PU–2–IMP Matrices

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Matrices 1 – 1 1 9

One mark questions

1. Define the following matrices : Square matrix
Answer: A matrix having number of rows equal to numbers of columns is called a square matrix
(1 mark)
2. Write the order and number of elements of the following
A  0 1 2 3

Answer: Order of A is 1 4 number of elements = 4 (1 mark)

3. If a matrix has 24 elements, what are the possible orders it can have? What if it has 13 elements.
Answer: 24  1 24 and 24 1
 2 12 and 12  2  3  8 and 8  3
 4  6 and 6  4
 There are 8 matrices having 24 elements of the orders 24 1, 1 24, 2 12, 12  2, 3  8, 8  3, 4  6 and

6 4 (1 mark)
These are 2 matrices having 13 elements with orders 13 1, 113 .

Two marks questions

4. Find the x, y and z from the following

 x  y  x  9 
 4 3  y z 
(a)    (b)  x  z   5 
 x 5  1 5   y  z  7 

 4 3  y z 
Answer: (a)   
 x 5  1 5 
 y  4, x  1, z  3 (1 mark)

 x  y  z  9 
(b)  x  z   5 
 y  z  7 

 x  y  z  9, x  z  5, y  z  7

y  z  7, x  7  9  x  2

2  z  5  z  3, y  z  7  y  3  7  y  4

x  2, y  4 and z  3 (1 mark)

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2 5  0 4
5. Verify whether (a) A    is symmetric matrix and (b) B    is skew symmetric
5 4  4 0 

2 5 2 5
Answer: (a) A     A'     A '  A  A is symmetric matrix (1 mark)
5 4 5 4

 0 4 0 4  0 4
(b) B   , B'     B '   
 4 0 4 0   4 0 
 B   B ' or B '  B  B is skew symmetric (1 mark)

2 1 4 7
6. If A    and B   6 5  show that AB  BA
 3 4   

2 1 4 7  8  6 14  5  14 19 
Answer: AB         …(1) (1 mark)
 3 4 6 5 12  24 21  20 36 41

 4 7   2 1   8  21 4  28  29 32 
BA       …(2)
6 5  3 4 12  15 6  20  27 26
From (1) & (2) AB  BA (1 mark)

Three marks questions

1 2 
7. Express   as sum of symmetric and skew symmetric matrixes
3 4 

1 2 1 3 
Answer: Let A     A'    (1 mark)
3 4   2 4

1 2 1 3  2 5
A  A'      (Symmetric)
3 4   2 4   5 8 

1 2 1 3 0 1
A  A'      (Skew symmetric) (1 mark)
3 4   2 4   1 0 
1 1
A  A  A '   A  A '
2 2
 1 5 / 2  0 1/ 2 1 2
A   (1 mark)
5 / 2 4  1/ 2 0  3 4 

 3 5
8. If A    then find A  5 A  14I
2
 4 2 

 3 5  3 5  29 25

Answer: A2      (1 mark)
 4 2   4 2   20 24 

 15 25 14 0 
5A    and 14 I    (1 mark)
 20 10   0 14 

 29 25  15 25 14 0 

A2  5 A  14 I     
 20 24   20 10   0 14
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  29  15  14  25  25  0 0 0
   (1 mark)
 20  20  0  24  10  14  0 0

4 4 7   3 2 1 
9. If 2 A  B    and A  2 B    , Find A and B
7 3 4   1 1 2

4 4 7
Answer: 2 A  B    …(1)
7 3 4 

 3 2 1 
A  2B    …(2)
 1 1 2
(Redundant, hence removed)

 6 4 2
2 A  4B    ...(3) (1 mark)
 2 2 4

10 0 5 2 0 1 
Subtracting, (3) from (1) 5B    B    (1 mark)
 5 5 0 1 1 0 

4 4 7 4 4 7 2 0 1
2A  B    2A    
7 3 4  7 3 4 1 1 0

 2 4 6 1 2 3
 2A    A   (1 mark)
 6 2 4 3 1 2

Five marks questions

1 3 1 4
10. If A    and B    verify  AB  '  B ' A ' .
2 4 2 5

1 3  1 2 1 4  1 2 
Answer: A   , A'    , B  , B'    (1 mark)
 2 4 3 4  2 5 4 5

1 3 1 4  7 19 
AB      (1 mark)
 2 4  2 5  10 28

 7 10 
LHS   AB     …(1) (1 mark)
19 28

1 2 1 2
RHS  B ' A '    
 4 5  3 4 

 7 10 
RHS    …(2) (1 mark)
19 28
From (1) & (2) LHS = RHS (1 mark)

 1 2 3
11. If A   3 2 1 show that A3  23 A  40I
 4 2 1

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1 2 3 1 2 3 19 4 8 
Answer: A   3 2 1  3 2 1   1 12 8 
2
(1 mark)
 4 2 1  4 2 1 14 6 15

19 4 8  1 2 3  63 46 69 
A3  A2 A   1 12 8   3 2 1  69 6 23 (1 mark)
14 6 15  4 2 1 92 46 63

1 2 3  23 46 69 
23 A  23  3 2 1  69 46 23 (1 mark)
 4 2 1 92 46 23

1 0 0   40 0 0 
40 I  40 0 1 0    0 40 0  …(1) (1 mark)
0 0 1   0 0 40 

 63 46 69  23 46 69   40 0 0 
A  23 A  69 6 23  69 46 23   0 40 0 
3
…(2) (1 mark)
92 46 63 92 46 23  0 0 40 

From 1 &  2 

 A3  23 A  40I

1 2  2 0  1 1
12. If A    , B  and C    calculate AB, AC and A  B  C  . Verify the
2 1  1 3   2 3
AB  AC  A  B  C 

1 2   2 0   2  2 0  6   4 6 
Answer: AB       (1 mark)
 2 1  1 3  4  1 0  3   5 3 

 1 2   1 1  1  4 1  6   5 7 
AC       (1 mark)
 2 1   2 3  2  2 2  3  4 5

9 13
Addition  AB  AC    …(1) (1 mark)
9 8 

 2 0   1 1
BC    
1 3  2 3

3 1 
  (1 mark)
3 6 

 1 2  3 1 
A B  C     
 2 1  3 6 

9 13
  …(2) (1 mark)
9 8 
 from (1) and (2) A  B  C   AB  AC

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