For the matrix , find the numbers a and b such that A2 + aA + bI = O.
We have A2 = A.A =
Since A2 + aA + bI =
So A2 + aA + bI =
Hence 10+3a+b = 0 …(i)
5+a = 0 …(ii)
5+2a+b = 0 …(iii)
From (ii) a = -5
Putting a in (iii) we get b = 5
So a = -5 and b = 5 satisfy the equation.