$$BB' = B\left( {{A^{ - 1}}A'} \right)' = B\left( {A'} \right)'\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)' = BA\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)'$$

$$ = \left( {{A^{ - 1}}A'} \right)\left( {A\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)'} \right)$$

$$ = {A^{ - 1}}A.A'.\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)'\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$\left\{ {} \right.$$ as $$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$AA' = A'A$$ $$\left. \, \right\}$$

$$ = I\left( {{A^{ - 1}}A} \right)'$$

$$ = I.I = {I^2} = I$$

Consider

$$\left| {\matrix{ 3 & {1 + f\left( 1 \right)} & {1 + f\left( 2 \right)} \cr {1 + f\left( 1 \right)} & {1 + f\left( 2 \right)} & {1 + f\left( 3 \right)} \cr {1 + f\left( 2 \right)} & {1 + f\left( 3 \right)} & {1 + f\left( 4 \right)} \cr } } \right|$$

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \left| {\matrix{ {1 + 1 + 1} & {1 + \alpha + \beta } & {1 + {\alpha ^2} + {\beta ^2}} \cr {1 + \alpha + \beta } & {1 + {\alpha ^2} + {\beta ^2}} & {1 + {\alpha ^3} + {\beta ^3}} \cr {1 + {\alpha ^2} + {\beta ^2}} & {1 + {\alpha ^3} + {\beta ^3}} & {1 + {\alpha ^4} + {\beta ^4}} \cr } } \right|$$

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \left| {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 1 \cr 1 & \alpha & \beta \cr 1 & {{\alpha ^2}} & {{\beta ^2}} \cr } } \right| \times \left| {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 1 \cr 1 & \alpha & \beta \cr 1 & {{\alpha ^2}} & {{\beta ^2}} \cr } } \right|$$

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = {\left| {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 1 \cr 1 & \alpha & \beta \cr 1 & {{\alpha ^2}} & {{\beta ^2}} \cr } } \right|^2}$$

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = {\left[ {\left( {1 - \alpha } \right)\left( {1 - \beta } \right)\left( {\alpha - \beta } \right)} \right]^2}$$

So, $$k=1$$

$$\left| P \right| = 1\left( {12 - 12} \right) - \alpha \left( {4 - 6} \right) + $$

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,3\left( {4 - 6} \right) = 2\alpha - 6$$

Now, $$adj\,\,A = P\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \left| {adj\,A} \right| = \left| P \right|$$

$$ \Rightarrow {\left| A \right|^2} = \left| P \right|$$

$$ \Rightarrow \left| P \right| = 16$$

$$ \Rightarrow 2\alpha - 6 = 16$$

$$ \Rightarrow \alpha = 11$$

Let $$A{u_1} = \left( {\matrix{ 1 \cr 0 \cr 0 \cr } } \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,A{u_2} = \left( {\matrix{ 0 \cr 1 \cr 0 \cr } } \right)$$

Then, $$A{u_1} + A{u_2} = \left( {\matrix{ 1 \cr 0 \cr 0 \cr } } \right) + \left( {\matrix{ 0 \cr 1 \cr 0 \cr } } \right)$$

$$ \Rightarrow A\left( {{u_1} + {u_2}} \right) = \left( {\matrix{ 1 \cr 1 \cr 0 \cr } } \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( 1 \right)$$

Also, $$A = \left( {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 2 & 1 & 0 \cr 3 & 2 & 1 \cr } } \right)$$

$$ \Rightarrow \left| A \right| = 1\left( 1 \right) - 0\left( 2 \right) + 0\left( {4 - 3} \right) = 1$$

We know,

$${A^{ - 1}} = {1 \over {\left| A \right|}}\,adjA \Rightarrow {A^{ - 1}} = adj\left( A \right)$$

( as $$\left| A \right| = 1$$ )

Now, from equation $$(1)$$, we have

$${u_1} + {u_2} = {A^{ - 1}}\left( {\matrix{ 1 \cr 1 \cr 0 \cr } } \right)$$

$$ = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr { - 2} & 1 & 0 \cr 1 & { - 2} & 1 \cr } } \right]\left( {\matrix{ 1 \cr 1 \cr 0 \cr } } \right)$$

$$ = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr { - 1} \cr { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$