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AP EAMCET · Maths · Matrices

If \(A\) is a square matrix of order 3 and \(A^2+A+2 I=0\), then

  1. A A can not be a skew-symmetric matrix
  2. B \(|A+I|=0\)
  3. C \(A\) is non singular and \(A^{-1}=(A+I)^{-1}\)
  4. D \(|A||A+I|=2\)
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(A) A can not be a skew-symmetric matrix

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Given matrix equation \(A^2+A+2 I=0\) \[ \Rightarrow \quad A(A+I)=-2 I \] \[ \begin{array}{lc} \Rightarrow & |A(A+I)|=|-2 I| \\ \Rightarrow & |A||A+I|=(-2)^3 \\ \Rightarrow & |A||(A+I)|=-8 \\ \Rightarrow & |A| \neq 0 \text { and }|A+I| \neq 0 \end{array} \] and the determinant…