Let $S=\left\{m \in \mathbf{Z}: A^{m^2}+A^m=3 I-A^{-6}\right\}$, where $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right]$. Then $n(S)$ is equal to __________.
Answer (integer)
2
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
&\begin{aligned}
& A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
2 & -1 \\
1 & 0
\end{array}\right] \\
& A^2=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
3 & -2 \\
2 & -1
\end{array}\right], A^3=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
4 & -3 \\
3 & -2
\end{array}\right], A^4=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
5 & -4 \\
4 & -3
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}\\
&\text { and so on }\\
&\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{A}^6=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
7 & -6 \\
6 & -5
\end{array}\right] \\
& \mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{m}}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\mathrm{m}+1 & -\mathrm{m} \\
\mathrm{~m} & -\mathrm{m}+1
\end{array}\right], \\
& \mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{m}^2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\mathrm{m}^2+1 & -\mathrm{m}^2 \\
\mathrm{~m}^2 & -\left(\mathrm{m}^2-1\right)
\end{array}\right] \\
& \mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{m}^2}+\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{m}}=3 \mathrm{I}-\mathrm{A}^{-6} \\
& {\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\mathrm{m}^2+1 & -\mathrm{m}^2 \\
\mathrm{~m}^2 & -\left(\mathrm{m}^2-1\right)
\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{cc}
\mathrm{m}+1 & -\mathrm{m} \\
\mathrm{~m} & -\mathrm{m}+1
\end{array}\right]}
\end{aligned}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& =3\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 0 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ll}
-5 & 6 \\
-6 & 7
\end{array}\right] \\
& =\left[\begin{array}{ll}
8 & -6 \\
6 & -4
\end{array}\right] \\
& =\mathrm{m}^2+1+\mathrm{m}+1=8 \\
& =\mathrm{m}^2+\mathrm{m}-6=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{~m}=-3,2 \\
& \mathrm{n}(\mathrm{~s})=2
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations
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