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If \(A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}\cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} & -\sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} \\ \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} & \cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\end{array}\right]\) and I is an identity matrix of order \(2 \times 2\) then \(A^3=\)

  1. A I
  2. B Null Matrix
  3. C 8 I
  4. D -2 I
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(A) I

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The matrix \(A\) is given by \(A = \begin{bmatrix} \cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} & -\sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} \\ \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} & \cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3} \end{bmatrix}\). This is a rotation matrix of the form…