HL MATH MATRICES WORKSHEET #3 BROSE

 7 2  4 5 
1 If A    and B    , find:
 10 3   4 6 
 AB   BA 
1 1
A) A1 B) B 1 C) A1 B 1 D) B 1 A1 E) F)

2
 2 4
If A  
 6 8
 and B  
 3 2 
 5 2 

 , find the value of det  AB 
1

1  1  3 
3 If A is the matrix   , find A3 . Hence, or otherwise, find the inverse of A.
2  3 1 


 6 5  1
4 Given A    , show that A  2 A  I  0. Hence deduce A .
2

 5 4 
 2 5  1 2 
5 Find the matrix A if:  A   
 1 3 2 1 
 2 7 
6 Find the matrix A if: A     11 17 
5 4 
 7 2   4 7  2 1 
7 Find the matrix A if:   A    
 4 1   3 5   0 2 
 1 3 3 
 
8 Let A   2 1 1  , and let B  2 I  A2 . Evaluate AB and find A1 .
 4 5 2 
 
2 1 2   16 
   
9 Solve the equation Ax  b where A   1 1 1  and b   9 
3 2 4   21 
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HL MATH MATRICES WORKSHEET #3 BROSE

ANSWERS:

 5 7 
 3 5   2  23 
 3 2  4  8
1A)   1B)  2 4  1C)   1D)  4 
 10 7     8 11   
 1 1    7 5 
 2 
 5 7 
 2 4  1 1  1 3  4 5 
1E)   2) 3)   4)  
 8 11  128 2   3 1   5 6 
 
 2 
 7 11   25 34  AB  I &
5)   6) A   3 1 7)   8)
 3 4   94 128  A 1  B
 3
 
9) x   2 
 4
 