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Let α and β be real numbers. Consider a 3× 3 matrix A such that A^2=3A+α I. If A^4=21A+β I, then

JEE Main 2023 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let α\alphaα and β\betaβ be real numbers. Consider a 3×33\times 33×3 matrix AAA such that A2=3A+αI{A}^{2}=3A+\alpha IA2=3A+αI. If A4=21A+βI{A}^{4}=21A+\beta IA4=21A+βI, then

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  1. A

    α=1\alpha =1α=1

  2. B

    α=4\alpha =4α=4

  3. C

    β=8\beta =8β=8

  4. D

    β=−8\beta =-8β=−8

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