BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    If\[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    c & d  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]is such that \[|A|=0\] and\[{{A}^{2}}-(a+d)A+kI=0,\] then \[k\]is equal to

    A) \[b+c\]

    B)         \[a+d\]               

    C)         \[ab+cd\]          

    D)         zero

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Given ,\[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    c & d  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[{{A}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    c & d  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    c & d  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[=\left[ \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}}+bc & ab+bd  \\    ac+dc & bc+{{d}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{A}^{2}}-(a+d)A+kI=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\left[ \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}}+bc & ab+bd  \\    ac+dc & dc+{{d}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right]-\left[ \begin{matrix}    {{a}^{2}}+ad & ab+bd  \\    ac+dc & ad+{{d}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]                 \[+\left[ \begin{matrix}    k & 0  \\    0 & k  \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 0  \\    0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\left[ \begin{matrix}    bc-ad+k & 0  \\    0 & bc-ad+k  \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 0  \\    0 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] On equating, we get                 \[bc=ad+k=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[k=ad-bc\] Also,      \[\left| \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    c & d  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[ad-bc=0\] \[\therefore \] From Eq. (i), \[k=0\]


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