Question
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]$, then prove that $A^2-5 A+7 \mid=O$, where $I$ is unit matrix of order $2$

Answer

$A^2-5 A+7 I=A \cdot A-5 A+71 $
$ =\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]-5\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]+7\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right] $
$ =\left[\begin{array}{cc}9-1 & 3+2 \\ -3-2 & -1+4\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{cc}15 & 5 \\ -5 & 10\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}7 & 0 \\ 0 & 7\end{array}\right]  $
$=\left[\begin{array}{cc}8 & 5 \\ -5 & 3\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{cc}15 & 5 \\ -5 & 10\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}7 & 0 \\ 0 & 7\end{array}\right] $
$=\left[\begin{array}{cc}8-15+7 & 5-5+0 \\ -5+5+0 & 3-10+7\end{array}\right]  $
$ =\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right] \\ =0 $

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