Then the sum of the maximum values of $\alpha$ and $\beta$, such that $\mathrm{p}^{\alpha}$ and $(\mathrm{p}+2)^{\beta}$ divide $\Delta$, is __________.
Explanation:
$\Delta = \left| {\matrix{ {p!} & {(p + 1)!} & {(p + 2)!} \cr {(p + 1)!} & {(p + 2)!} & {(p + 3)!} \cr {(p + 2)!} & {(p + 3)!} & {(p + 4)!} \cr } } \right|$
$ = p!\,.\,(p + 1)!\,.\,(p + 2)!\left| {\matrix{ 1 & {(p + 1)} & {(p + 1)(p + 2)} \cr 1 & {(p + 2)} & {(p + 2)(p + 3)} \cr 1 & {(p + 3)} & {(p + 3)(p + 4)} \cr } } \right|$
$ = p!\,.\,(p + 1)!\,.\,(p + 2)!\left| {\matrix{ 1 & {p + 1} & {{p^2} + 3p + 2} \cr 0 & 1 & {2p + 4} \cr 0 & 1 & {2p + 6} \cr } } \right|$
$ = 2(p!)\,.\,\left( {(p + 1)!} \right)\,.\,\left( {(p + 2)!} \right)$
$ = 2(p + 1)\,.\,{(p!)^2}\,.\,\left( {(p + 2)!} \right)$
$ = 2{(p + 1)^2}\,.\,{(p!)^3}\,.\,\left( {(p + 2)!} \right)$
$\therefore$ Maximum value of $\alpha$ is 3 and $\beta$ is 1.
$\therefore$ $\alpha + \beta = 4$
Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -1 \\ 2 & \alpha\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\beta & 1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right], \alpha, \beta \in \mathbf{R}$. Let $\alpha_{1}$ be the value of $\alpha$ which satisfies $(\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B})^{2}=\mathrm{A}^{2}+\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 2 \\ 2 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $\alpha_{2}$ be the value of $\alpha$ which satisfies $(\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B})^{2}=\mathrm{B}^{2}$. Then $\left|\alpha_{1}-\alpha_{2}\right|$ is equal to ___________.
Explanation:
${(A + B)^2} = {A^2} + {B^2} + AB + BA$
$ = {A^2} + \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 2 \cr 2 & 2 \cr } } \right]$
$\therefore$ ${B^2} + AB + BA = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 2 \cr 2 & 2 \cr } } \right]$ ..... (1)
$AB = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} \cr 2 & \alpha \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ \beta & 1 \cr 1 & 0 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {\beta - 1} & 1 \cr {\alpha + 2\beta } & 2 \cr } } \right]$
$BA = \left[ {\matrix{ \beta & 1 \cr 1 & 0 \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} \cr 2 & \alpha \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {\beta + 2} & {\alpha - \beta } \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$
${B^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ \beta & 1 \cr 1 & 0 \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ \beta & 1 \cr 1 & 0 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {{\beta ^2} + 1} & \beta \cr \beta & 1 \cr } } \right]$
By (1) we get
$\left[ {\matrix{ {{\beta ^2} + 2\beta } + 2 & {\alpha + 1} \cr {\alpha + 3\beta + 1} & 2 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 2 \cr 2 & 2 \cr } } \right]$
$\therefore$ $\alpha = 1\,\,\beta = 0\,\, \Rightarrow {\alpha _1} = 1$
Similarly if ${A^2} + AB + BA = 0$ then
$\left( {{A^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} \cr 2 & \alpha \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} \cr 2 & \alpha \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & { - 1 - \alpha } \cr {2 + 2\alpha } & {{\alpha ^2} - 2} \cr } } \right]} \right)$
$\left[ {\matrix{ {2\beta } & {\alpha - \beta + 1 - 1 - \alpha } \cr {\alpha + 2\beta + 1 + 2 + 2\alpha } & {{\alpha ^2} - 2 + 1} \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$
$ \Rightarrow \beta = 0$ and $\alpha = - 1\,\, \Rightarrow {\alpha _2} = - 1$
$\therefore$ $|{\alpha _1} - {\alpha _2}| = |2| = 2.$
Consider a matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\alpha & \beta & \gamma \\ \alpha^{2} & \beta^{2} & \gamma^{2} \\ \beta+\gamma & \gamma+\alpha & \alpha+\beta\end{array}\right]$, where $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ are three distinct natural numbers.
If $\frac{\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} A))))}{(\alpha-\beta)^{16}(\beta-\gamma)^{16}(\gamma-\alpha)^{16}}=2^{32} \times 3^{16}$, then the number of such 3 - tuples $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ is ____________.
Explanation:
$\det (A) = \left| {\matrix{ \alpha & \beta & \gamma \cr {{\alpha ^2}} & {{\beta ^2}} & {{\gamma ^2}} \cr {\beta + \gamma } & {\gamma + \alpha } & {\alpha + \beta } \cr } } \right|$
${R_3} \to {R_3} + {R_1}$
$ \Rightarrow (\alpha + \beta + \gamma )\left| {\matrix{ \alpha & \beta & \gamma \cr {{\alpha ^2}} & {{\beta ^2}} & {{\gamma ^2}} \cr 1 & 1 & 1 \cr } } \right|$
$\therefore$ $\det (A) = (\alpha + \beta + \gamma )(\alpha - \beta )(\beta - \gamma )(\gamma - \alpha )$
Also, $\det (adj\,(adj\,(adj\,(adj\,(A)))))$
$ = {(\det (A))^{{2^4}}} = (\det {(A)^{16}}$
$\therefore$ ${{{{(\alpha + \beta + \gamma )}^{16}}{{(\alpha - \beta )}^{16}}{{(\beta - \gamma )}^{16}}{{(\gamma - \alpha )}^{16}}} \over {{{(\alpha - \beta )}^{16}}{{(\beta - \gamma )}^{16}}{{(\gamma - \alpha )}^{16}}}} = {(4.13)^{16}}$
$ \Rightarrow \alpha + \beta + \gamma = 12$
$ \Rightarrow (\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma )$ distinct natural triplets
$ = {}^{11}{C_2} - 1 - {}^3{C_2}(4) = 55 - 1 - 12$
$ = 42$
Let $S$ be the set containing all $3 \times 3$ matrices with entries from $\{-1,0,1\}$. The total number of matrices $A \in S$ such that the sum of all the diagonal elements of $A^{\mathrm{T}} A$ is 6 is ____________.
Explanation:
Sum of all diagonal elements is equal to sum of square of each element of the matrix.
i.e., $A = \left[ {\matrix{ {{a_1}} & {{a_2}} & {{a_3}} \cr {{b_1}} & {{b_2}} & {{b_3}} \cr {{c_1}} & {{c_2}} & {{c_3}} \cr } } \right]$
then ${t_r}\,(A\,.\,{A^T})$
$ = a_1^2 + a_2^2 + a_3^2 + b_1^2 + b_2^2 + b_3^2 + c_1^2 + c_2^2 + c_3^2$
$\because$ ${a_i},{b_i},{c_i} \in \{ - 1,0,1\} $ for $i = 1,2,3$
$\therefore$ Exactly three of them are zero and rest are 1 or $-$1.
Total number of possible matrices ${}^9{C_3} \times {2^6}$
$ = {{9 \times 8 \times 7} \over 6} \times 64$
$ = 5376$
The number of matrices $A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right)$, where $a, b, c, d \in\{-1,0,1,2,3, \ldots \ldots, 10\}$, such that $A=A^{-1}$, is ___________.
Explanation:
$\because$ $A = \left[ {\matrix{ a & b \cr c & d \cr } } \right]$ then ${A^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ {{a^2} + bc} & {b(a + d)} \cr {c(a + d)} & {bc + {d^2}} \cr } } \right]$
For A$-$1 must exist $ad - bc \ne 0$ ...... (i)
and $A = {A^{ - 1}} \Rightarrow {A^2} = I$
$\therefore$ ${a^2} + bc = {d^2} + bc = 1$ ...... (ii)
and $b(a + d) = c(a + d) = 0$ ...... (iii)
Case I : When a = d = 0, then possible values of (b, c) are (1, 1), ($-$1, 1) and (1, $-$1) and ($-$1, 1).
Total four matrices are possible.
Case II : When a = $-$d then (a, d) be (1, $-$1) or ($-$1, 1).
Then total possible values of (b, c) are $(12 + 11) \times 2 = 46$.
$\therefore$ Total possible matrices $= 46 + 4 = 50$.
Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}
1 & a & a \\
0 & 1 & b \\
0 & 0 & 1
\end{array}\right], a, b \in \mathbb{R}$. If for some
$n \in \mathbb{N}, A^{n}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}
1 & 48 & 2160 \\
0 & 1 & 96 \\
0 & 0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
$ then $n+a+b$ is equal to ____________.
Explanation:
$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right] + \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & a & a \cr 0 & 0 & b \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right] = I + B$
${B^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & a & a \cr 0 & 0 & b \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right] + \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & a & a \cr 0 & 0 & b \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 0 & {ab} \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$
${B^3} = 0$
$\therefore$ ${A^n} = {(1 + B)^n} = {}^n{C_0}I + {}^n{C_1}B + {}^n{C_2}{B^2} + {}^n{C_3}{B^3} + \,\,....$
$ = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right] + \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & {na} & {na} \cr 0 & 0 & {nb} \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right] + \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 0 & {{{n(n - 1)ab} \over 2}} \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$
$ = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & {na} & {na + {{n(n - 1)} \over 2}ab} \cr 0 & 1 & {nb} \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & {48} & {2160} \cr 0 & 1 & {48} \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$
On comparing we get $na = 48$, $nb = 96$ and
$na + {{n(n - 1)} \over 2}ab = 2160$
$ \Rightarrow a = 4,n = 12$ and $b = 8$
$n + a + b = 24$
Let $A=\left(\begin{array}{rrr}2 & -1 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 & -1 \\ 1 & -1 & 0\end{array}\right)$ and $B=A-I$. If $\omega=\frac{\sqrt{3} i-1}{2}$, then the number of elements in the $\operatorname{set}\left\{n \in\{1,2, \ldots, 100\}: A^{n}+(\omega B)^{n}=A+B\right\}$ is equal to ____________.
Explanation:
We get $A^{2}=A$ and similarly for
$ B=A-I=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & -1 & -1 \\ 1 & -1 & -1 \\ 1 & -1 & -1 \end{array}\right] $
We get $B^{2}=-B \Rightarrow B^{3}=B$
$ \therefore A^{n}+(\omega B)^{n}=A+(\omega B)^{n} \quad \text { for } n \in \mathrm{N} $
For $\omega^{n}$ to be unity $n$ shall be multiple of 3 and for $B^{n}$ to be $B . n$ shell be $3,5,7, \ldots 99$
$\therefore n=\{3,9,15, \ldots . .99\}$
Number of elements $=17$
Let $M = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & { - \alpha } \cr \alpha & 0 \cr } } \right]$, where $\alpha$ is a non-zero real number an $N = \sum\limits_{k = 1}^{49} {{M^{2k}}} $. If $(I - {M^2})N = - 2I$, then the positive integral value of $\alpha$ is ____________.
Explanation:
$N=M^{2}+M^{4}+\ldots+M^{98}$
$=\left[-\alpha^{2}+\alpha^{4}-\alpha^{6}+\ldots\right] I$
$=\frac{-\alpha^{2}\left(1-\left(-\alpha^{2}\right)^{49}\right)}{1+\alpha^{2}} \cdot 1$
$I-M^{2}=\left(1+\alpha^{2}\right) I$
$\left(I-M^{2}\right) N=-\alpha^{2}\left(\alpha^{98}+1\right)=-2$
$\therefore \alpha=1$
If the system of linear equations
$2x - 3y = \gamma + 5$,
$\alpha x + 5y = \beta + 1$, where $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$ $\in$ R has infinitely many solutions then the value
of | 9$\alpha$ + 3$\beta$ + 5$\gamma$ | is equal to ____________.
Explanation:
If 2x $-$ 3y = $\gamma$ + 5 and $\alpha$x + 5y = $\beta$ + 1 have infinitely many solutions then
${2 \over \alpha } = {{ - 3} \over 5} = {{\gamma + 5} \over {\beta + 1}}$
$ \Rightarrow \alpha = - {{10} \over 3}$ and $3\beta + 5\gamma = - 28$
So $|9\alpha + 3\beta + 5\gamma | = | - 30 - 28| = 58$
Let $A = \left( {\matrix{ {1 + i} & 1 \cr { - i} & 0 \cr } } \right)$ where $i = \sqrt { - 1} $. Then, the number of elements in the set { n $\in$ {1, 2, ......, 100} : An = A } is ____________.
Explanation:
$\therefore$ ${A^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ {1 + i} & 1 \cr { - i} & 0 \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ {1 + i} & 1 \cr { - 1} & 0 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ i & {1 + i} \cr {1 - i} & { - i} \cr } } \right]$
${A^4} = \left[ {\matrix{ i & {1 + i} \cr {1 - i} & { - i} \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ i & {1 + i} \cr {1 - i} & { - i} \cr } } \right] = I$
So A5 = A, A9 = A and so on.
Clearly n = 1, 5, 9, ......, 97
Number of values of n = 25
The positive value of the determinant of the matrix A, whose
Adj(Adj(A)) = $\left( {\matrix{ {14} & {28} & { - 14} \cr { - 14} & {14} & {28} \cr {28} & { - 14} & {14} \cr } } \right)$, is _____________.
Explanation:
$\left| {adj(adj(A))} \right| = {\left| A \right|^{{2^2}}} = {\left| A \right|^4}$
$\therefore$ ${\left| A \right|^4} = \left| {\matrix{ {14} & {28} & { - 14} \cr { - 14} & {14} & {28} \cr {28} & { - 14} & {14} \cr } } \right|$
$ = {(14)^3}\left| {\matrix{ 1 & 2 & { - 1} \cr { - 1} & 1 & 2 \cr 2 & { - 1} & 1 \cr } } \right|$
$ = {(14)^3}(3 - 2( - 5) - 1( - 1))$
${\left| A \right|^4} = {(14)^4} \Rightarrow \left| A \right| = 14$
Let $X = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right],\,Y = \alpha I + \beta X + \gamma {X^2}$ and $Z = {\alpha ^2}I - \alpha \beta X + ({\beta ^2} - \alpha \gamma ){X^2}$, $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$ $\in$ R. If ${Y^{ - 1}} = \left[ {\matrix{ {{1 \over 5}} & {{{ - 2} \over 5}} & {{1 \over 5}} \cr 0 & {{1 \over 5}} & {{{ - 2} \over 5}} \cr 0 & 0 & {{1 \over 5}} \cr } } \right]$, then ($\alpha$ $-$ $\beta$ + $\gamma$)2 is equal to ____________.
Explanation:
$\because$ $X = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$
$\therefore$ ${X^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 0 & 1 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$
$\therefore$ $Y = \alpha I + \beta X + \gamma {X^2}\left[ {\matrix{ \alpha & \beta & \gamma \cr 0 & \alpha & \beta \cr 0 & 0 & \alpha \cr } } \right]$
$\because$ $Y\,.\,{Y^{ - 1}} = I$
$\therefore$ $\left[ {\matrix{ \alpha & \beta & \gamma \cr 0 & \alpha & \beta \cr 0 & 0 & \alpha \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ {{1 \over 5}} & {{{ - 2} \over 5}} & {{1 \over 5}} \cr 0 & {{1 \over 5}} & {{{ - 2} \over 5}} \cr 0 & 0 & {{1 \over 5}} \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$
$\therefore$ $\left[ {\matrix{ {{\alpha \over 5}} & {{{\beta - 2\alpha } \over 5}} & {{{\alpha - 2\beta + \gamma } \over 5}} \cr 0 & {{\alpha \over 5}} & {{{\beta - 2\alpha } \over 5}} \cr 0 & 0 & {{\alpha \over 5}} \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$
$\therefore$ $\alpha$ = 5, $\beta$ = 10, $\gamma$ =15
$\therefore$ ($\alpha$ $-$ $\beta$ + $\gamma$)2 = 100
Let $A = \left( {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right)$ and $B = \left( {\matrix{ { - 1} & 2 \cr { - 1} & 2 \cr } } \right)$. Then the number of elements in the set {(n, m) : n, m $\in$ {1, 2, .........., 10} and nAn + mBm = I} is ____________.
Explanation:
${A^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right] = A$
$ \Rightarrow {A^K} = A,\,K \in I$
${B^2} = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 2 \cr { - 1} & 2 \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 2 \cr { - 1} & 2 \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 2 \cr { - 1} & 2 \cr } } \right] = B$
So, ${B^K} = B,\,K \in I$
$n{A^n} + m{B^m} = nA + mB$
$ = \left[ {\matrix{ {2n - 2n} \cr {n - n} \cr } } \right] + \left[ {\matrix{ { - m} & {2m} \cr { - m} & {2m} \cr } } \right]$
$ = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$
So, $2n - m = 1,\, - n + m = 0,\,2m - n = 1$
So, $(m,n) = (1,1)$
Let $S = \left\{ {\left( {\matrix{ { - 1} & a \cr 0 & b \cr } } \right);a,b \in \{ 1,2,3,....100\} } \right\}$ and let ${T_n} = \{ A \in S:{A^{n(n + 1)}} = I\} $. Then the number of elements in $\bigcap\limits_{n = 1}^{100} {{T_n}} $ is ___________.
Explanation:
$\therefore$ b must be equal to 1
$\therefore$ In this case $\mathrm{A}^2$ will become identity matrix and a can take any value from 1 to 100
$\therefore$ Total number of common element will be 100 .
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