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and (A + B)2 = (A2 + B2) then find the values of a and b.
Given : 
(A + B)2 = (A2 + B2)
To find : a and b
Formula used :

Where cij = ai1b1j + ai2b2j + ai3b3j + ……………… + ainbnj
If A is a matrix of order a
b and B is a matrix of order c
d ,then matrix AB exists and is of order a
d ,if and only if b = c
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It is given that (A + B)2 = (A2 + B2)
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Equating similar terms in the given matrices we get,
2 – 2a = -a + 1 and -2b = -b + 1
2 – 1 = -a + 2a and -2b + b = 1
1 = a and -b = 1
a = 1 and b = -1
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