JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    If\[A=diag(2,\,\,-1,\,\,3)\],\[B=diag(-1,\,\,3,\,\,2)\] then \[{{A}^{2}}B\]is equal to

    A) \[diag(-4,\,\,3,\,\,18)\] 

    B) \[diag(5,\,\,4,\,\,11)\]

    C) \[diag(3,\,\,1,\,\,8)\]                     

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea If \[A=diag\,\,({{a}_{1}},\,\,{{a}_{2}},\,\,{{a}_{3}})\] and\[B=diag({{b}_{1}},\,\,{{b}_{2}},\,\,{{b}_{3}})\] then\[AB=diag({{a}_{1}},\,\,{{b}_{1}},\,\,{{a}_{2}},\,\,{{b}_{2}},\,\,{{a}_{3}},\,\,{{b}_{3}})\] Given matrix can be rewritten as \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    2 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & -1 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]and\[B=\left[ \begin{matrix}    -1 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & 3 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 2  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] Now,\[{{A}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix}    2 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & -1 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix}    2 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & -1 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    -4 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & 3 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 18  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]                 \[=diag\,\,(-4,\,\,3,\,\,18)\] Alternative \[\therefore \]\[{{A}^{2}}B=diag(2,\,\,-1,\,\,3)diag(2,\,\,-1,\,\,3)\]                                                          \[diag(-1,\,\,3,\,\,2)\] \[=diag(4,\,\,1,\,\,9),\,\,diag(-1,\,\,3,\,\,2)\]                 \[=diag(-4,\,\,3,\,\,18)\]


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