Matrices Worksheet (2)

1- Evaluate the determinant for the following matrices:

3 5 −5 1 𝑎−3 5
a- [ ] b- [ ] c- [√2 √6] d- [ ]
−1 6 −4 −3 4 √3 −3 𝑎−2
−2 7 6 3 0 0 𝑐 −4 3 3 0 0
e- [ 5 1 −2] f- [2 −1 5 ] g- [2 1 𝑐 ] h- [2 1 𝑐]
3 8 4 3 8 −4 4 𝑐−1 2 4 𝑐−1 2

2- Find all value of 𝑎 for which det 𝐴 = 0

𝑎−4 0 0
𝑎−2 1
a- 𝐴 = [ ] b- 𝐴 = [ 0 𝑎 2 ]
−5 𝑎+4
0 3 𝑎−1

3- Verify that det 𝐴 = det 𝐴𝑇

2 1 5
−2 1
a- 𝐴 = [ ] b- 𝐴 = [−1 2 −3]
3 4
3 4 6
4- Verify that det(𝑘𝐴) = 𝑘 𝑛 det 𝐴 where 𝑛 is the number of rows

2 −1 3
−1 2
a- 𝐴 = [ ]; 𝑘 = 2 b- 𝐴 = [3 2 1] ; 𝑘 = −2
3 4
1 4 5

5- Find all numbers 𝑥 such that the matrix be singular, i.e. not invertible.

12 − 𝑥 4
𝐴=[ ]
8 8−𝑥

6- Find the inverses of the following matrices (where it possible):

0 3 −1 2
a- 𝐴 = [ ] c- 𝐵 = [ ]
4 0 3 4

1 −1 cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
b- 𝐶 = [ ] d- 𝐴 = [ ]
−2 2 −sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃

1 −2 3
7- Let 𝐴 = [ 6 7 −1]
−3 1 4
 a- Find all minors of 𝐴 b- find all cofactors

8- Find the 𝐴−1 for the following matrices:

2 5 5 2 0 3
a- 𝐴 = [−1 7 0] c- 𝐴 = [ 0 3 2 ]
2 4 3 −2 0 −4

1 0 2 3 2 −1
b- 𝐴 = [−3 4 6] d- 𝐴 = [1 6 3]
−1 −2 3 2 −4 0