Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 0 & 2\end{array}\right]$. If $\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{I}-{ }^3…

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 0 & 2\end{array}\right]$. If $\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{I}-{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_1(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})+{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_2(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^2-{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_3(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^3$, then the sum of all elements of the matrix $B$ is
  1. $-1$
  2. $-3$
  3. $-4$
  4. $-5$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{B} & =\mathrm{I}-{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_1(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})+{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_2(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^2-{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_3(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^3 \\ & =\mathrm{I}-3 \operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}+3(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^2-1(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^3 \\ & =(\mathrm{I}-\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})^3 \\ \operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A} & =\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 2 \end{array}\right] \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{B} & =\left(\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 2 \end{array}\right]\right)^3 \\ & =\left[\begin{array}{rr} -1 & -1 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ & =\left[\begin{array}{rr} -1 & -1 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr} -1 & -1 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 & -1 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ & =\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr} -1 & -1 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ & =\left[\begin{array}{rr} -1 & -3 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$ Sum of all elements of the matrix B $=-1-3-1=-5$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (14 May Shift 1)

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