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If matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 3 & 5\end{array}\right]$ and $A^{-1}=\alpha I+\beta A$ where $I$ is a unit matrix of order 2 and $\alpha, \beta$ are constants, then the value of $\alpha+\beta+\alpha \beta$ is
MathematicsMatricesMHT CETMHT CET 2022 (10 Aug Shift 1)
Options:
  • A $11$
  • B $-7$
  • C $7$
  • D $-11$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $-11$
$\begin{aligned} & A^{-1}=\alpha I+\beta A \\ & \Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 3 & 5\end{array}\right]^{-1}=\alpha\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]+\beta\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 3 & 5\end{array}\right] \\ & \Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{cc}-5 & 2 \\ 3 & -1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\alpha+\beta & 2 \beta \\ 3 \beta & \alpha+5 \beta\end{array}\right] \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha=-6, \beta=1\end{aligned}$
Now $\alpha+\beta+\alpha \beta=-6+1+(-6) \times 1=-11$

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