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BCA/ First Year

Subject- Linear Algebra
JSPM University, Pune-412207, India

1. Find the determinant of each of the following matrices.

" #
−5 −8
(a) A =
−3 6
" #
−6 −10
(b) B =
1 3
 
3 −2 5
 
(c) C =  −1 −2 7 

−6 0 8
 
−1 3 −8
 
(d) D =  4 5 9 

8 −10 −3

2. Find the sum of the following matrices.

" # " #
−4 6 −56 −82
1. A = and B =
98 −8 −34 63
" # " #
−543 −80 −556 −865
2. A = and B =
−34 68 −34 60
   
−10 32 −83 45 21 −83
   
3. A = 
 46 51 94  and B =  −4 43 −96 
 
84 −10 −31 2 −14 −5
" # " #
−1 2 3 −2
3. If A = and B = , then find A × B.
−8 6 2 6
" # " #
3 −4 2 7
4. If A = and B = , then find A × B.
8 5 9 −5
 
3 −2 4
  2 3
5. If A = 
 −8 −1 5 , then find A and A .

0 3 1

6. Find the inverse of the following matrices.

" #
3 −4
(a) A =
8 6
 " #
4 5
(b) B =
2 −6
 
2 −1 5
 
(c) C = 
 3 0 1


1 −2 4
 
0 1 2
 
(d) D = 
 −1 3 4 

5 −2 1