Let $$P=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ -\frac{1}{2} & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\end{array}\right], A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$$ and $Q=P A P^{T}$. If $$P^{T} Q^{2007} P=\left[\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right]$$, then $2 a+b-3 c-4 d$ equal to :
Solution
$$
\text { Here, } P=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\
\frac{-1}{2} & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
\end{array}\right], A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 1 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\text { Here, } \mathrm{PP}^{\mathrm{T}}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\
\frac{-1}{2} & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & \frac{-1}{2} \\
\frac{1}{2} & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
\end{array}\right]
$$
<br/><br/>$$
=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\frac{3}{4}+\frac{1}{4} & -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \\
\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{4}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} & \frac{1}{4}+\frac{3}{4}
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 0 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]=\mathrm{I}
$$
<br/><br/>Similarly $P^T P=1$
<br/><br/>$\because$ $Q=P A P^{T}$
<br/><br/>Now, $Q^{2007}=\left(P A P^T\right)\left(P A P^T\right) \ldots 2007$ times $=P A^{2007} P^T$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { As, } A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 1 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\\\
& \Rightarrow A^2=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 1 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 1 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1+0 & 1+1 \\
0+0 & 0+1
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 2 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
A^3=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 3 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
$$
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<br/>$$
A^{2007}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & 2007 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { Hence, } \mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{Q}^{2007} \mathrm{P}=\mathrm{A}^{2007}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & 2007 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\\\
& \Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{ll}
a & b \\
c & d
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & 2007 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow a=1, b=2007, c=0, d=1 \\\\
& \therefore 2 a+b-3 c-4 d=2(1)+2007-3(0)-4(1) \\\\
& =2+2007-4=2005
\end{aligned}
$$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations
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