THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSSINESS
BS/BF/BSP/BEC/HRM/BIS 140 Mathematical Analysis
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 - 2021
WORKSHEET FIVE

MATRIX ALGEBRA
EXAMPLE ONE
Given the following matrices
3 5 3 0 −1
𝐴=( ), 𝐵 = ( ), 𝐶=( )
6 7 4 3 2
Find
(i) 𝐴+𝐵
(ii) 𝐴+𝐶
(iii) 𝐴−𝐶
(iv) 𝐴𝐵
(v) 𝐴𝐶
(vi) 𝐴𝑇 𝐵
(vii) (𝐴𝑇 )𝑇
EXAMPLE TWO
The monthly sales in quantity of two shops A and B are
Coke Fanta fruitcana
Shop A 5 8 10
Shop B 3 6 8

The selling price of each item is:

Coke Fanta fruitcana
Shop A 6.99 6.75 5
Shop B 7.05 7.00 4.5

(i) Find the total sales in terms of items sold

(ii) Find the total sales for each shops.
EXAMPLE THREE
Given the following matrices
3 1
(i) 𝐴=( )
5 2
1 1 2
(ii) 𝐵 = (0 2 1)
1 3 4
(a) Find the determinants
(b) Find the inverse
EXAMPLE THREE
Solve the following system of equations
2𝑥 + 7𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 31
𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 8𝑧 = 21
5𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6
Using:
(i) Matrix method
(ii) Reduction method
 (iii) Cramer’s rule
EXAMPLE FOUR
(a) Find the output for the following input – output matrix and also
the total cost of other factors of production.
Consumer (input)
A B Other
demand
A 25 75 30
Producers(output)
B 65 100 50

If demand changes to 80 for A and 60 for B.

(b) Given the input – output matrix below;

(i) Find the output matrix if final demand changes to 60 for
A and 80.5 for B.
(ii) Find the total value of other production costs that this
involves.
Industry
A B Final
Demand
Industry
A 20 50 50
B 40 20 90
Other 60 80