If $\mathrm{A}\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 7 & 4\end{array}\right]$ then $\left(\mathrm{A}^2-5…
If $\mathrm{A}\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 7 & 4\end{array}\right]$ then $\left(\mathrm{A}^2-5 \mathrm{~A}\right)^{-1}$ is
- $\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)\left[\begin{array}{cc}-3 & 1 \\ 7 & -1\end{array}\right]$
- $\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)\left[\begin{array}{cc}-3 & 1 \\ 7 & -1\end{array}\right]$
- $\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 7 & 1\end{array}\right]$
- $\left(\frac{1}{-4}\right)\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & -1 \\ 7 & -1\end{array}\right]$
Solution
$\begin{aligned} & A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 7 & 4\end{array}\right] \\ \therefore & A^2=\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 7 & 4\end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 7 & 4\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}11 & 6 \\ 42 & 23\end{array}\right] \\ \therefore & A^2-5 A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 7 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ & \\ \therefore & \\ \therefore & \left(A^2-5 A \mid=3-7=-4\right. \\ & \\ & =\frac{1}{4}\left[\begin{array}{cc}-3 & 1 \\ 7 & -1\end{array}\right]\end{aligned}$
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