Let \(A = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{\bf{2}}&{\bf{5}}\\{ - {\bf{3}}}&{\bf{1}}\end{aligned}} \right)\) and \(B = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{\bf{4}}&{ - {\bf{5}}}\\{\bf{3}}&k\end{aligned}} \right)\). What value(s) of \(k\), if any will make \(AB = BA\)?

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\(k = 5\)

Step by step solution

01

Find the product \(AB\)

The product \(AB\) can be calculated as,

\(\begin{aligned}{c}AB = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}2&5\\{ - 3}&1\end{aligned}} \right)\left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}4&{ - 5}\\3&k\end{aligned}} \right)\\ = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{2 \times 4 + 5 \times 3}&{2 \times \left( { - 5} \right) + 5 \times k}\\{\left( { - 3} \right) \times 4 + 1 \times 3}&{\left( { - 3} \right) \times \left( { - 5} \right) + 1 \times k}\end{aligned}} \right)\\ = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{23}&{ - 10 + 5k}\\{ - 9}&{15 + k}\end{aligned}} \right)\end{aligned}\)

02

Find the product \(BA\)

The product \(BA\) can be calculated as,

\(\begin{aligned}{c}AB = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}4&{ - 5}\\3&k\end{aligned}} \right)\left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}2&5\\{ - 3}&1\end{aligned}} \right)\\ = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{4 \times 2 + \left( { - 5} \right) \times \left( { - 3} \right)}&{4 \times 5 + \left( { - 5} \right) \times 1}\\{3 \times 2 + k \times \left( { - 3} \right)}&{3 \times 5 + k \times 1}\end{aligned}} \right)\\ = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{23}&{15}\\{6 - 3k}&{15 + k}\end{aligned}} \right)\end{aligned}\)

03

Comparison of products \(AB\) and \(BA\)

On comparing \(AB\) and \(BA\):

\(\left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{23}&{ - 10 + 5k}\\{ - 9}&{15 + k}\end{aligned}} \right) = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{23}&{15}\\{6 - 3k}&{15 + k}\end{aligned}} \right)\)

As the matrices are equal, therefore

\(\begin{aligned}{c} - 9 = 6 - 3k\\3k = 15\\k = 5\end{aligned}\)

And

\(\begin{aligned}{c} - 10 + 5k = 15\\5k = 25\\k = 5\end{aligned}\)

So, the value of \(k\) is 5.

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