MATRICES

2 3 1 0 3
4 2 3
1. (a) If 4 2 0 , 4 2 and . Find
2 4 5
2 3 4 2 4
(i)
(ii) (9 marks)
(b) Use the inverse matrix method to solve the following simultaneous equations.
4 x  3 y  z  29
5 x  2 y  2 z  42 (11 marks)
3x  2 z  22

 5 4 2   a 3  24 3 
2. (a) Given that A  0 3 6 and B  b 4 and that AB   30 18  , find:
   
     
 8 2 5   c c   37 37 
(i) , and ;
(ii) hence . (11 marks)
(b) Use Cramer’s rule to solve the following simultaneous equations.
3x  4 y  2 z  3
3z  4 x  2 y  10 (9 marks)
3y  2z  2x  2
 1 2 3   2 2 3 
3. (a) Given the matrices P   2 0 1  and Q   1 1 2 
 
3 1 1  2 1 1
   
(i) Show that
(ii) Find . (6 marks)
(b) Use inverse matrix method to solve the equations:
2x  3y  z  6
5 x  3 y  z  18 (14 marks)
2 x  5 y  z  20
4. (a) Given the matrices

Determine:
(i)
(ii)
(iii) (15 marks)
(b) Use a result in 2(a) above to solve the following simultaneous equations:
x2yz 2
3x  y  z  0 (5 marks)
x  4 y  9
5. (a) Given that
 2 0 1  0 2 1  2 4 2
     
A   3 1 2  , B   2 2 1  and C   6 9 7 
1 2 1  3 1 2  5 7 4
     
Determine:
(i) M  AB  C ;
(ii) M 1
Use the results above to solve the simultaneous equations:
x  y  2z  9
2x  y  z  7 (15 marks)
2x  z  15
6. (a) Given the matrices:
 1  3 2 2  3 1
   
A   1  1 3  and B   1  2 1 
 2 0 1  3 1 2
   
determine:
(i) ;
(ii) (14 marks)
Use the results in (a) above to solve the simultaneous equations:
5x  5 y  2 z  4
10 x  2 y  6 z  20 (6 marks)
13x  3 y  8 z  32
7. (a) Given the matrices:

Determine:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv) (15 marks)
(b) Use results in (iv) above to solve the simultaneous equations:
6 x  y  3z  20

6x  9 y  7z  0 (5 marks)

3 x  5 y  3z  2
8. (a) Given the matrices:

Find:
(i)
(ii) (15 marks)
(b) Use results in (a) above to solve the simultaneous equations:
 9 y  x  5 z  4
13 y  10 x  16 z  12 (5 marks)
6 y  2 x  2 z  20
9. Given the matrices:

(a) Determine
(i)
(ii) (12 marks)
(b) Using the results in (a) above, solve the simultaneous equations:
6 x  12 y  13z  20
13x  18 y  17 z  29 (5 marks)
9 x  15 y  19 z  32
(c) Show that (3 marks)
10. (a) Solve the following simultaneous equations using matrix method.
2 x  5 y  19
(5 marks)
 3x  y  3
(b) Given that satisfies the equation

Determine the other value of (7 marks)

1 1 0   1  2  1
(c) Given that A  1 0  1 and B   3 2 1 
1 1 2   1 0  1
(i) Determine
(ii) Hence solve the simultaneous equations
x y  4
xz  0 (8 marks)
x  y  2z  8
11. (a) Given the matrices:
1 1 2 1 1 3 
   
A   1 2 1  and B  1 2 3 
3 1 4 1 2 1 
   
Find ( AB )1 (11 marks)
(b) Use crammer’s rule to solve the simultaneous equations
2x  3y  z   6
x  y  4z   5 (9 marks)
5 x  2 y  z  17
 2 t  3 2
12. (a) Given that: A    , B    and AB is a singular matrix, determine the

 t 3 5 1
possible values of t . (8 marks)
 30  6  19   2 1 4
   
(b) Given that: A    16 4 10  and B   3 5 1 
  10 2 7   2 0 6
  
Determine;
(i) AB
(ii) A1 and B 1
(iii) Hence solve the simultaneous equations
2x  y  4z   8
3x  5 y  z  0 (12 marks)
2x  6 z  12

13. Given the matrices:

 3 1 0 2 0 1  2 5 2
     
A   1 3 2  , B   3 3 2  and C   7 6 1  determine:
2 1 1  4 3 2  7 5 4
     
(i) N  AB  C
(ii) N 1
And hence solve the simultaneous equations
7 x  2 y  3z  21
12 x  9 y  10 z  63 (20 marks)
4x  y  2z  15
14. (a) Given;

and that , find the values of “ ” up to “ ”. (7 marks)

(b) A quarry site is to be investigated in three consecutive days. In day one 8 drillers, 4
quarrymen and 5 surveyors are to be engaged for the work. In day two 6 drillers, 2
quarrymen and 4 surveyors are to work while on day three, 5 drillers, 3 quarrymen
and 2 surveyors will be sufficient. The total amounts of money to be paid to the
workers are Kshs. 34,000, Kshs. 24,500 and Kshs. 19,750 respectively. Each trade is
to be paid at a uniform rate. Use the inverse matrix method to determine the daily
rate for each trade. (8 marks)
(c) Three forces , and acting at a point form the following system of equations:
f1  f 2  f 3  20
2 f 2  f1  3 f 3  38
3 f1  9 f 3  4 f 2  86
Use Crammer’s rule to find the forces (5 marks)
 1 1 2
 
15. (a) Given the matrix: A   0 2 1 
1 0 2
 
(i) Show that
(ii) Deduce that
(iii) Hence find (10 marks)
(b) Use crammer’s rule to solve the equations
2 x  3 y  5 z  23
x  y  3z  10 (10 marks)
5 x  2 y  z  12
16. (a) Given that satisfies the equation

Find the other values of (8 marks)

(b) By obtaining the adjoint of , determine the inverse of , given that

Hence solve the following simultaneous equations

3x1  2 x2  x3  4
2 x1  x2  2 x3  10 (12 marks)
x1  3x2  4 x3  5
 1 3  2  1  3  1
   
17. (a) Given the matrices A   4  3 1  and B   2 1 1
5  2 2  4 5 2 
  
find: (i)
(ii) (14 marks)
(b) Use the result in 3(a) above to solve the simultaneous equations
x  3y  2z  5
4 x  3 y  z  16 (6 marks)
5 x  2 y  2 z  14
18. (a) Find the values of and that satisfy the following simultaneous equations:
2x  3y  7
(5 marks)
3x  2 y  8
2 0 1 0 2 1  2 4 2
     
(b) Given that A   3 1 2  , B   2 2 1  and C   6 9 7 
1 2 1  3 1 2  5 7 4
     
Determine:
(i)
(ii)
and hence solve the simultaneous equations
 x  y  2z  9
2x  y  z  7 (15 marks)
2x  z  5

1 3 1 2 3 1
19. (a) Given the matrices 2 1 1 and 1 1 3 find
2 3 1 2 1 2
(8 marks)
3 6
(b) Find the value of if . (3 marks)
4 2
(c) Use Cramer’s rule to solve the following simultaneous equations:
3x  2 y  z 1
4 x  3 y  2 z  8 (9 marks)
2 x  5 y  7 z  15
2 1 3 1 3 1
20. (a) Given the matrices 4 2 1 and 4 2 1 find:
1 3 1 2 3 1
(i)
(ii) (10 marks)
5 7
(b) Find the value of for which (3 marks)
8 7
(c) Use Cramer’s rule to solve the following simultaneous equations.
5 x  4 y  z  12
3 x  y  5 z  16 (7 marks)
x  3y  4z 1
21. (a) Prove that for the matrices
7 10
1 2 3
and 8 11 (7 marks)
4 5 6
9 12
(b) For the following set of simultaneous equations form the augmented coefficient
matrix and solve the equations by Gaussian elimination.
x2 y2 z 3
2 x  2 y  z  11 (13 marks)
3 x  2 y  z  5
1  3 1 1 2 1
22. (a) Given the matrices 2 1 3 and 1 3 1 , determine
1 4 5 1  2 1
. (9 marks)
(b) Use Cramer’s rule to solve the equations.
 3 x  2 y  z  3
x  y  3 z  7 (11 marks)
4 x  3 y  5 z  7
3 5 2 1 3
23. (a) Given the matrices and show that
2 1 2 1 1
(5 marks)
2 3 4 2 1 3
(b) Given the matrices 4 2 3 and 4  2 2 find
5 1 2 9 7 4
(3 marks)
(c) Use inverse matrix method to solve the simultaneous equations:
2 x  3 y  y  7
x  4 y  2 z  15 (12 marks)
3 x  y  5 z  14
a b p q
24. (a) Given that matrix and matrix , show that
c d r s
. (6 marks)
(b) Use Cramer’s rule to solve the following simultaneous equations.
2 x  3 y  5 z  12
5x  2 y  z  9 (14 marks)
 4 x  y  2 z  15
25. (a) Given the matrices:
3 3 4 2  3 1
2 3 4 and 1 2 3
0 1 1 4 1 1
Determine: (i)
(ii) (14 marks)
(b) Use the results in (a) above to solve the equations
x2yz6
 3 x  y  7 z  22 (6 marks)
 6 x  2 y  4 z  14
26. (a) Given the matrices

(i) Show that

(ii) Determine (9 marks)
(b) Use inverse matrix method to solve the simultaneous equations:
3 x  y  3 z  10
x  y  2 z  3 (11 marks)
4x yz 5
27. (a) Given the following matrices, determine:
 3 1 10 2 16 1 2 8
2 1 , 8  12 0 and 5 1 2
3 1 16  4  2 4 2 0
1
(i)
2
(ii) (6 marks)
(b) Given the matrix:

Find and hence solve the following simultaneous equations.

3 x  2 y  z  14
2x 3y 6z  6 (14 marks)
x4 y 4z 7