If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $A^3 = (aA - I)(bA - I)$,where $a, b$ are integers and $I$ is a $3 \times 3$ unit matrix,then the value of $(a + b)$ is equal to:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, then $A^3 - 4A^2 - 6A$ is equal to:

Let $A$ and $B$ be $3 \times 3$ real matrices such that $A$ is a symmetric matrix and $B$ is a skew-symmetric matrix. Then the system of linear equations $(A^{2}B^{2} - B^{2}A^{2})X = O$,where $X$ is a $3 \times 1$ column matrix of unknown variables and $O$ is a $3 \times 1$ null matrix,has ....... .

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$, then the determinant of the matrix $(A^{2025} - 3A^{2024} + A^{2023})$ is

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -2 \\ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. If $M$ and $N$ are two matrices given by $M = \sum_{k=1}^{10} A^{2k}$ and $N = \sum_{k=1}^{10} A^{2k-1}$,then $MN^2$ is

For any $3 \times 3$ matrix $M$,let $| M |$ denote the determinant of $M$. Let $E=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 8 & 13 & 18 \end{bmatrix}$,$P=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ and $F=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 & 2 \\ 8 & 18 & 13 \\ 2 & 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$. If $Q$ is a nonsingular matrix of order $3 \times 3$,then which of the following statements is (are) $TRUE$?
$(A)$ $F = PEP$ and $P^2 = I$
$(B)$ $| EQ + PFQ^{-1} | = | EQ | + | PFQ^{-1} |$
$(C)$ $|(EF)^3| > |EF|^2$
$(D)$ The sum of the diagonal entries of $P^{-1}EP + F$ is equal to the sum of the diagonal entries of $E + P^{-1}FP$