If $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ -1 & 7\end{array}\right], I=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ 0 &…

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ -1 & 7\end{array}\right], I=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$ and $A^{2}=8 A+k I$, then the value of $K$ is
  1. $\frac{1}{7}$
  2. $\frac{-1}{7}$
  3. $-7$
  4. 7

Solution

$A^{2}=A \times A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 7 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 7 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ -8 & 49 \end{array}\right]$ Given $A^{2}=8 A+K I$ $\begin{aligned} &=8\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 7 \end{array}\right]+\mathrm{k}\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 8 & 0 \\ -8 & 56 \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{cc} \mathrm{k} & 0 \\ 0 & \mathrm{k} \end{array}\right] \\ \therefore \quad\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ -8 & 49 \end{array}\right] &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 8+\mathrm{k} & 0 \\ -8 & 56+\mathrm{k} \end{array}\right] \Rightarrow 8+\mathrm{k}=1 \Rightarrow \mathrm{k}=-7 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (15 Oct Shift 2)

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