Matrix and Determinant

Prepared by: Indu K. Lama

Matrix and Determinant
(For SEE Question # 2b)
 Define singular matrix. Define non-singular matrix.

A singular matrix is a matrix with A matrix whose determinant is not

its determinant zero. zero.
 Define inverse of a matrix.

If A and B are two matrices of order 2×2, then A and B are said to be inverse of each other
if and only if AB = BA = I, where I is the identity matrix of order 2.
 Question # 1 Question # 2
a b 2 -1
If matrix A =   , what is the Evaluate : .
c d 3 7
value of A ?
 Question # 3 Question # 4
What is the value of determinant of an identity matrix? If A and B be two square matrices of same order and are
inverse of each other, find the determinant of AB.
 Question # 5 Question # 6
𝟐𝒙 −𝟔 𝒚 𝟖
If A = be a singular matrix, work out the value of For what value of x, the matrix has no inverse?
𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟒
x.
 Question # 7 Question # 8
Write the determinant of a matrix A which is a singular 𝟑𝒚 −𝟔
matrix. If = 0, work out the value of y.
𝟓 𝟒
 Question # 9 Question # 10
𝟐𝐱 𝟔𝐲 𝟐𝐱 −𝟖
Show that: is a singular matrix. For what value of x, the inverse of the matrix
𝟐𝐱 𝟒𝐲 𝟔 𝟒
can not be defined?
 Question # 11 Question # 12
 a a +b
If
2 3
= 0. Find the value of y.
If matrix A =   , what
a -b a  -4 y
is the value of A ?
 Question # 13 Question # 14
𝟓𝐱 −𝟔 𝐚 − 𝐛 −𝐛
If = 0, work out the value of x. Evaluate: .
𝟓 𝟒 𝐛 𝐚+𝐛
 Question # 15 Question # 16
𝐚𝟏 𝐛𝟏
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 −𝒚𝟐 Write the adjoint of matrix A = .
Evaluate: . 𝐚𝟐 𝐛𝟐
𝒚𝟐 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐
 Question # 17 Question # 18
𝟐 −𝟏 𝒙 𝟐 In the equation a1x + b1y = c1 and a2x + b2y = c2, what is the
Express 𝒚 = as linear equations. value of D as per the Cramer’s rule?
𝟓 𝟑 −𝟔
 Question # 19 Question # 20
In the equation a1x + b1y = c1 and a2x + b2y = c2, what is the In the equation a1x + b1y = c1 and a2x + b2y = c2, what is the
value of D1 according to the Cramer’s rule? value of D2 according to the Cramer’s rule?
 Question # 21 Question # 22
Under what condition, the solution of simultaneous If D = 14, D1 = 21 and D2 = 42, workout the value of x and y.
equations in two variables does not exist?
Matrix and Determinant
(For SEE Question # 7(a and b)
 Question # 1 Question # 2
𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 𝟑 𝟑 𝟐 𝟐 𝟑
If A = , and B = , work out the When P = , and Q = , work out the
𝟑 −𝟏 −𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟎 𝟎 𝟏
determinant of (A + B + I). Where I is the unit matrix of determinant of (3P – 2Q).
order 2.
 Question # 3 Question # 4
𝟐 𝟑 𝟎 −𝟏 𝟏 𝟎 −𝟏 𝟐
If A = , and B = , work out 𝐀𝐁 . When A = , and B = , show that: 𝐀𝐁 =
𝟒 −𝟏 𝟓 𝟐 −𝟓 𝟐 −𝟑 𝟒
𝐀 × 𝐁.
 Question # 5 Question # 6
𝟓 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓
Define a non-singular matrix. Show that: is a When A = , and 𝐀 = 9, work out the value of y.
−𝟏𝟎 −𝟔 𝟑 𝒚
singular matrix.
 Question # 7 Question # 8
−𝟒 𝟓 𝟒 𝟔 𝟓 −𝟐
If A = ,B= , and 𝐀 − 𝐁 − 𝟓𝐈 = 14, work When A = , find 𝐀𝐀𝐓 .
𝟕 𝟖 𝒙 𝟑 −𝟏 𝟑
out the value of x.
 Question # 9 Question # 10
𝟏 𝟐 𝟒 𝟏 Define a singular matrix. For what value of y, the matrix A
If A = ,B= , and 𝐀𝐁 = 6, work out the
𝟑 𝟒 𝒚 𝟑 𝟒 𝟑
value of y. = does not have its inverse?
𝒙 𝟑
 Question # 11 Question # 12
𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 −𝟏 −𝟒 𝟏
If A = ,B= , show that AB does not have its Find the inverse of the matrix A = .
𝟑 𝟔 𝟎 𝟑 𝟑 𝟔
inverse.
 Question # 13 Question # 14
𝟏 𝟒 −𝟏 𝟏 −𝟐 𝟏 𝟒
If A– 1 = , work out the matrix A. If the inverse of the matrix
𝟎 𝒎
is the matrix
𝒏 𝟐
,
𝟏𝟎 −𝟐 𝟑
work out the value of m and n.
 Question # 15 Question # 16
𝐜 −𝟏 𝟐 −𝟏 −𝟏 𝟐
If P = is the inverse of the matrix , work If the inverse of the matrix A = is the matrix B =
𝟓 −𝟐 𝐛 −𝟑 𝟐𝐩 −𝟕
out the value of b and c. 𝐫 𝟐
, work out the value of m and n.
𝟒 𝟏
 Question # 17 Question # 18
𝟓 −𝟑 𝟏𝟑 −𝟑 𝟓 𝟏𝟑 According to Cramer’s rule, find the value of 𝑫𝟏 and 𝑫𝟐 for
When D = , 𝐃𝐱 = and 𝐃𝐲 = , work
𝟏 −𝟓 𝟕 −𝟓 𝟏 𝟕 ax + by = c and px + qy = r.
out the value of x and y using Cramer’s rule.
 Question # 19 Question # 20
Work out the value of 𝑫𝒙 and 𝑫𝒚 using Cramer’s rule from If the equations px + 5y = 21 and 2x + 3y = 13 have 𝐃𝒚 = -3
the equations 2x – y = 5 and x – 2y = 1. then find the value of p by using Cramer’s rule.
 Question # 21 Question # 22
𝟓 𝟑 𝟗 𝟑 𝟓 𝟗 𝟏 −𝟓 𝟖 −𝟓 𝟏 𝟖
When D = , 𝐃𝐱 = and 𝐃𝐲 = , write When D = , 𝐃𝐱 = and 𝐃𝐲 = , write
𝟒 𝟕 𝟏𝟑 𝟕 𝟒 𝟏𝟑 𝟔 𝟏𝟏 𝟕 𝟏𝟏 𝟔 𝟕
the equations corresponding to these values. the equations corresponding to these values.
Matrix and Determinant
(For SEE Question # 14)
 Question # 1 Question # 2
5x + 3y = 9 and 4y + 7x = 13 5x + 2y – 3 = 0 and x + 2y – 5 = 0
 Question # 3 Question # 4
5 10 2 3
+ 3y = 7 and 7y - = 12. x - = 4 and 2x + = 1.
x x y y
Question # 5 Question # 6
3 2 6 2 4 3 3 2 1
= + 2 and - = 1. + =1 & - = .
y x x y x y x y 24
Solve the following equations using
Cramer's rule:
 Question # 1 Question # 2
3x + 2y - 3 = 0 and 4x - y + 7 = 0 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 and 4y + 13 = 5x
 Question # 3 Question # 4
4 1 6
3x + = 7 and x + = 3. x + - 7 = 0 and 2xy + 4 = 10y.
y y y
 Question # 5 Question # 6
10 12 25 2 6 3 4 3
+ - 6 = 0 and - - 2 = 0. - 4 + = 0 and - - 1 = 0.
x y x y x y x y