For the matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1\end{array}\right] \cdot…

For the matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1\end{array}\right] \cdot A^{-1}=$
  1. $A$
  2. $A^2$
  3. $A^3$
  4. $A^4$

Solution

Given, $ \begin{aligned} & \text { Given, } A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ & \text { Now, } \quad|A|=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \end{array} \mid\right. \\ & =3(-3+4)+3(2-0)+4(-2-0)=3+6-8=1 \neq 0 \end{aligned} $ Here, $ \begin{aligned} & A_{11}=1, A_{12}=-2, A_{13}=-2 \\ & A_{21}=-1, A_{22}=3, A_{23}=3 \\ & A_{31}=0, A_{32}=-4, A_{33}=-3 \end{aligned} $ $\operatorname{adj}(A)=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -2 & -2 \\ -1 & 3 & 3 \\ 0 & -4 & -3\end{array}\right]^1=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -1 & 0 \\ -2 & 3 & -4 \\ -2 & 3 & -3\end{array}\right]$ Now, $ \begin{aligned} A^{-1} & =\frac{\operatorname{adj}(A)}{|A|}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & -1 & 0 \\ -2 & 3 & -4 \\ -2 & 3 & -3 \end{array}\right] \\ A^2 & =A \cdot A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{lll} 3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ A^2 & =\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 3 & -4 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 \\ -2 & 2 & -3 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned} $ $ \begin{aligned} \therefore A^3=A^2 \cdot A & =\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 3 & -4 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 \\ -2 & 2 & -3 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{lll} 3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ A^3 & =\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & -1 & 0 \\ -2 & 3 & -4 \\ -2 & 3 & -3 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned} $ From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get $A^{-1}=A^3$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (22 Apr Shift 1)

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