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Question:

If the matrix $\mathrm{A}=\left(\begin{array}{cc}0 & 2 \\ \mathrm{~K} & -1\end{array}\right)$ satisfies $\mathrm{A}\left(\mathrm{A}^{3}+3 \mathrm{I}\right)=2 \mathrm{I}$, then the value of $\mathrm{K}$ is :

  1. $\frac{1}{2}$

  2. $-\frac{1}{2}$

  3. $-1$

  4. 1


Correct Option: 1

Solution:

Given matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}0 & 2 \\ k & -1\end{array}\right]$

$\mathrm{A}^{4}+3 \mathrm{IA}=2 \mathrm{I}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{A}^{4}=2 \mathrm{I}-3 \mathrm{~A}$

Also characteristic equation of $\mathrm{A}$ is

$|A-\lambda I|=0$

$\Rightarrow\left|\begin{array}{cc}0-\lambda & 2 \\ \mathrm{k} & -1-\lambda\end{array}\right|=0$

$\Rightarrow \lambda+\lambda^{2}-2 \mathrm{k}=0$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{A}+\mathrm{A}^{2}=2 \mathrm{~K} . \mathrm{I}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{A}^{2}=2 \mathrm{KI}-\mathrm{A}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{A}^{4}=4 \mathrm{~K}^{2} \mathrm{I}+\mathrm{A}^{2}-4 \mathrm{AK}$

Put $\mathrm{A}^{2}=2 \mathrm{KI}-\mathrm{A}$

and $A^{4}=2 I-3 A$

$2 \mathrm{I}-3 \mathrm{~A}=4 \mathrm{~K}^{2} \mathrm{I}+2 \mathrm{KI}-\mathrm{A}-4 \mathrm{AK}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{I}\left(2-2 \mathrm{~K}-4 \mathrm{~K}^{2}\right)=\mathrm{A}(2-4 \mathrm{~K})$

$\Rightarrow-2 \mathrm{I}\left(2 \mathrm{~K}^{2}+\mathrm{K}-1\right)=2 \mathrm{~A}(1-2 \mathrm{~K})$

$\Rightarrow-2 \mathrm{I}(2 \mathrm{~K}-1)(\mathrm{K}+1)=2 \mathrm{~A}(1-2 \mathrm{~K})$

$\Rightarrow(2 \mathrm{~K}-1)(2 \mathrm{~A})-2 \mathrm{I}(2 \mathrm{~K}-1)(\mathrm{K}+1)=0$

$\Rightarrow(2 \mathrm{~K}-1)[2 \mathrm{~A}-2 \mathrm{I}(\mathrm{K}+1)]=0$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{K}=\frac{1}{2}$

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