MODULE 12

MATEMATIK SPM ENRICHMENT

TOPIC : MATRICES
TIME : 2 HOURS
1.

(a)

The inverse matrix of

2
5 4

is m

4 n

Find the value of m and of n.

(b) Hence, using matrices, solve the following simultaneous equations : 3x
2y = 8
5x 4y = 13
Answer :
(a)

(b)
2.

Given that G =

(2)

Hence, using matrices, calculate the value of p and of q that

satisfies the following equation :
p 1

and the inverse matrix of G is

Answer :

2 n
find the value of m and of n.

(a)

1 4 3 ,
14 2 m

(a)

(b)
3.

(a)

Given that

(2)

(a)

3 5

1 0

0 1

find matrix A.

Hence, using the matrix method, find the value of r and s which
satisfy the simultaneous equations below.
-r +
2s = -4
-3r + 5s
= -9

Answer :

(b)
4.

Given matrix P =

(1)
(2)

5
6 8

and matrix PQ =

0 1

Find the matrix Q.

Hence, calculate by using the matrix method, the values of m and n
that
satisfy the following simultaneous linear
equations : 4m + 5n = 7
6m + 8n = 10

Answer :
(a)

(b)
5.

Given the matrix P is

3
8 5

1 0

0 1

(a)

Find the matrix Q so that PQ =

(b)

Hence, calculate the values of h and k, which satisfy the matrix equation:

3 h

8 5 k

Answer :

11

(a)

(b)
6.

(a)

Given matrix M =

4 2

(b)

(1)
(2)

(a)

, find the value of k if matrix M has no inverse.

Given the matrix equations

Answer :

6
8

x
y

4
1

and x

Find the value of h

Hence, find the value of x and y.

1 8
h

5 7

4
1

(b)
7.

It is given that matrix P =

(a)
(b)

5
2

does not have an inverse matrix.

Find the value of k.

If k = 1, find the inverse matrix of P and hence, using matrices, find the
values of x and y that satisfy the following simultaneous linear equations.
2x + 5y =
13 x 2y = -7

Answer :
(a)

(b)
8.

(a)

Find matrix M such that

1 3

(2)

4
1 3

Using matrices, calculate the values of x and y that satisfy the

following matrix equation.

Answer :

1 3 y

(a)

(b)

9.

(a)

Find the inverse of matrix

(2)

(a)

(b)

5 2

Hence, using matrices, calculate the values of d and e that satisfy the
following simultaneous equations :
2d e = 7
5d e = 16

Answer :

10.

Given matrix M =

(a)
(b)

, find

the inverse matrix of M

hence, using matrices, the values of u and v that satisfy the following
simultaneous equations :
u 2v = 8
2u + 5v = 7

Answer :
(a)

(b)
MODULE 12 - ANSWERS
TOPIC : MATRICES
1.

(a)

1
m=

1m

n =2

1m

(b) 3

2 x
4

13

4
1

1m

2 8

13

1m

x=3

1m

1
y=

1m

n =4
m=5

1m
1m

2.

(a)
(b) 5

3 p

2 4

1m

5 8

14 2

1m

p=2
q = -3

1m
1m

2m
3.

A=

(a)

3 1

(b)

1m

2 r

1 5

3 5

1 3

r = -2
s = -3

4.

(a)

P=

1 8

32 30 6

1 8

5 m

6 8

5.

(a)

2 6

1m

10

n = -1

1m

5
1

20 (24) 8
1 5 3

8 4

8 4 11
2

2 100

6.

1m
1m

8 5 k 11
h 1
5 3 7

3 h 7

1m

1m

m=3

(b)

10

1m

2 6 4

(b)

1m

1m

h=1
k = -50

1m
1m

(a)

k = -12

1m

(b)

(i)

h = 26

1m

1 8 6

(
i
i
)

x
=
-1
y
=
4

5
k
7
.

( =
a
) 0

1
m
5
k
=
-4
k
=

1
m

x 1
3

(
b
) 2

1
5
2
1
3

1
2

26 5 7
26
1

26 13

=
1
y
=
3
8
.

(
a
1
) M

( x
b
)

4
6

13

x
=
1
y
=
2

1m

1m

1m
1m

1m

1m
1m
1m
2m

1m

1m
1m
1m
9.

(a)

6 5 5 3

(b) 2

2
1

1 5

1 d

 5 3 e 16
d
3 1 7
1

d=5
e=3
10.

(a)

5 (4) 2 1
5 2
1

9 2 1

(b)

2 u

5 v

2
u

1 5

2 8

9 2 1 7
v
1 54

9 9
6

1
u6
v 1
1m

1m

1m

1m

1 5 2 16
5
1

1m
1m

1m

1m

1m

1m

1m
1m