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If A=[a000]A=\begin{bmatrix}a & 0\\0 & 0\end{bmatrix} and B=[000b]B=\begin{bmatrix}0 & 0\\0 & b\end{bmatrix} then the matrix A3B3A^3B^3 is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Both are diagonal, so A3A^3 is diagonal with entries a3,0a^3,0 and B3B^3 is diagonal with entries 0,b30,b^3.

Multiplying diagonal matrices multiplies corresponding entries: a3⋅0=0a^3\cdot0=0 and 0⋅b3=00\cdot b^3=0.

Hence A3B3A^3B^3 is the null matrix.

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