SSS M2 Exercise (C15 Matrix)

3 6  − 6 1
1. Let A =   and B =   . Find
5 8  0 9
(a) A + B,
(b) 2A − 3B.

 2 3  −1 0 
2. Let A =   and B =   . Find
 −1 1  − 3 4
(a) AB ,
(b) BA .
 1 0
  3 1  0 − 3 − 2
3. Let A =  − 3 2  , B =   and C =   . Find
− 5 1 5 2 4 1 1 
 
(a) AB ,
(b) AC ,
(c) CB .
 2 0 − 12 
 
4. Let A =  − 6 8 4  . Find
− 2 2 0 
 
1
(a) − A,
2
(b) A2 .
a 4   6 − 6  0 15  1
5. Let A =   , B =   and C =   . If C = 3 A − B , find the values of a
 0 − 2 b 0   −1 − 6 2
and b.
x y  x 8   4 x + y
6. If 3  =   +   , find the values of w, x, y and z.
 z w   − 1 2w   z + w 3 

0 − 2 1   2 1 0 
7. Let A =   and B =   . Find
 1 4 − 3  − 4 3 − 2
(a) AT + BT ,
(b) (2 A + 2 B ) T .

 2 − 3  5 2
8. Let A =   and B =   . If A + C − 2 AT = B , find C.
 1 0   − 3 − 1 

 0 2 − 3
 
9. Let A =  1 1 4  .
 2 0 −1
 
T
(a) Find A .
(b) If 2 AT − 2Y − A = I , find Y.

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1 2 
10. Let AT =   . Show that ( A2 )T + 4 AT = 5I .
 0 − 5 

11. Assume A and B are two square matrices with the same order. Determine whether each of the
following statements must be true.
(a) ( A + B )( A + B ) = A2 + 2 AB + B 2
(b) ( AB T )T = BAT

 2 3  1 1  − 3 1
12. Let A =   , X =   and Y =   .
 −1 0   2 3  0 1
(a) Find XA and YA .
(b) Verify that XA + YA = ( X + Y ) A .

3 0 0 1 
13. Let X =   , Y = (4 x) and Z =   . If XYZ = 0 , find x.
 − 1 0 0 − x

14. Let A and B be two square matrices satisfying the following:

 6 0 
 A − 2 B − I =  
 9 − 6 

3 A + B + I =  8 7

  −1 7 
 

Find A and B.

15. Assume A is an n × n matrix and I is the n × n identity matrix. Prove that

A 3 − I = ( A − I )( A 2 + A + I ) .

a b 
16. Let A =   , where a, b, c and d are non-zero real numbers. If A2 is a diagonal matrix,
c d 
show that a + d = 0.

 cos  sin  
17. Let A =  .
 − sin  cos  
(a) Find A2 .
 cos 3 sin 3 
(b) Hence, show that A3 =  .
 − sin 3 cos 3 

18. Let A be a square matrix. By mathematical induction, prove that ( A n ) T = ( AT ) n for all
positive integers n.