Assignment : MALMD_MRA1

Number of Questions : 34 Time required : 5 Hours

LEVEL I :
1. Using matrices, solve the following systems of homogeneous equations :
i) 5x + 5y + 2z = 0 ii) 3x + y – 2z = 0
2x + 5y + 4z = 0 x+y+z=0
4x + 5y + 2z = 0 x  2y + z = 0.
2. Using matrices, solve the following systems of homogeneous equations :
i) 2x – 3y – z = 0 ii) x + y – z = 0
x + 3y – 2z = 0 x – 2y + z = 0
x – 3y = 0 3x + 6y – 5z = 0
0 2 y z 
 
3. Find the values of x, y, z; if the matrix A = x y  z  obeys the law AA = I
x  y z 

 0 1 2
4. If A =   , find the values of p and q such that (pI + qA) = A.
 1 1
5. Show that the matrix BAB is symmetric or skew-symmetric according as A is symmetric or skew-symmetric.
1 0  x 
6. Find x, if [x 1]      O.
 2  3 3
2 x  1 y 2  2  x  3 3y 
7. For what values of x and y are the following matrices equal A =  ,B=  .
 5 y 2  5y   5  6

2x  3y a  b 3  1  2 3 
8. Find x, y, a and b if   .
1 x  4y 3a  4b 11 6 29
a b  a 6  4 a  b
9. If 3     , find a, b, c, d
c d    1 2 d  c  d 3 
10. If A, B are square matrices of order 3, then prove that A & B will commute iff A  I3 and B  I3 commute for all scalars  .
 2  1  1  8  10
   
11. Find the matrix A such that  1 0  A   1  2  5  .
 3 4   9 22 15 

2  1 5 
 
12. Write the following as a single matrix : i) [1 2 3] 0 2 4  2  5 7 .
7 5 0 

3  1
2 3  1  5  1 7   
13. i) If A =  ,B=   and C = 2 4  verify that (A – B) C = AC – BC
5  6 0  0 1 2  1 0 

 1 4 1 
3 2  4 5 6   
ii) If A =  ,B=   and C =  2 5  3 , verify that (AB) C = A (BC).
1 0  0 1 2   3 6 5 
1 1 3 3 5
14. Find the matrix A such that  A   .
0 1 1 0 1 
 1 0 2  1 1 0 
   
15. If A =  1 1 3 and B =  3 2  2  , verify that i) (A + B) = A + B ii) (AB) = B A.
 4 0 5  5 1 4 

0 0 
 3 2  
16. If A =   and B = 2 5 , find (BA)
 1 1 3 4 
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 2  3  1 3
17. If A =   and B =   , verify that adj (AB) = (adj B) (adj A).
5 1   4 0
x  1  3 4 
 
18. Determine the value of x for which the matrix   5 x  2 2  is singular.
 4 1 x  6
4 5 -1
19. If A =   , show that A – 3I = 2(I + 3A ).
 2 1 
LEVEL II :
20. Using the matrix method, solve the following systems of equation :
i) x+y+z=2 ii) 3x – 4y + 2z = -1 iii) x + 2y + z = 7
2x – y = 3 2x + 3y + 5z = 7 x – 3z = 11
2y + z = 0 x+z=2 2x – 3y = 1.
21. Using matrices, show that the following systems of equations are inconsistent :
i) 3x – y + 2z = 3 ii) 3x – y = 2z = 2
2x + y + 3z = 5 2y – z = -1
x – 2y – z = 1 3x – 5y = 3.
4  5  11
22. If A = 1  3 1  , find A1. Using A1 solve the following system of equations : 4x–5y–11z = 12, x = 3y + z = 1, 2x +3y –7z = 2.
2 3  7 
1 2 3
 
23. Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the following matrix :  2 5 7 .
 2  4  5
0 1  n1
 , show that (aI + bA) = a I + na bA, where I is the identity matrix of order 2 and n  N. Using PMI
n n
24. Let A = 
 0 0 
  1 1  1 0 4 3 
   
25. If A =  3  3 3  and B =  1  3  3  , compute A B .
2 2

 5 5 5   1 4 4 
  
1 1 1 3n 1 3n 1 3n 1 
   n 1 n 1 
26. If A = 1 1 1 , prove that An = 3 3 3n 1  , for n  N. Using PMI.
1 1 1 3n 1 3n 1 3n 1 
 
1  1 a 1 
, B  
2 2 2
27. If A =   and (A + B) = A + B , find a and b.
2  1  b  1
 3  5 2 3
28. If A =   and f(x) = x – 5x – 14, find f (A). Hence obtain A .
 4 2 
1 0 2 
 
29. Show that the matrix 0 2 1 satisfies the polynomial equation x3  6x2 + 7x + 2 = 0.
2 0 3
1 2 2 
 
30. If A = 2 1 2  , find A1 and hence prove that A2 – 4A – 5I = O.
2 2 1

2 0  1  8 1 4 
  1 
31. Find A if A = 5 1 0  . Also show that A1 = A2  6A + 11 I.
1
32. If A =  4 4 7 , prove that A1 = A.
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0 1 3   1  8 4

1 p 0  1 0 0  1  pq p 0
     
33. Obtain the inverses of the matrices 0 1 p  and q 1 0  . Hence find the inverse of the matrix  q 1  pq p .
0 0 1  0 q 1  0 q 1 

3 2   1 1 2  1
34. Find the matrix A such that  A  
7 5  2 1 0 4 
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