Solution
Related Formula
For a 2 × 2 matrix M, Cayley-Hamilton equation states:
M² - Tr(M)M + det(M)I = OAlso, |adj(M)| = |M|ⁿ⁻¹, and for a 2 × 2 matrix, |adj(M)| = |M|.
Core Logic
Using the characteristic equation A² - Tr(A)A + (A)I = O: Comparing with A² - 4A + 2I = O: Tr(A) = 4 ⇒ α + 2 = 4 ⇒ α = 2
Comparing with B² - 3B + I = O: Tr(B) = 3 ⇒ 1 + β = 3 ⇒ β = 2
Step 1: Compute A³ and B³ via reduction
A = bmatrix 2 & 2 1 & 2 bmatrixA² = 4A - 2I
A³ = A(4A - 2I) = 4A² - 2A = 4(4A - 2I) - 2A = 14A - 8I A³ = 14 bmatrix 2 & 2 1 & 2 bmatrix - 8 bmatrix 1 & 0 0 & 1 bmatrix = bmatrix 28 & 28 14 & 28 bmatrix - bmatrix 8 & 0 0 & 8 bmatrix = bmatrix 20 & 28 14 & 20 bmatrixSimilarly, B = bmatrix 1 & 1 1 & 2 bmatrix B² = 3B - I
B³ = 3B² - B = 3(3B - I) - B = 8B - 3I B³ = 8 bmatrix 1 & 1 1 & 2 bmatrix - bmatrix 3 & 0 0 & 3 bmatrix = bmatrix 8 & 8 8 & 16 bmatrix - bmatrix 3 & 0 0 & 3 bmatrix = bmatrix 5 & 8 8 & 13 bmatrixStep 2: Difference and Determinant
A³ - B³ = bmatrix 20 & 28 14 & 20 bmatrix - bmatrix 5 & 8 8 & 13 bmatrix = bmatrix 15 & 20 6 & 7 bmatrix (A³ - B³) = (15 × 7) - (20 × 6) = 105 - 120 = -15Step 3: Final Answer
For a 2 × 2 matrix, |adj(M)| = |M|. Thus, (adj(A³ - B³)) = -15.
( (adj(A³ - B³)))² = (-15)² = 225Pattern Recognition
Do not manually multiply matrices to the 3rd power. Cayley-Hamilton strictly reduces M³ down to a linear combination cM + dI. Expanding this requires only basic scalar arithmetic.
Chapter Mix
Class 12 Maths: Matrices