MODULE 1

ASSIGNMENT
TYPE 1 :- FIND RANK OF THE MATRIX
Q 1) [3 4 5;0 0 0;0 0 0]

Q 2) [4 2 -2;2 5 0;-2 0 3]

Q 3) [0.75 0.75 0.25;0.25 1.5 1.25;0 -1.25 0.5]

Q 4) [1 0 0;0 cos(theta) -sin(theta);0 sin(theta) cos(theta)]

Q 5) [6 0 0;12 2 0;21 -6 9]
TYPE 2 :- FIND MODAL MATRIX
Q 1) [0 4;-4 0]

Q 2) [0 a;0 0]

Q 3) [a 1;-k a]

Q 4) [3 5 3;0 4 6;0 0 1]

Q 5) [-2 0 12;-2 4 4;-2 0 12]

Q 6) [-4 6 6;0 2 0;-1 1 1]

TYPE 3 :- PROPERTIES OF EIGEN VALUES

Q 1) A=[a 4 -2;1 3 0;-6 4 a]

Evaluate a so that the sum of the eigenvalues of A is 10.

Q 2) A is a nonsingular real matrix with four eigenvalues: {λ,−λ,λi,−λi}.
State true or false: A−1 must have these same four eigenvalues. 

Q 3) Let A be an n x n matrix with eigenvalues λ1, λ2, ..., λn.

Show that tr(A^k) = λ1^k + λ2^k + ... + λn^k for any positive integer k.

Q 4) Let A be a 2x2 matrix with eigenvalues λ1 = 2 and λ2 = -3. Find the

determinant and trace of A.

Q 5) Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A = [3 2; 2 6]. Verify

that the sum of eigenvalues is equal to the trace of the matrix, and the
product of eigenvalues is equal to the determinant of the matrix.

Q 6) Show that the eigenvalues of a diagonal matrix are its diagonal entries.

Q 7) If A is an invertible matrix, show that its eigenvalues are all non-zero.
TYPE 4 :- DIAGONALISATION
Q 1) Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A = [1 2; 2 4]. Use this
information to diagonalize the matrix.

Q 2) Consider the matrix A = [1 2 3; 0 1 4; 0 0 1]. Is A diagonalizable? If so, find a

diagonal matrix D and a matrix S such that A = SDS^-1.

Q 3) Diagonalize the matrix A=[4 -3 -3;3 -2 -3;-1 1 2] by finding a

nonsingular matrix S and a diagonal matrix D such that (S inverse)*A*S=D

Q 4) (a) Is every diagonalizable matrix invertible?

(b) Is every invertible matrix diagonalizable?

Q 5) For which values of constants a,b and c is the matrix

A=[7 a b;0 2 c;0 0 3] diagonalizable?
TYPE 5 :- APPLICATIONS OF
DIAGONALISATION
Q 1) Find a formula for [1 -6;2 -6]^k by diagonalizing the matrix.

Q 2) Given P=[2 -2;5 1] and D=[6 0;0 -1].Find A^3.

Q 3) Diagonalize the given matrix: A= [4 -3 0;2 -1 0;1 -1 1].Hence find A^2.