Department of Mathematics

Assoc. Prof. W. Emam

Spring 2019

Mathematics
for Management Students (MATH-201)
Worksheet Nr. (3)

Vectors & Matrices

Exercise 1:
1 2 5 6 −1 0
Let A = [ ], 𝐵=[ ], 𝐶=[ ]
3 4 7 8 3 −3

3 1 −2 2 0 1
−1 2 0 −2 −1 0
𝐷=[ ], 𝐸=[ ], 𝐹=[ ]
3 −2 5 −3 0 0
2 6 5 1 2 2

Find (if the required operation is defined)

(𝑎) 𝐴 + 𝐵 (b)DE (c)3F − 5E (d) 3CB − A (e) A2 − B2

Exercise 2:

1 4 2 0 −2 3
Let 𝐴 = [ 3 0 −1], B= [2 1 −6]
−1 1 −2 1 −1 3
F i n d 𝐴𝐵 a n d 𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝑇

Exercise 3:
Decide whether the following statements are true or false (correct the false statement):
i. If 𝐴, 𝐵 are any suitable matrices, then (𝐴 + 𝐵)2 = 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 + 2𝐴𝐵.
ii. For any two matrices 𝐴 and 𝐵 if 𝐴𝐵 = 0, the 𝐴 = 0 or 𝐵 = 0.
iii. If 𝐴, 𝐵 are any square matrices, then 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴.
Exercise 4:
1 0
0 1 9
Let 𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 and 𝑆 = 𝑄𝑃, where 𝑃 = [0 −1] , 𝑄 = [ ].
3 7 −4
2 9
Determine the following elements (if they exist) of 𝑅 and 𝑆 without computing the
product of matrices.
(𝑎) 𝑟21 (𝑏) 𝑟32 (𝑐) 𝑠21 (𝑑) 𝑠11 and (𝑒) 𝑟23 .