AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH

B.Tech. (Ist Semester)

APPLIED MATHEMATICS – I(MATH114)

Assignment-I

Q.1. Define elementary transformations with illustrations.

Q.2. Define the rank of the matrix with illustrations.

1 2 3
Q.3. Find rank of the matrix 𝐴 = [2 4 5] using definition of rank.
3 5 6
Ans. 3

Q.4. Define the Echelon form and Normal form of the matrix.

Q.5. Determine the rank of the following matrices:

1 2 3 0
2 4 3 2
a) [ ] Ans. 3
3 2 1 3
6 8 7 5
−1 1 −1 1
b) [ 1 −1 2 −1] Ans. 2
3 1 0 1
1 4 8
c) [2 10 22] Ans. 2
0 4 12
Q.6. Determine the rank of the following matrices by using Echelon form

1 2 1 2
1 3 2 2
a) [ ] Ans. 3
2 4 3 4
3 7 4 6
1 2 3 2
b) [2 3 5 1] Ans. 2
1 3 4 5
1 2 1
c) [−1 0 2]
2 1 3
 1 1 −1 0
4 4 −3 1
Q.7. Find the value of 𝛼 such that the rank of matrix 𝐴 = [ ] is 3.
𝛼 2 2 2
9 9 𝛼 3
Ans. 𝛼 = −6,2

1 3 −1 2
0 11 −5 3
Q.8. Reduce the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] to echelon form. Hence find the rank of 𝐴.
2 −5 3 1
4 1 1 5
Ans. 2

1 2 −1 3
4 1 2 1
Q.9. Reduce the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] to normal form. Hence find the rank of 𝐴.
3 −1 1 2
1 2 0 1
Ans. 3