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2 5 
M  
1. Given that  7 15  .

(i) Show that M is a non – singular matrix.

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(ii) Write down the inverse of M .

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(iii) Write down the 2  2 matrix which is equal to the product M  M .

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(iv) Pre – multiply both sides of the following matrix equation by M .

 2 5   x   3 
     
 7 15   y   17 

Hence solve for x and y.

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 3 x 
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2. (a) Determine the value of x for which the matrix  2 4  is singular.
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 4 1 1 5 
N   and P   
(b) N and P are 2 x 2 matrix such that 3 2   2 1 .
(i) Determine NP.

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19 11
PN   
(ii) Given that 11 4  , determine whether matrix multiplication is
commutative.

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(iii) Determine N , the inverse of N

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 4 1 x   1
     
(iv) Hence, calculate the values of x and y for which  3 2  y   2 

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2p  3
M  
3. (a) The matrix M is defined as  4 1 .

Determine the value of p for which the Matrix M is singular.

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 1 2  5  1
A  and B   
(b) A and B are two 2 x 2 Matrix such that  4 3   0 3 .

(i) Calculate 2A+B

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(iii) Determine B , the inverse of B

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 5  1 x   9 
     
(iv) Hence, calculate the values of x and y for which  0 3  y   3 
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1 1  1 2 
A  and B   .
4. (a) Calculate the matrix product AB where  2 3 0 1 

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(b) Show that the matrix product of A and B is NOT commutative, that is, AB  BA

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(c) Find A , the inverse of A.

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 2x 2 
M  
(d) Given that  9 3  , calculate the value(s) of x for which M  0 .

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5. (i) Write the following equations

3 x  2 y  1
5x  4 y  6

In the form AX  B , where A, X and B are matrices

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(ii) Use a matrix method to solve for x and y.

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 7 2
M  
6. (a) The matrix M is defined as  p 1 

Determine the value of p for which the matrix M does NOT have an inverse.
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(b) Express the equations

4x  2 y  0
2x  3y  4

In the form AX  B , where A, X and B are matrices.

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2 1 
T  
7. The matrix, T, is such that 1 3
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(i) Determine, T , the inverse of T.

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 (ii) The matrix T maps the point
 a, b  onto the point
 4, 9  . Determine the values of
a and b.

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2 1
M  
8. Given that  4 3
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(i) Evaluate M , the inverse of M

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M -1M  I .
(ii) Show that

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(iii) Use a matrix method to solve for r, s, t and u in the equation

 2 1  r s   2 1 
   
 4 3   t u   4  1

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 a  4  2  4  2 0
   
9. (a) Calculate the vales of a and b such that 1 b  1  3  0 2 

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 2 4
 
Hence, or otherwise, write down the inverse of 1  3  .
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2 4
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(c) Use the inverse of 1  3  to solve for x and y in the matrix equation

 2  4   x  12 
     
 1  3  y  7 

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10. (a) L and M are two matrices where

3 2  -1 3 
L  and M   
1 4  0 2

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 (i) L + 2M

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(i) LM

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4 2
Q 
(b) The matrix, Q, is such that 1 1 .

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(i) Find Q
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(ii) Using a matrix, find the values of x and y in the equation

4 2  x   8 
     
1 1  y   3 

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