If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 2 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 2…

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 2 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$, then $(\mathrm{AB})^{-1}$ is
  1. $\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)\left[\begin{array}{ll}5 & -5 \\ 4 & -5\end{array}\right]$
  2. \(\left[\begin{array}{ll}5 & 5 \\ 4 & 5\end{array}\right]\)
  3. $\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)\left[\begin{array}{cc}5 & -5 \\ 4 & 5\end{array}\right]$
  4. $\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)\left[\begin{array}{cc}5 & -5 \\ -4 & -5\end{array}\right]$

Solution

$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 2 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$ $\therefore A B$ $\begin{array}{l}(A B)^{-1} \\ =\frac{1}{|A B|}\left[\begin{array}{cc}1+4+0 & 2+2+1 \\ 2+2+0 & 4+1+0\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}5 & 5 \\ 4 & 5\end{array}\right]\end{array}$

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

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