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-- Mathematics - Section B1
Matrices
If A is a square matrix such that $A^2 = 2I$, then the value of $(A - I)^2 + (A+I)^2-7A$ is
$2I$
$-7A+6I$
$-8I-7A$
$8I+7A$
$A^2 = 2I$
so $(A-I)^2+(A+I)^2-7A$
$A^2+I-2A+A^2+I+2A-7A$
$=2A^2+2I-7A$
$4I+2I-7A$ $[∵A^2 = 2I]$
$=-7A+6I$