matrices
matrices
CLASS WORK
x 5 3 4 7 14
1. (i) Find x, y , if 2
y 3 1 2 15 14
. Ans : x 2, y 9
7
2 −1 1
(ii) Solve for x : [1 𝑥] [ ] [ ] = [0] .
1 2 3
(Ans: 1/7).
2 −3 5
2. If A = [3 2 −4], then verify that A( adjA) = |A|I. Also find A-1 .
1 1 −2
1 1 0 2 2 4
3. If A 2 3 4 and B 4 2 4 are two square matrices, find AB and hence solve
0 1 2 2 1 5
the system of linear equations: x y 3,2 x 3 y 4 z 17, y 2 z 7 .
2 0 1
4. Let A =[2 1 3]. Find A2 -5A + 4I and hence find a matrix X
1 −1 0
such that A2 -5A + 4I + X = O.
−1 −1 −3 1 1 3
(Ans :[−1 −3 −10] , X = [1 3 10 ] ).
−5 4 2 5 −4 −2
5. Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix and
3 −2 −4
verify your result . [ 3 −2 −5]
−1 1 2
2 −3 5
6. If A = [3 2 −4] find A-1. Using A-1 solve the system of equations
1 1 −2
2 x 3 y 5 z 11
3 x 2 y 4z 5
x y 2z 3
Ans : x 1, y 2, z 3
MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS
HOME WORK
1 3 2 1
1. Find the value of x such that 1 x 1 2 5 1 2 0 .
15 3 2 x
2 0 1
2. If A =[2 1 3]. Find A2 -5A + 4I and hence find a matrix X
1 −1 0
−1 −1 −3 1 1 3
such that A2 -5A + 4I + X = O. (Ans :[−1 −3 −10] , X = [1 3 10 ] ).
−5 4 2 5 −4 −2
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
3. Use product [0 2 −3] [ 9 2 −3] to solve the system of equations
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
x y 2z 1 , 2 y 3z 1 , 3 x 2 y 4z 2 ans : x 0, y 5, z 3
1 0 2
4. If A = 0 2 1 , then show that A3 6A 2 7 A 2I 0
2 0 3
6 8 5
5. Express A= 4 2 3 is the sum of a symmetric and a Skew-symmetric matrix.
9 7 1
3 2 1
6. If A , then find A and use it to solve the following system of equations:
5 7
3x 5y 11 , 2x 7 y 3 . Ans : x 2, y 1.
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