JEE Main2026Jan 21, Shift 1Mathematics
Q.
For some , let and be such that . Then is equal to ………
Correct answer: 225
Solution
By Cayley–Hamilton, satisfies its characteristic polynomial . Matching gives , so . Matching gives , so .
Use the relations to reduce and to linear combinations of and :
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, .
For a matrix , . So .
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