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-- Mathematics - Section B1
Matrices
If A is a square matrix such that $A^2=A$, then $(I+A)^3-7 A$ is equal to:
A
3A
I
A - I
The correct answer is Option (3) → I
$(I+A)^3-7 A$
so $A^3+3A^2I+3AI^2+I^3-7A$
as $A^2=A$, so $A^3=A.A^2=A.A=A^2=A$
so $A+3A+3A+I-7A$
$=I$