MATRICES

1. If a matrix has 24 elements what are the possible orders it can have? What if,
it has 13 elements?
2. Construct a 2X2 matrix A= [aij], whose elements are given by: a a ij = i+2j
3. Construct a 3X2 matrix A= [aij], whose elements are given by:
(i) [aij] = |i-3j|
(ii) [aij] = (i+2j)2 /2
4. Write the value of x-y+z, if matrix

x+ y+ z y+ z x+ z =

9 7 5

] [ ]
] [ ]
]
[
]
[ ] [ ]

5. Find the value of y if

6. Find the value of x if

7. If

9 1 4
2 1 3

[]
2
3

8. If x

+y

[
[

xy 2
x
5

3 x + y y
2 yx 3

1 2 1
0 4 9

=A+

1
1

2 2
3 5

1 2
5 3

, find A

10
5

9. Find the value of x+y from the following matrix equation:

3 4
1 2

7 6
15 14

10.Find the value of a matrix X such that 2A+B+X=0 where

A=

11. If

[ ]
[ ]
[ ][ ] [ ]
[ ]
1 2
3 4

B=

1 2 3 1
3 4 2 5

12.If A=

2 3
1 2

3 2
1 5

7 11
k 23

, then write the value of k.

, prove that A3-4A2+A=0

x
7

5
y3

13.If A=

14.If A=

[
[

15.If f(x)=

16.If A=

1 0
1 7

]
]

, such that A2-8A+kI=0

3 4
4 3

, find f(A), where f(x)=x2-5x+7

cosx sinx 0
sinx cosx 0
0
0
1

cosx sinx
sinx cosx

, show that f(x).f(y)=f(x+y)

, prove that An=

cosnx sinnx
sinnx cosnx

, for all n.

17.Solve for x,y given that

][ ] [ ]

2 3 x
1
=
1 1 y
3

18.Solve for x and y , given that

19.If A=
I)
II)

x
3y

[ ] [ ]

2 3 I = 1 0 ,
then
1 12
0 1

Find and ,so that A2=A+ I

Prove that A3-4A2+A=o

20.Find the matrix A such that

[ ]
[
[ ]
1 1
0 1

21.Find a 2x2 matrix B such that B

22.If A=

][ ] [ ]

y 1
3
=
x 2
5

[ ]
4 1
5 8

A=

1 2
1 4

2 3 3 5
1 0 1

=6I.

, show that A+AT is a symmetric matrix, where AT denotes the

transpose of A.
23.If A=

[ ]
1 4
3 7

, show that A- AT is skew symmetric, where AT is the transpose

of A.
24.If the matrix

25.If the matrix

0 65 x
x2
7

2
1
x+ y

is symmetric, find the value of x.

x y 5
0
4
z
7

is symmetric, find the values of x,y and z.\

26. For what values of x, is the matrix A=

0
1 2
1 0
3
x 3 0

27.Find ( A+AT){Symmetric} and (A-AT){Skew-symmetric} where A=

0
a b
a 0 c
b c b