Last updated at July 24, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 5 If A = [ā 8(3&1@ā1&2)] , show that A2 ā 5A + 7I = O First calculating A2 A2 = A.A A2 = [ā 8(š&š@āš&š)] [ā 8(š&š@āš&š)] = [ā 8(3(3)+1(ā1)&3(1)+1(2)@ā1(3)+2(ā1)&ā1(1)+2(2))] = [ā 8(9ā1&3+2@ā3ā2&ā1+4)] = [ā 8(š&š@āš&š)] Now calculating A2 ā 5A ā 7I = [ā 8(š&š@āš&š)] ā 5 [ā 8(š&š@āš&š)] + 7 [ā 8(š&š@š&š)] = [ā 8(8&5@ā5&3)] ā [ā 8(5(3)&5(1)@5(ā1)&5(2))] + [ā 8(7(1)&7(0)@7(0)&7(1))] = [ā 8(8&5@ā5&3)] ā [ā 8(15&5@ā5&10)] + [ā 8(7&0@0&7)] = [ā 8(8ā15+7&5ā5+0@ā5ā(ā5)&3ā10+7)] = [ā 8(š&š@š&š)] = O = R.H.S. Since L.H.S = R.H.S Hence proved