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MathematicsMatricesProduct of MatricesMedium2 minPYQ_2021
MathematicsMediumnumerical

LetA=xyzyzxzxy,wherex, yandzare real numbers such thatx+y+z>0andxyz=2. IfA2=I3, then the value ofx3+y3+z3is

Answer:
7.00
Solution:

A2=I

AA'=I (as A'=A)

A is orthogonal

So, x2+y2+z2=1 and xy+yz+zx=0

x+y+z2=1+2×0

x+y+z=1

Thus, 

x3+y3+z3=3×2+1×1-0

= 7

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:MatricesSubtopic:Product of Matrices
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2021

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