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MODULE 5
Mathematical Tools: Determinants and Matrices

TRUE/FALSE

M5.1 An n  m determinant is the same as an n  m matrix.

ANSWER: FALSE {easy, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

M5.2 Determinants are useful in solving a set of simultaneous equations.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

M5.3 A determinant has a single numerical value.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

M5.4 An n  m matrix, when added to an m  n matrix (n  m), yields an n  n matrix.

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.5 The matrix multiplication (AB), where A and B are any matrix, is equal to the matrix
multiplication (BA).

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.6 An n  m matrix, when multiplied by an m  n matrix, yields an n  n matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.7 An n  m matrix, when multiplied by an m  p matrix, yields an n  p matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.8 A cofactor of a matrix is the set of numbers that remains after a given row and column have been
removed from a matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

M5.9 An adjoint is the transpose of the matrix of cofactors.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

M5.10 A-1A = A A-1 = I

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX}

M5.11 An n  m matrix multiplied by a p  m matrix yields an n  p matrix.

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ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.12 The subtraction of an n  m matrix from an n  m matrix yields an n  m matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.13 We can develop an n  m matrix by the addition of an n  m matrix and an n  p matrix, where
p < n.

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.14 We can develop an n  m matrix by adding an n  p matrix and an n  r matrix where p + r = m.

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.15 We can always perform the matrix multiplication AA.

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.16 All matrices have the same number of rows as columns.

ANSWER: FALSE {easy, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.17 A matrix having only a single column with multiple rows, or a single row with multiple columns,
is called a vector.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.18 A matrix multiplied by its inverse is always equal to the identity matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX}

M5.19 We can find only the inverse of square matrices.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX}

M5.20 An identity matrix has 1's in all positions of the matrix.

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX}

M5.21 We cannot multiply an n  m matrix by a 1  m matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.22 We cannot multiply an n  m matrix by an m  1 matrix.

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

2 3
M5.23 The value of the determinant of the following matrix is 7. 1
 5

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ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

3 5
M5.24 The value of the determinant of the following matrix is 7. 2
 6
ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:
Analytic Skills}

2 3 3 5 12 28
M5.25 1  x   = 
 5 2 6 13 35

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

2 3  2
M5.26 1  x   = 7 7
 5 1 

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

M5.27 We cannot multiply a 1  m matrix by an n  m matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.28 We cannot multiply an n  1 matrix by an n  m matrix.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

1 0 4
M5.29 3 2  = 14
0 1  1 

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

 4  1 0
M5.30 1   0 3 2 = 14
  1 

ANSWER: FALSE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

M5.31 Matrices can be used by television station executives to describe the channel switching
behavior of their eight o’clock TV news audience.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.32 As a mathematical tool, determinants are of value in helping to solve a series of simultaneous
equations.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

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M5.33 A set of simultaneous equations can be solved through the use of determinants by setting up a
proportion of two special determinants for each unknown variable.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

5.34 To create the transpose of a given matrix, we simply interchange the rows with the columns.

ANSWER: TRUE {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

MULTIPLE CHOICE

M5.35 A matrix is

(a) a determination of probability.


(b) a qualitative tool used to solve a set of simultaneous equations.
(c) an array of numbers.
(d) a single column of non-zero numbers.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

a b
M5.36 The value of the determinant c d
is
(a) ab  cd.
(b) ac  bd.
(c) ab + cd.
(d) ac + bd.
(e) ad  cb.

ANSWER: e {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}


8 6
M5.37 The correct determinant value for the determinant 3 4
would be
(a) (8)(4)(3)(6).
(b) (8)(4) + (3)(6).
(c) (8)(4)  (3)(6).
(d) (8)(3)(6)(4).
(e) (8)(6)(3)(4).

ANSWER: c {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

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M5.38 An n  m matrix, when added to an n  m matrix, yields

(a) an n  m matrix.
(b) an m  n matrix.
(c) a 2(n  m) matrix.
(d) a 2n  2m matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: a {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.39 An n  m matrix, when added to an m  n matrix, yields

(a) an n  m matrix.
(b) an m  n matrix.
(c) a 2(n  m) matrix.
(d) a 2n  2m matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: e {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.40 An n  m matrix, when multiplied by an n  m matrix, yields

(a) an n  m matrix.
(b) an m  n matrix.
(c) an n2  m2 matrix.
(d) an (n  m)2 matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: e {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.41 An n  m matrix, when multiplied by an m  n matrix, yields

(a) an n  m matrix.
(b) an m  n matrix.
(c) an n  n matrix.
(d) an n  m  n matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.42 An n  n matrix, when multiplied by an n  n matrix, yields

(a) an n  n matrix.
(b) a 2n matrix.
(c) an n2 + n2 matrix.
(d) an (n  n)2 matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: a {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

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M5.43 An n  m matrix, when multiplied by an m  p matrix, yields

(a) an n  m  m  p matrix.
(b) an n  m  p matrix.
(c) an n  p matrix.
(d) a p matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

2 3  6 1
M5.44 Add the matrices  &
1 4   1 2

(a) cannot be added

8 4
(b) 0 6 
 
12  1
(c)  3
 8

5 7 
(d) 5 1 
 
5 1 
(e) 5 7 
 

ANSWER: b {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

3 5
M5.45 Element 1,1 of the inverse of the matrix  is
4 7

(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

3 5
M5.46 Element 1,2 of the inverse of the matrix  is
4 7

(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.
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(e) none of the above

ANSWER: a {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}


3 5
M5.47 Element 2,1 of the inverse of the matrix  is
4 7

(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}


3 5
M5.48 Element 2,2 of the inverse of the matrix  is
4 7

(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}


6 5
M5.49 Element 1,1 of the inverse of the matrix  is
5 4

(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

 7 1  4
M5.50 Multiply matrix   by  
 3 2  3

(a)  31  6
 31 
(b)  
  6
(c)  6 31

 6
(d)  31 
 

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(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

 7 1 0  6 0  1
 2 by   2 0 .
M5.51 Multiply matrix   3 0 1
 1 3 1   0 1 0

 40  1
 18 2
(a) 
 0  1 
 40  18 0
 1 2  2 
(b) 
  7 3  1 
 40 1  7
  18 2 3 
(c) 
 0 2  1 
40 1 7
18 2 3
(d) 
 0 2 1 

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

M5.52 To solve the following set of simultaneous equations, the determinant solution for X would be

4 X  3Y  7
2 X  2Y  5
7 3 4 3
(a) X = 5 
2 2 2
4 3 4 7
(b) X = 2 
2 2 5
4 3 7 3
(c) X = 2 
2 5 2
4 7 4 3
(d) X = 2 
5 2 2

(e) none of the above

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ANSWER: a {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

M5.53 To solve the following set of simultaneous equations, the determinant solution for Y would be

4 X  3Y  7
2 X  2Y  5
7 3 4 3
(a) Y= 5 
2 2 2
4 3 4 7
(b) Y = 2 
2 2 5
4 3 7 3
(c) Y = 2 
2 5 2
4 7 4 3
(d) Y = 2 
5 2 2

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

6 3
M5.54 The value of the determinant 2 10
is
(a) 60.
(b) 6.
(c) 
(d) .
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}
4 5
M5.55 The value of the determinant  2 8
is
(a) .
(b) 42.
(c) .
(d) 20.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}
6 2
M5.56 The value of the determinant 4 3
is
(a) 6243.

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(b) 24.
(c) .
(d) 10.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}
6 3
M5.57 The value of the determinant 8 4
is
(a) 21.
(b) 50.
(c) 0.
(d) 48.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

6 2
M5.58 The value of the determinant  4 8
is
(a) 8.
(b) +8.
(c) 40.
(d) +40.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}
2 3 1
M5.59 The value of the determinant 4 8 2 is
6 1 5
(a) 128.
(b) 96.
(c) 8.
(d) 232.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}
2 3 1
M5.60 The value of the determinant 3 4 1 is
1 2 5
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) -4.
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(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

2 5 2
M5.61 The value of the determinant 3 0 0 is
4 3 4
(a) 2.
(b) 14.
(c) -42.
(d) 42.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: c {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

4 2 0
M5.62 The value of the determinant 4 0 3 is
0 6 1
(a) not able to be determined.
(b) 0.
(c) 80.
(d) -80.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

M5.63 An n  m matrix when added to a p  m matrix (p < m), yields

(a) an n  m matrix.
(b) an n  p matrix.
(c) an m  p matrix.
(d) an m  m matrix.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: e {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

1 2
 2 3
M5.64 Add the matrices 2 5 &  .
1 4
4 3 

3 5
3 9
(a) 
 4 3

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1 2
4 8 
(b) 
5 7 

3 5
(c) 3
 9

4 8
(d) 5
 7

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: e {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

1 3
M5.65 5 4
=

(a) 11
(b) -11
(c) 15
(d) 4
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

3 1 1 3
M5.66 4 =
 5 5 4

13 8
(a) 32
 29

32 29
(b) 13
 8 

13 32 
(c) 8
 29

8 13 
(d) 29
 32

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

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5 7
M5.67 6 1 5 =
 4

 40
(a) 6
 

5 35
(b) 6
 20

(c)  0

(d)  40 26

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: e {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

5 7
M5.68 1 5  =
6 4

(a)  35 27 

35 
(b) 27 
 

5 35
(c) 6
 20

20 6
(d) 35
 5

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: a {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

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1
3 4
M5.69 6 =
 7

.333 .250
(a) .167 .143
 

 2.333 1.333
(b) 
 2 1 

1.333  2.333
(c)  1 
 2 

.167 .143
(d) .250
 .333

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

3 5 2 2 4 3
1 7 6 - 5 1 4
M5.70    =

5 3 1
 
2 2 0

1 0 0
0 1 0
(a)  

0 0 1

5 9 5
6 8 10
(b)  

7 5 1

 1 1  1
 4 6 2
(c)  

 3 1 1 

1 1 1 
 4 6  2
(d) 
  3 1  1 

(e) none of the above


ANSWER: c {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}
1 7 3
 8
15.71 Transpose 5 2  =
4
 9 0

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3 7 1
8 2 5
(a)  
0
 9 4

1 5 4
7 2 9
(b)  

3 8 0

4 9 0
8 2 5
(c)  

1 7 3

4 1 2
7 5 3
(d)  

8 0 9

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: b {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

5 3 4
M5.72 2 1 0 
4 2 3

(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) -5
(d) -3
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

1
3 3 3
2 2 
M5.73  2 
1
 1 
1

.333 .333 .333


 .5 .5 .5 
(a)  

 1. 1. 1. 

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.333 .5 .1 
 .5 .333 .5 
(b)  
 .1
 .5 .333

.333 .5 1.
.333 .5 1.
(c)  

.333 .5 1.

1 0 0
0 1 0
(d)  

0 0 1

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: e {hard, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

1
2 3 7
4 1 
M5.74  2 

5 6 8

 .270 .486  .297 


  .730  .514 .703 
(a)  
 .378
 .081  .216

 .197 .310 .089 


  .432  .477  .102
(b)  

 .730 .103 .982 

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.371  .204  .401


.397 .203 .215 
(c)  
.201
  .403  .112 

.201  .403  .112 


.197  .432 .103 
(d)  

.317 .215 .379 

(e) none of the above

ANSWER: a {hard, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

M5.75 Matrices and determinants are useful for

(a) Markov analysis.


(b) game theory.
(c) linear programming.
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, INTRODUCTION}

M5.76 Which of the following statements is not true about Matrix(ces)?

(a) A matrix is a display of numbers arranged in rows and columns.


(b) Matrices are usually enclosed in parentheses or brackets.
(c) Matrices are used as an effective means of presenting or summarizing business data.
(d) Matrices cannot be considered as a quantitative tool.
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.77 Which of the following mathematical operations cannot be performed on Matrices?

(a) matrix addition, subtraction, and multiplication


(b) matrix inversion
(c) transposing a matrix
(d) multiple regression
(e) none of the above

ANSWER: d {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.78 Which one of the following is not a step in computing a matrix of cofactors?

(a) selecting an element in the original matrix


(b) calculating the value of the determinant of the cofactor
(c) returning to step 1 and continue until all elements in the original matrix have been replaced by
their cofactor values
(d) interchanging the rows with the columns
(e) none of the above

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PROBLEMS

16 12
M5.79 Evaluate the determinant 24 10 .
ANSWER: 8 {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB:
Analytic Skills}
4 6 2
M5.80 Evaluate the determinant 8 3 1 .
2 2 5
ANSWER: 116 {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic
Skills}

2 6 3 0
4 3 2 1
M5.81 Evaluate the determinant .
1 4 2 1
3 1 4 2
ANSWER: 126 {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic
Skills}

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4 6  4 6
M5.82 Add the matrices  & .
2 3  2 3

8 12
ANSWER:   {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB:
4 6 
Analytic Skills}

a b a b
M5.83 Multiply the matrix   by  .
c d c d 

aa  bc ab  bd 
ANSWER:  {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}
 ac  cd bc  dd 

4 6 4 6
M5.84 Multiply the matrix   by  .
2 3 2 3

28 42
ANSWER:  {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB:
14  21
Analytic Skills}
1 4 0
 11
M5.85 Determine the inverse of the matrix 0 4 .

0 1 3

1  12 44 
  11
ANSWER: 0 3  {hard, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX, AACSB:

0 1 4 
Analytic Skills}

1 7 9 5 7 4
2 4 5 4 4 0 

7 2 9 1 2 5
M5.86 Evaluate the determinant  .
3 6 5 9 6 2
1 7 9 5 7 4
 
 3 7 4 1 7 6 

ANSWER: 0. Note that row 1 and row 5 are the same, and columns 2 and 4 are the same. {hard,
DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic Skills}

1 7 9
 5
M5.87 Evaluate the determinant  2 4 .

7 2 9

ANSWER: -71 {hard, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS, AACSB: Analytic


Skills}

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5 0 0
M5.88 Multiple matrix 1 2 3 by 
4 2 1
.
0
 3 0

ANSWER: 13 13 2 {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS, AACSB:


Analytic Skills}

1 2 4
 1
M5.89 Find the inverse of  2 3 .

3 1 5

 0.500 0.215 0.357 


  0.250
ANSWER:  0.250 0.250  {hard, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX,

 0.250  0.179 0.360 

AACSB: Analytic Skills}

1 1 4
 1
M5.90 Find the inverse of  2 0 .

3 1 5

ANSWER: no inverse exists - determinant = 0 {hard, FINDING THE INVERSE OF A MATRIX,


AACSB: Analytic Skills}

SHORT ANSWER/FILL IN THE BLANK

M5.91 Describe a matrix.

ANSWER: an array of numbers, of size n  m, that has more than a single numerical value
{moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.92 What size matrix is yielded when an n  m matrix is added to an n  m matrix?

ANSWER: n  m {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.93 What size matrix is yielded when an n  m matrix is multiplied by an m  n matrix?

ANSWER: n  n {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}


M5.94 What size matrix is yielded when an n  m matrix is multiplied by an m  p matrix?

ANSWER: n  p {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.95 What size matrix is yielded when an n  m matrix is multiplied by an m  p matrix, the result of
which is multiplied by a p  r matrix?

ANSWER: n  r {moderate, MATRICES AND MATRIX OPERATIONS}

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M5.96 What size matrix is yielded when an n  m matrix is multiplied by an n  p matrix?

ANSWER: an n  m matrix cannot be multiplied by an n  p matrix {moderate, MATRICES AND


MATRIX OPERATIONS}

M5.97 Define what a matrix transpose is.

ANSWER: a matrix’s rows and columns are interchanged {moderate, MATRICES AND
MATRIX OPERATIONS}

 4 8 
M5.98 Why does the matrix   have no definable inverse?
 3 6 

ANSWER: the determinant = 0 {moderate, DETERMINANTS, COFACTORS, AND


ADJOINTS}

M5.99 Describe the adjoint.

ANSWER: Adjoint is the transpose of the matrix of the cofactors. {moderate, DETERMINANTS,
COFACTORS, AND ADJOINTS}

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