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AP EAMCET · Maths · Matrices

Let \(M\) and \(N\) be two invertible square matrices over \(R\) of order 2 such that \(N\) is diagonal. Then \(M N M^{-1}\) is diagonal ____

  1. A For all \(M\)
  2. B Only when \(M\) is a scalar matrix
  3. C For all diagonal matrices \(M\)
  4. D \(M\) must be a null matrix
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(C) For all diagonal matrices \(M\)

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Let the real matrices of order 2 \(M=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right] \text { and } N=\left[\begin{array}{cc} n_1 & 0 \\ 0 & n_2 \end{array}\right]\) \(\because M\) and \(N\) are invertible matrices, so…