Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Matrices

Question:

Options:

a

b

c

d

Correct Answer:

c

Explanation:

\(A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 2\\-1 & 3\end{bmatrix}\), \(B = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 0\\1 & 5\end{bmatrix}\), \(C = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 0\\1 & -2\end{bmatrix}\), 

\(AC = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 2\\-1 & 3\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}2 & 0\\1 & -2\end{bmatrix}\)

\(AC = \begin{bmatrix}1 × 2 + 2 × 1 & 1 ×  0  − 2 ×  2\\-1 × 2 + 3 ×  1 & −1 ×  0 + 3 × (−2)\end{bmatrix}\)

\(AC = \begin{bmatrix}4 & −4\\1 & −6\end{bmatrix}\)

\(BC = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 0\\1 & 5\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}2 & 0\\1 & -2\end{bmatrix}\)

\(BC = \begin{bmatrix}4 × 2 + 0 × 1 & 4 ×  0  + 0 ×  (−2)\\1 × 2 + 5 ×  1 & 1 ×  0 + 5 × (−2)\end{bmatrix}\)

\(BC = \begin{bmatrix}8 & 0\\7 & −10\end{bmatrix}\)

\(AC − BC = \begin{bmatrix}−4 & −4\\−6 & 4\end{bmatrix}\)