\begin{aligned} & A^2=A \cdot A \\ & =\left|\begin{array}{lll}2 & 0 & 1 \\ 3 & 4 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 3\end{aligned}\right|\left|\[\begin{array}{lll}2 & 0 & 1 \\ 3 & 4 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 3\end{array}\]\right| \\ & =\left[\[\begin{array}{lll}4+0+2 & 0+0+1 & 2+0+3 \\ 6+12+4 & 0+16+2 & 3+8+6 \\ 4+3+6 & 0+4+3 & 2+2+9\end{array}\]\right] \\ & =\left|\[\begin{array}{ccc}6 & 1 & 5 \\ 22 & 18 & 17 \\ 13 & 7 & 13\end{array}\]\right| \\ & \therefore f(A)=A^2+3 A-5 I \\ & =\left|\[\begin{array}{ccc}6 & 1 & 5 \\ 22 & 18 & 17 \\ 13 & 7 & 13\end{array}\]\right|+3\left|\[\begin{array}{lll}2 & 0 & 1 \\ 3 & 4 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 3\end{array}\]\right|-5\left|\[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\]\right| \\ & =\left[\[\begin{array}{ccc}6 & 1 & 5 \\ 22 & 18 & 17 \\ 13 & 7 & 13\end{array}\]\right]+\left[\[\begin{array}{ccc}6 & 0 & 3 \\ 9 & 12 & 6 \\ 6 & 3 & 9\end{array}\]\right]-\left[\[\begin{array}{lll}5 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 5\end{array}\]\right] \\ & =\left|\[\begin{array}{lll}6+6-5 & 1+0-0 & 5+3-0 \\ 22+5-0 & 18+12-5 & 17+6-0 \\ 13+6-0 & 7+3-0 & 13+9-5\end{array}\]\right|=\left[\[\begin{array}{ccc}7 & 1 & 8 \\ 31 & 25 & 23 \\ 19 & 10 & 17\end{array}\]\right] \text{ Ans. } \\ & \end{aligned}
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