Let $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$$ and $$B=I+\operatorname{adj}(A)+(\operatorname{adj} A)^2+\ldots+(\operatorname{adj} A)^{10}$$. Then, the sum of all the elements of the matrix $B$ is:
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \operatorname{adj}(A)=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & -2 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\
& (\operatorname{adj} A)^2=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & -4 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\
& (\operatorname{adj} A)^3=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & -6 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\
& (\operatorname{adj} A)^4=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & -8 \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right] \\
& (\operatorname{adj} A)^r=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & (-2 r) \\
0 & 1
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& B=\sum_{r=0}^{10}(\operatorname{adj} A)^r=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
\sum_\limits{r=0}^{10} 1 & \sum_\limits{r=0}^{10}(-2 r) \\
\sum_\limits{r=0}^{10}(0) & \sum_\limits{r=0}^{10}(1)
\end{array}\right] \\
& B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
11 & -110 \\
0 & 11
\end{array}\right]
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$\text { Sum of elements }=-110+11+11=-88$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations
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