INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE

B.Stat. (Hons.) 1st Year. Semester II. 2020-2021

Vectors & Matrices II: Class Test 1
Maximum marks: 20 • June 08, 2021 • Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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• This question paper contains 22 points. Answer as much as you can but the maximum
you can score is 20.
• You should present ALL your arguments while answering a question. You must
state clearly any result stated (and proved) in class you may need in order to answer a
particular question. Notations used in the questions carry same meaning as those in class.

1. Let  
65 63 62 6 1
 
 75 73 72 7 1 
 
A=
 85 83 82 8 1 .

 
 95 93 92 9 1 
105 103 102 10 1
Find det(A). [12]

2. Let  
2 3 0 0
 
 2 3 0 0 
 
 
 2 0 4 0 
A= .
 2 0 4 0 
 
 2 0 0 5 
 
2 0 0 5
Obtain PA . [10]