Question

If \[A = \left[ \begin{array}{l} \alpha \,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right]{\rm{ and }}\,\,B = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 5\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right],\]       then value of $$\alpha $$ for which $${A^2} = B,$$  is

A. 1
B. $$- 1$$
C. 4
D. no real values  
Answer :   no real values
Solution :
\[{\rm{Given\,\, that }}\,\,A = \left[ \begin{array}{l} \alpha \,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right]{\rm{ and}}\,{\rm{ }}B = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 5\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right]\]
$${\text{and }}{A^2} = B$$
\[\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l} \alpha \,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right]\left[ \begin{array}{l} \alpha \,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right] = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 5\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right]\\ \Rightarrow \,\,\left[ \begin{array}{l} {\alpha ^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ \alpha + 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right] = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 5\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right] \end{array}\]
$$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow \,\,{\alpha ^2} = 1\,\,{\text{and }}\alpha + 1 = 5 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,\alpha = \pm 1\,\,{\text{and }}\alpha = 4 \cr} $$
$$\because $$ There is no common value
∴ There is no real value of $$\alpha $$ for which $${A^2} = B$$

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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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