ASSIGNMENT

Ch 3 Matrices
Based on NCERT Exercise 3.4
(Prepared by Amit Bajaj)
Q1.In the following matrix equation use elementary operation R2 → R2 + R1 and write the equation
 2 3  1 0  8 −3 
thus obtained.   = 
 1 4  2 −1  9 −4 
Q2. User elementary column operation C2 → C2 + 2C1 in the following matrix equation:
 2 1   3 1  1 0 
 =  
 2 0   2 0  −1 1 

Q3. Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the following matrices:
1 2 3
2 1  2 −3
(a) A =   (b) A =   (c) A =  2 5 7 
4 7 3 4   −2 −4 −5

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 2 −1 4   −3 2 2   2 −3 3 

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(d) A =  4 0 2  (e)  2 −3 2  (f)  1 1 1 
 3 −2 7   2 2 −3
hs  3 −1 2 
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1 2 1   0 −1 3   2 −3 3 
(g)  1 0 3  (h)  2 1 3  (i)  1 1 1 
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 2 −3 0   1 2 4   3 −1 2 
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Answers
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 2 3  1 0 8 −3  2 5 3 1  1 2 7 −1 
1.   =  2.  =   3.(a)  10 10 
 3 7  2 −1 17 −7   2 4   2 0   −1 1 
−1
A = 
 −2 1
 5 5 
 1 
 3 −2 −1  −2 1 1 2 2 
(e)  2 1 2 
1
(b) A−1 = 1 
4 3 2
(c) A−1 =  −4 1 −1 (d) A−1 =  11 
−1 −6 
17  −3 2     5
 2 0 1   −1   2 2 1 
4 −2 
 2 
 −1 5 −3 
 1 −1 1 7  −3 −3 6 
 1
7
1 2 
− 3 − 3 3  2 3
7
(f)   (g) 
6
 (h) 
 −5 −3 3
 (i)  −1 5 −1
1
− 1 5 − 1   1 −1 −1 
 14 14 9 
 9 9 9 3 9 9 7  4 7 −5
     
 4 7 5
−   −1 7 −1   3 −1 1
 9 9 9   6 19 9   14 14 7 