Assignment

(On Matrices)

1) Write down the orders of the following matrices:

1 −1 1 2 3 4
2 5 3
a) (4 5) , b) ( ), c) (5 6 7 8),
0 6 4
0 3 9 1 2 3

1 1 −1 0
d) (2) , e) (1 −1 1), f) [0 2 3].
3 4 5 6

𝑥 + 3𝑦 𝑦 4 −1
2) If [ ]=[ ], find the values of x and y.
7−𝑥 4 0 4

3) Find 3A-2B, 6A+7B and 4A-3B, when

6 −1 −1 2 7 10
A=[5 2 10 ] and B=[−3 6 8 ].
8 9 5 5 −3 −1

3 −1
2 1 4
4) If A=[ ] and B= [2 2 ], write the orders of AB and BA.
4 1 5
1 3
8 7 1
5) If A=[3 −6 −8]., find (A-I) (A-2I). Here I is a 3×3 identity matrix.
5 3 1
 6) Given the matrices

1 −3 2 1 4 1 0
A=[2 1 −3], B=[2 1 1 1] and
4 −3 −1 1 −2 1 2

2 1 −1 −2
C=[3 −2 −1 −1], verify that AB=AC.
2 −5 −1 0

4 −1 2 4
7) Evaluate [4 3 -1] [−1 0 1] [ 3 ]
2 1 0 −1

9 1 1 5
8) If P=[ ] and Q=[ ], find the matrix R such that 7P+8Q+2R is a null
4 3 7 12
matrix.

1 2 3
9) If A=[ ] , show that A’A and AA’ are symmetric matrices. Here A’ is
4 5 6
the transpose of A.

3 2 5
10) Write B =[4 1 3] , show that 𝐵 + 𝐵𝑇 and 𝐵 − 𝐵𝑇 are
0 6 7
symmetric and skew symmetric matrix, respectively.

1 −1
11) If matrix A=[ ] and 𝐴2 = 𝑘𝐴, write the value of k.
−1 1
 12) Using Adjoint method and elementary row transformations, find the
inverse of the following matrix (both ways)

2 −1 4 1 2 3
[4 0 2], [ 2 5 7]
3 −2 7 −2 −4 −5

𝑥 𝑥 3 4
13) If | |=| |, find the values of x.
1 𝑥 1 2

14) For what values of x, the following matrix is singular?

5−𝑥 𝑥+1
[ ]
2 4

1 2 2
15) If A=[2 1 2], verify that 𝐴2 − 4𝐴 − 5𝐼 = 0.
2 2 1

16) Use Cramer’s rule solve the following system of equation

i) 3x+4y+z=5, 2x+3y+z=4, x-y+2z=9

ii) X+2y-z=3, 3x+y+z=4, x-y+2z=6

17) Find the rank of the following matrices :

6 3 5 7 −1 0
i) [−10 2 8] ii) [ 1 1 4]
5 2 3 13 −3 −4

1 2 3 1
ii) [2 4 6 2]
1 2 3 2