UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

SQQM2023 LINEAR ALGEBRA

TUTORIAL 1

1. Given the size of matrix A is 2  3 , B is 3 1 , C is 2  5 , D is 4  3 and

E is 3 2 . Determine the sizes and the number of entries of the followings:

a) AE b) DE c) EC d) DB
e) EA f) E(AE) g) BTDT h) (ET+ A)B

2. Give an example of a 3 3 symmetric matrix.

3. Show that for any square matrix, the matrix A + AT is symmetric.

4. Show that the sum of two lower triangular matrices is a lower triangular matrix.

 2 x  z  4 0 7  0 7 
5. Let A  , B  , C  , and D   .
 y 1  1 5  2  3 1  1
Find x, y and z, if possible, so that

a) 2A – B = C b) AB = C c) AB = D

6. Form the 2  3 matrix A for which

a) aij  j b) aij  3i  2 j  1 c) aij  ij

0 1  1  0 0 1
   
7. Let A  2 1 1
 B   1 1 1 and C = 5  2 0 .
T

3 1 0   2 0 1
Compute each of the followings:

2
a) (A + 3B) b) AT – B c) A d) BA
e)  AB 
2
f) CTB g) AC h) ABC

8. Let A and B are matrices and k is a scalar.

Justify the following properties by giving suitable examples.

a) (A + B)T = AT + BT
b) k(A – B) = kA – kB
c) (AB)T = BTAT