Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Matrices

Question:

If A = \(\begin{bmatrix}\cos {\alpha }&\sin {\alpha }\\-\sin {\alpha }&\cos {\alpha }\end{bmatrix}\) and \(A+ { A }^{ T } \) = -2I, then the value of \(\alpha \) is

Options:

\(2\Pi \)

\(\Pi \)

\(4\Pi \)

0

Correct Answer:

\(\Pi \)

Explanation:

A = \(\begin{bmatrix}\cos {\alpha }&\sin {\alpha }\\-\sin {\alpha }&\cos {\alpha }\end{bmatrix}\)

 

\( { A }^{ T } \) = \(\begin{bmatrix}\cos {\alpha }&-\sin {\alpha }\\\sin {\alpha }&\cos {\alpha }\end{bmatrix}\)

\(A+ { A }^{ T } \) =\(\begin{bmatrix}\cos {\alpha }&\sin {\alpha }\\-\sin {\alpha }&\cos {\alpha }\end{bmatrix}\) + \(\begin{bmatrix}\cos {\alpha }&-\sin {\alpha }\\\sin {\alpha }&\cos {\alpha }\end{bmatrix}\)= \(\begin{bmatrix}-2&0\\0&-2\end{bmatrix}\)

\(\begin{bmatrix}2\cos {\alpha }&0\\0&2\cos {\alpha }\end{bmatrix}\) = \ \(\begin{bmatrix}-2&0\\0&-2\end{bmatrix}\)

\(2\cos {\alpha }= -2\)

\(\cos {\alpha }=-1\)

\(\cos {\alpha } = \cos {\Pi }\)

Thus , \(\alpha ={\Pi}\)