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Operajtions with Matrices

Perform the indicated operations. If the matrix does not exist, write impossible.

⎡ 8 3 ⎤ ⎡ 0 -7 ⎤
1. [5 -4] + [4 5] 2. ⎢ -⎢ 
⎣ -1 -1 ⎦ ⎣ 6 2 ⎦

⎡ 4⎤
⎡ 5 -1 2 ⎤ ⎡ 9 9 2 ⎤
3. [3 1 6] + -1 ⎢  4. ⎢ +⎢ 
⎣ 1 8 -6 ⎦ ⎣ 4 6 4 ⎦
⎣ 2⎦

5. 3[9 4 -3] 6. [6 -3] - 4[ 4 7 ]

⎡ 8⎤ ⎡ 2⎤
⎡-2 5 ⎤ ⎡1 1⎤
7. -2 ⎢ +⎢ 
⎣ 5 9 ⎦ ⎣1 1⎦
⎢ 
8. 3 0 - 4 2 ⎢ 
⎣-3 ⎦ ⎣10 ⎦

⎡-4 6⎤ ⎡ 6 5⎤
⎡ 3 1 3⎤ ⎡1 -1 5 ⎤
⎢  ⎢
9. 5 10 1 + 2 -3 -2  10. 3 ⎢  - 2⎢
⎣-4 7 5⎦

⎣6 6 -3 ⎦
⎣-1 1⎦ ⎣ 1 0⎦

Use matrices A, B, and C to find the following.

⎡3 2 ⎤ ⎡2 2 ⎤ ⎡ -3 4 ⎤
A=⎢ , B = ⎢ , and C = ⎢ .
⎣4 3⎦ ⎣ 1 -2 ⎦ ⎣ 3 1⎦

11. A + B 12. B - C

13. B - A 14. A + B + C

15. 3B 16. -5C

17. A - 4C 18. 2B + 3A

Al Nahda National Schools / Boys 1 Mathematics Department

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Operations with Matrices

Perform the indicated operations. If the matrix does not exist, write impossible.

⎡ 2 -1 ⎤ ⎡-6 9⎤ ⎡ 4⎤ ⎡-67 ⎤
⎢  ⎢
1. 3 7 + 7 -11  ⎢  ⎢
2. -71 - 45 
⎣14 -9 ⎦ ⎣-8 17 ⎦ ⎣ 18⎦ ⎣-24 ⎦

⎡-1 0⎤ ⎡ -3 16 ⎤ ⎡2 -1 8 ⎤ ⎡-1 4 -3 ⎤
3. -3 ⎢  + 4⎢  4. 7 ⎢  - 2⎢ 
⎣ 17 -11 ⎦ ⎣-21 12 ⎦ ⎣4 7 9 ⎦ ⎣ 7 2 -6 ⎦

⎡1 ⎤ ⎡0 ⎤ ⎡10⎤ 3⎡ 8 12⎤ 2 ⎡ 27 -9 ⎤
5. -2 ⎢  + 4 ⎢  - ⎢  6. − ⎢  + −⎢ 
⎣ 2⎦ ⎣ 5⎦ ⎣18⎦ 4 ⎣-16 20⎦ 3 ⎣ 54 -18 ⎦

⎡ 4 -1 0 ⎤ ⎡-2 4 5 ⎤ ⎡ 10 -8 6 ⎤
Use matrices A = ⎢ , B = ⎢ , and C = ⎢  to find
the following. ⎣ -3 6 2 ⎦ ⎣ 1 0 9⎦ ⎣-6 -4 20 ⎦

7. A - B 8. A - C

9. -3B 10. 4B - A

11. -2B - 3C 12. A + 0.5C

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Multiplying Matrices
Determine whether each matrix product is defined. If so, state the dimensions of
the product.

1. A2 × 5 · B5 × 1 2. M1 × 3 · N3 × 2

3. B3 × 2 · A3 × 2 4. R4 × 4 · S4 × 1

5. X3 × 3 · Y3 × 4 6. A6 × 4 · B4 × 5

Find each product, if possible.

⎡2⎤ ⎡5 6⎤ ⎡2 -5⎤
7. [3 2] · ⎢  8. ⎢ ·⎢ 
⎣1⎦ ⎣2 1⎦ ⎣3 1⎦

⎡ 1 3⎤ ⎡ 3⎤ ⎡ 3⎤ ⎡ 1 3⎤
9. ⎢ ·⎢  10. ⎢  · ⎢ 
⎣-1 1⎦ ⎣-2⎦ ⎣-2⎦ ⎣-1 1⎦

⎡0 -1⎤ ⎡-1 ⎤
11. [-3 4] · ⎢  12. ⎢  · [2 -3 -2]
⎣2 2⎦ ⎣ 3⎦

⎡ 5⎤ ⎡ 2 -2⎤
⎡4⎤ ⎡0 3⎤
⎢ 
13. 6 · ⎢ 
⎣8⎦
⎢
14. 4 5 · ⎢ 

⎣3 0⎦
⎣-3⎦ ⎣-3 1⎦

⎡-4 4⎤ ⎡2⎤
⎡3 -3⎤ ⎡0 1 1 ⎤
⎢
15. -2 1 · ⎢
⎣0 2⎦
 16. ⎢ · 2
⎣1 1 0 ⎦
⎢
⎣ 2 3⎦ ⎣2⎦

⎡2 1⎤ ⎡-3 2⎤ ⎡3 -1⎤
Use A = ⎢ , B = ⎢ , C = ⎢ , and c = 2 to determine whether the
⎣2 1⎦ ⎣ 5 1⎦ ⎣1 0⎦
following equations are true for the given matrices.

17. c (AC) = A(cC) 18. AB = BA

19. B(A + C) = AB + BC 20. c (A - B) = cA - cB

Al Nahda National Schools / Boys 3 Mathematics Department

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Multiplying Matrices
Determine whether each matrix product is defined. If so, state the dimensions of
the product.

1. A7 × 4 · B4 × 3 2. A3 × 5 · M5 × 8 3. M2 × 1 · A1 × 6

4. M3 × 2 · A3 × 2 5. P1 × 9 · Q9 × 1 6. P9 × 1 · Q1 × 9

Find each product, if possible.

⎡ 2 4 ⎤ ⎡ 3 -2 7⎤ ⎡ 2 4⎤ ⎡-3 0⎤
7. ⎢ ·⎢  8. ⎢ · ⎢ 
⎣ 3 -1 ⎦ ⎣ 6 0 -5⎦ ⎣ 7 -1⎦ ⎣ 2 5⎦

⎡-3 0 ⎤ ⎡ 2 4⎤ ⎡ 3 -2 7 ⎤ ⎡ 3 -2 7⎤
9. ⎢ ·⎢  10. ⎢ ·⎢ 
⎣ 2 5 ⎦ ⎣ 7 -1⎦ ⎣ 6 0 -5 ⎦ ⎣ 6 0 -5⎦

⎡ 1⎤ ⎡ 1⎤
11. [4 0 2] · ⎢ 
3 12. ⎢ 
3 · [4 0 2]
⎣-1 ⎦ ⎣-1 ⎦

⎡-6 2⎤ ⎡5 0⎤ ⎡ 6 11⎤
13. ⎢ ·⎢  14. [-15 -9] · ⎢ 
⎣ 3 -1⎦ ⎣0 5⎦ ⎣23 -10⎦

⎡1 3⎤ ⎡ 4 0⎤ ⎡-1 0⎤
Use A = ⎢ , B = ⎢ , C = ⎢ , and c = 3 to determine whether the
⎣3 1⎦ ⎣-2 -1⎦ ⎣ 0 -1⎦
following equations are true for the given matrices.

15. AC = CA 16. A(B + C) = BA + CA

17. (AB)c = c(AB) 18. (A + C)B = B(A + C)

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Determinants
Evaluate each determinant.

1. ⎪51 32⎥ 2. ⎪105 89⎥ 3. ⎪11 76⎥

4. ⎪23 15⎥ 5. ⎪05 89⎥ 6. ⎪32 128⎥

7. ⎪-58 ⎥
2
-6
8. ⎪-38 -71⎥ 9. ⎪-49 -21⎥

10. ⎪11 -56⎥ 11. ⎪-31 -34⎥ 12. ⎪-121 44⎥

13. ⎪36 -11

-5
⎥ 14.
-3
⎪-15 -2⎥ 15. ⎪-15 -142⎥

16. ⎪-10 42⎥ 17. ⎪-12 42⎥ 18. ⎪-12 56⎥

Al Nahda National Schools / Boys 5 Mathematics Department

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Inverse Matrices and Systems of Equations

Determine whether the matrices in each pair are inverses.
⎡1 0⎤ ⎡ -1 0 ⎤ ⎡2 3⎤ ⎡ -1 3 ⎤
1. X =⎢ , Y = ⎢  2. P = ⎢ , Q = ⎢ 
⎣1 1⎦ ⎣ 1 1⎦ ⎣1 1⎦ ⎣ 1 -2 ⎦

⎡ -1 0 ⎤ ⎡ -1 0 ⎤ ⎡ -2 5 ⎤ ⎡ 2 -5 ⎤
3. M = ⎢ , N = ⎢  4. A = ⎢ , B = ⎢ 
⎣ 0 3⎦ ⎣ 0 -3 ⎦ ⎣ -1 2 ⎦ ⎣ 1 -2 ⎦

⎡ 1 ⎤ ⎡ 1 2 ⎤
5. V = ⎢
⎡ 0 7⎤
, W =
⎣ -7 0 ⎦
0
1
−
⎣7
⎢  -−
7
0
⎦
⎡ -1 4 ⎤
6. X = ⎢
⎣ 1 2⎦
, Y = ⎢ 
⎣
-−
3
1
−
6
−
3
1
−
6⎦

⎡ 2 3 ⎤
⎡ 4 -3 ⎤
7. G = ⎢
⎣1 2⎦
, H =
⎣
1
-−
⎢
− −
11 11

11
4
−
11 ⎦
 ⎡ -4 -4 ⎤
8. D =⎢
⎣ -4 4 ⎦
⎡ -0.125 -0.125 ⎤
, E = ⎢ 
⎣ -0.125 -0.125 ⎦

Find the inverse of each matrix, if it exists.

⎡0 2⎤ ⎡1 1⎤ ⎡9 3⎤
9. ⎢  10. ⎢  11. ⎢ 
⎣4 0⎦ ⎣3 2⎦ ⎣6 2⎦

⎡ -2 -4 ⎤ ⎡ 1 -1 ⎤ ⎡ 3 6⎤
12. ⎢  13. ⎢  14. ⎢ 
⎣ 6 0⎦ ⎣3 3⎦ ⎣ -1 -2 ⎦

Use a matrix equation to solve each system of equations.

15. p - 3q = 6 16. -x - 3y = 2
2p + 3q = -6 -4x - 5y = 1

17. 2m + 2n = -8 18. -3a + b = -9

6m + 4n = -18 5a - 2b = 14

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Inverse Matrices and Systems of Equations

Determine whether each pair of matrices are inverses.
⎡2 1⎤ ⎡ -2 1⎤ ⎡ -3 2⎤ ⎡3 2⎤
1. M = ⎢ , N = ⎢  2. X = ⎢ , Y = ⎢ 
⎣3 2⎦ ⎣ 3 -2 ⎦ ⎣ 5 -3 ⎦ ⎣5 3⎦

⎡1 1 ⎤ ⎡ 3 1 ⎤
3. A = ⎢
⎡ 3 1⎤
, B =
⎣ -4 2 ⎦
5
2
−
⎣5
⎢ − -−
10
3
−
10 ⎦
 4. P = ⎢
⎡ 6 -2 ⎤
, Q =
⎣ -2 3 ⎦ ⎢ 
14
1
−
⎣ 7
− −
7
3
−
7⎦

Determine whether each statement is true or false.

5. All square matrices have multiplicative inverses.
6. All square matrices have multiplicative identities.

Find the inverse of each matrix, if it exists.

⎡ 4 5⎤ ⎡2 0⎤
7. ⎢  8. ⎢ 
⎣ -4 -3 ⎦ ⎣3 5⎦

⎡ -1 3 ⎤ ⎡ 2 5⎤
9. ⎢  10. ⎢ 
⎣ 4 -7 ⎦ ⎣ -1 3⎦

⎡ 2 -5 ⎤ ⎡4 6⎤
11. ⎢  12. ⎢ 
⎣3 1⎦ ⎣6 9⎦

Al Nahda National Schools / Boys 7 Mathematics Department