Question 14 Marks
Show that the matrix, $A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]$ satisfies the equation, $A^3-A^2-3 A-I_3=O$. Hence, find $A^{-1}$.
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$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{array}{l}A^3=A^2 A \\ A^2=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{l}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1+0-6 & 0+0-8 & -2+0-2 \\ -2+2+6 & 0+1+8 & 4-2+2 \\ 3-8+3 & 0-4+4 & -6+8+1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ A ^2 A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5^2+16-12 & 0-8+16 & 10-16-4 \\ 6-18+12 & 0-9+16 & -12+18+4 \\ -2-0+9 & 0-0-12 & 4+0+3\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -8 & -10 \\ 0 & 7 & 10 \\ 7 & 12 & 7\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
Now, $A ^3- A ^2-3 A- I$
$\begin{array}{l}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -8 & -10 \\ 0 & 7 & 10 \\ 7 & 12 & 7\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]-3\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1+5 & -8+8 & -10+4 \\ 0-6 & 7-9 & 10-4 \\ 7+2 & 12-0 \\ 7-3\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-3-1 & -0-0 & 6-0 \\ 6-0 & +3-1 & -6-0 \\ -9-0 & -12+0 & -3-1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}4 & 0 & -6 \\ -6 & -2 & 6 \\ 9 & 12 & 4\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-4 & 0 & 6 \\ 6 & 2 & -6 \\ -9 & -12 & -4\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
Thus, $A^3-A^2-3 A-I=0$
Multiply both sides by $A^{-1}$, we get
$\begin{array}{l}A^{-1} A^3-A^1 A^2-3 A^{-1} A-I A^{-1}=0 \\ A^2-A-3 I=A^{-1} \ldots\left(\text { since } A^{-1} A=I\right) \\ \Rightarrow A^{-1}=\left(A^2-A-3 I\right)\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{l}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]-3\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 3 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5-1-3 & -8-0-0 & -4+2-0 \\ 6+2-0 & 7+1-3 & 4-2-0 \\ -2-3-0 & 0-4-0 & 3-1-3\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-9 & -8 & -2 \\ 8 & 7 & 2 \\ -5 & -4 & -1\end{array}\right] \\ \text { Hence, } A ^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-9 & -8 & -2 \\ 8 & 7 & 2 \\ -5 & -4 & -1\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{array}{l}A^3=A^2 A \\ A^2=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{l}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1+0-6 & 0+0-8 & -2+0-2 \\ -2+2+6 & 0+1+8 & 4-2+2 \\ 3-8+3 & 0-4+4 & -6+8+1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ A ^2 A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5^2+16-12 & 0-8+16 & 10-16-4 \\ 6-18+12 & 0-9+16 & -12+18+4 \\ -2-0+9 & 0-0-12 & 4+0+3\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -8 & -10 \\ 0 & 7 & 10 \\ 7 & 12 & 7\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
Now, $A ^3- A ^2-3 A- I$
$\begin{array}{l}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -8 & -10 \\ 0 & 7 & 10 \\ 7 & 12 & 7\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]-3\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1+5 & -8+8 & -10+4 \\ 0-6 & 7-9 & 10-4 \\ 7+2 & 12-0 \\ 7-3\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-3-1 & -0-0 & 6-0 \\ 6-0 & +3-1 & -6-0 \\ -9-0 & -12+0 & -3-1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}4 & 0 & -6 \\ -6 & -2 & 6 \\ 9 & 12 & 4\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-4 & 0 & 6 \\ 6 & 2 & -6 \\ -9 & -12 & -4\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
Thus, $A^3-A^2-3 A-I=0$
Multiply both sides by $A^{-1}$, we get
$\begin{array}{l}A^{-1} A^3-A^1 A^2-3 A^{-1} A-I A^{-1}=0 \\ A^2-A-3 I=A^{-1} \ldots\left(\text { since } A^{-1} A=I\right) \\ \Rightarrow A^{-1}=\left(A^2-A-3 I\right)\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{l}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]-3\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5 & -8 & -4 \\ 6 & 9 & 4 \\ -2 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -2 \\ -2 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 3 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-5-1-3 & -8-0-0 & -4+2-0 \\ 6+2-0 & 7+1-3 & 4-2-0 \\ -2-3-0 & 0-4-0 & 3-1-3\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-9 & -8 & -2 \\ 8 & 7 & 2 \\ -5 & -4 & -1\end{array}\right] \\ \text { Hence, } A ^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-9 & -8 & -2 \\ 8 & 7 & 2 \\ -5 & -4 & -1\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
