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Let θ be a real number. Then check whether the matrices [ cos θ − sin θ sin θ cos θ ] and [e iθ −0 0 e −iθ ] are similar over the field of complex numbers

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Let

A = \(\begin{bmatrix} cos \theta & -sin \theta \\[0.3em] sin \theta& \cos \theta\\[0.3em] \end{bmatrix}\)

B = \(\begin{bmatrix} e^{i\theta} &0 \\[0.3em] 0 & e^{-i \theta} \end{bmatrix}\)

Let eigen values of matrix A is \(\lambda\)1 & \(\lambda\)2.

And also let eigen values of matrix B is \(\mu\)1 & \(\mu\)2.

\(\because\) Trace of any matrix is equal to sum of diagonal elements.

\(\therefore\) Trace of matrix A is  \(\lambda\)1 +  \(\lambda\)2 = cos\(\theta\) + cos\(\theta\) = 2 cos\(\theta\)

(\(\because\) Trace of matrix = sum of eigen values of that matrix)

And trace of matrix B is \(\mu\)1 + \(\mu\)2 = e\(i \theta\) + e\(-i \theta\) 

 \(\mu\)1 + \(\mu\)2 = ( cos\(\theta\) + i sin\(\theta\)) + (cos\(\theta\) - i sin\(\theta\)) = 2cos\(\theta\)

Thus,  \(\lambda\)1 +  \(\lambda\)2 = \(\mu\)1 + \(\mu\)2 .........(1)

Now |A| = \(\begin{bmatrix} cos \theta & -sin \theta \\[0.3em] sin \theta& \cos \theta\\[0.3em] \end{bmatrix}\) = cos2\(\theta\) + sin2\(\theta\) = 1.

Thus \(\lambda\)1 \(\lambda\)2 = 1 (\(\because \)|A| = Product of eigen values of matrix A)

And |B| = \(\begin{bmatrix} e^{i\theta} &0 \\[0.3em] 0 & e^{-i \theta} \end{bmatrix}\) =  e\(i \theta\) . e\(-i \theta\) - 0

=  \(e^{i\theta - i \theta}\) = e0 = 1.

Thus,  \(\mu\)\(\mu\)= 1

Then,   \(\lambda\)1 \(\lambda\)2 =  \(\mu\)\(\mu\)2.

Now, ( \(\lambda\)1 - \(\lambda\)2)2 =  ( \(\lambda\)1 + \(\lambda\)2)2 + 4 \(\lambda\)1\(\lambda\)2

\(\big(\)\(\mu\)1 + \(\mu\)2\(\big)\)2 + 4 \(\mu\)1\(\mu\)2

=   \(\big(\)\(\mu\)1 - \(\mu\)2\(\big)\)2

\(\Rightarrow\)  \(\lambda\)1\(\lambda\)2 =  \(\mu\)1 - \(\mu\)..........(2)

or  \(\lambda\)1 - \(\lambda\)2 = -( \(\mu\)1 - \(\mu\)2) =  \(\mu\)2 - \(\mu\)......... (3)

Case - I 

By adding equation (1) and (2), we get.

2\(\lambda\)1 = 2 \(\mu\)1 \(\Rightarrow\) \(\lambda\)1 =  \(\mu\)1

Then form equation (1) we get \(\lambda\)2 = \(\mu\)2.

Case II

By adding equations (1) and (3), we get

\(\lambda\)1 = 2\(\mu\)2 \(\Rightarrow\) \(\lambda\)1 = \(\mu\)2.

Then from equation (1), we get \(\lambda\)2 = \(\mu\)1

Hence, eigen values of both matrices A and B are same.

Therefore, both matrices A and B are similar matrices 

Hence, both given matrices are similar over the field of complex numbers for any real value of \(\theta\).



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