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APPLIED MATHEMATICS-1(BAS-101)
TUTORIAL SHEET -1
(MATRICES)
1 2 3 0
2 4 3 2
Q.1 Determine the rank of the matrix [ ]
3 2 1 3
6 8 7 5
(Solution: 2)

Q2.Reduce the matrix into its normal form and hence find its rank
2 3 −1 −1
1 −1 −2 −4
[ ]
3 1 3 −2
6 3 0 −7
(Solution: 3)

2 1 −3−6
Q3.For 𝐴 = [3 −3 1 2 ]
1 1 1 2
Find non singular matrices P and Q such that PAQ is in the normal form.
0 0 1 1 −1 4 0
(Solution: P =[ −1 0 2 ] and Q = [0 −1 −5 0
])
−3 1 9 0 0 1 −2
28 28 28 0 0 0 1

Q.4 Use Gauss-Jordan method to find the inverse of the matrix

0 1 2
[1 2 3]
3 1 1
1 −1 1
2 2 2
(Solution: [−4 3 −1] )
5 −3 1
2 2 2
Q.5 Reduce the matrix to its row echelon form and find its rank
 1 2 −2 3 1
1 3 −2 3 0
𝐴=[ ]
2 4 −3 6 4
1 1 −1 4 6
(Solution: 4)
Q.6 If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are Hermitian, show that 𝐴𝐵 − 𝐵𝐴 is a skew-Hermitian.
1 2 4
Q.7 Express the matrix 𝐴 = [3 0 2] as sum of two matrices,one symmetric and one
7 2 5
Skew- symmetric.
5 11 −1 −3
1 0
2 2 2 2
5 1
(Solution: 0 2 + 0 0 )
2 2
11 −3
[2 2 5] [2 0 0]

−1 1 2
Q.8 Using Gauss-Jordan method,find the inverse of the matrix [ 3 −1 1].
−1 3 4
−7 1 3
10 5 10
−13 −1 7
(Solution:
10 5 10
)
4 1 −1
[ 5 5 5]