If $\begin{bmatrix}λ^2-2λ+1&λ-2\\1-λ^2+3λ&1-λ^2\end{bmatrix}=Aλ^2+Bλ+C$, where A, B and C are matrices then find matrix B.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
We have $\begin{bmatrix}λ^2-2λ+1&λ-2\\1-λ^2+3λ&1-λ^2\end{bmatrix}=Aλ^2+Bλ+C$
Putting $λ = 0$, we get
$C=\begin{bmatrix}1&-2\\1&1\end{bmatrix}$
Putting $λ =1$, we get
$A+B+C=\begin{bmatrix}0&-1\\3&0\end{bmatrix}$ ...(1)
Putting $λ =-1$, we get
$A-B+C=\begin{bmatrix}4&-3\\-3&0\end{bmatrix}$ ...(2)
Subtracting (2) from (1), we get
$2B=\begin{bmatrix}0&-1\\3&0\end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}4&-3\\-3&0\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}-4&2\\6&0\end{bmatrix}$
$∴B=\begin{bmatrix}-2&1\\3&0\end{bmatrix}$