Question

Let \[P = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&0&0\\ 4&1&0\\ {16}&4&1 \end{array}} \right]\]   and $$I$$ be the identity matrix of order 3. If $$Q = \left[ {{q_{ij}}} \right]$$  is a matrix such that $${P^{50}} - Q = I,{\text{then }}\frac{{{q_{31}} + {q_{32}}}}{{{q_{21}}}}$$      equals

A. 52
B. 103  
C. 201
D. 205
Answer :   103
Solution :
\[\begin{array}{l} P = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 16\,\,\,\,\,4\,\,\,\,\,1 \end{array} \right] = I + \left[ \begin{array}{l} 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 16\,\,\,\,\,4\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0 \end{array} \right] = I + A\\ {A^2} = \left[ \begin{array}{l} \,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ \,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 16\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0 \end{array} \right]\,\,{\rm{and }}\,\,{A^3} = \left[ \begin{array}{l} 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\,\,\,\,0 \end{array} \right] \end{array}\]
$$\eqalign{ & \therefore \,\,{A^n} = O,\forall \,\,n \geqslant 3 \cr & {\text{Now }}{P^{50}} = {\left( {I + A} \right)^{50}} = {\,^{50}}{C_0}\,{I^{50}} + {\,^{50}}{C_1}\,{I^{49}}A + {\,^{50}}{C_2}\,{I^{48}}{A^2} + O \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = I + 50A + 25 \times 49{A^2}. \cr & \therefore \,\,Q = {P^{50}} - I = 50A + 25 \times 49{A^2}. \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,{q_{21}} = 50 \times 4 = 200 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,{q_{31}} = 50 \times 16 + 25 \times 49 \times 16 = 20400 \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,{q_{32}} = 50 \times 4 = 200 \cr & \therefore \,\,\frac{{{q_{31}} + {q_{32}}}}{{{q_{21}}}} = \frac{{20600}}{{200}} = 103 \cr} $$

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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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