Question

If \[A = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\\ 2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\, - 2\\ a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b \end{array} \right]\,\,\]   is a matrix satisfying the equation $$A{A^T} = 9I,$$   where $$I$$ is $$3 \times 3$$  identity matrix, then the ordered pair $$(a, b)$$  is equal to:

A. $$(2, 1)$$
B. $$(- 2, - 1)$$  
C. $$(2, - 1)$$
D. $$(- 2, 1)$$
Answer :   $$(- 2, - 1)$$
Solution :
\[\left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\\ 2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\, - 2\\ a\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b \end{array} \right]\left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a\\ 2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\\ 2\,\,\,\,\, - 2\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,b \end{array} \right] = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 9\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,9\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,9 \end{array} \right]\]
\[ \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l} \,\,1 + 4 + 4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2 + 2 - 4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a + 4 + 2b\\ \,2 + 2 - 4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,4 + 1 + 4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2a + 2 - 2b\\ a + 4 + 2b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2a + 2 - 2b\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{a^2} + 4 + {b^2} \end{array} \right] = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 9\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,9\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,9 \end{array} \right]\]
$$⇒ a + 4 + 2b = 0$$
$$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow \,\,a + 2b = - 4\,\,\,\,\,\,.....\left( {\text{i}} \right) \cr & 2a + 2 - 2b = 0 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,2a - 2b = - 2 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,a - b = - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,.....\left( {{\text{ii}}} \right) \cr} $$
On solving (i) and (ii) we get
$$\eqalign{ & - 1 + b + 2b = - 4 \cr & b = - 1\,\,\,{\text{and }}a = - 2 \cr & \left( {a,b} \right) = \left( { - 2, - 1} \right) \cr} $$

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Releted Question 1

Consider the set $$A$$ of all determinants of order 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let $$B$$  be the subset of $$A$$ consisting of all determinants with value 1. Let $$C$$  be the subset of $$A$$ consisting of all determinants with value $$- 1.$$ Then

A. $$C$$ is empty
B. $$B$$  has as many elements as $$C$$
C. $$A = B \cup C$$
D. $$B$$  has twice as many elements as elements as $$C$$
Releted Question 2

If $$\omega \left( { \ne 1} \right)$$  is a cube root of unity, then
\[\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&{1 + i + {\omega ^2}}&{{\omega ^2}}\\ {1 - i}&{ - 1}&{{\omega ^2} - 1}\\ { - i}&{ - i + \omega - 1}&{ - 1} \end{array}} \right|=\]

A. 0
B. 1
C. $$i$$
D. $$\omega $$
Releted Question 3

Let $$a, b, c$$  be the real numbers. Then following system of equations in $$x, y$$  and $$z$$
$$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} - \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1,$$    $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1,$$    $$ - \frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} + \frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}} = 1$$     has

A. no solution
B. unique solution
C. infinitely many solutions
D. finitely many solutions
Releted Question 4

If $$A$$ and $$B$$ are square matrices of equal degree, then which one is correct among the followings?

A. $$A + B = B + A$$
B. $$A + B = A - B$$
C. $$A - B = B - A$$
D. $$AB=BA$$

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