Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Matrix Multiplication - Exercises - Page 253: 29

Answer

$A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{llll} {0}&{0}&{1}&{2}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{1}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$ $A^{3}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {0}&{0}&{0}&{1}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$ $A^{4}=A^{5}=...A^{100}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

$A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+1+0+0)}&{(0+1+1+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+1+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{llll} {0}&{0}&{1}&{2}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{1}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$ $A^{3}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+1+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {0}&{0}&{0}&{1}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$ $A^{4}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\\ {(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}&{(0+0+0+0)}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$ Every other matrix $A^{n}, n\geq 4$ is a zero matrix. Therefore, $A^{100}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc} {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{0}&{0}\end{array}\right]$
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