Mathematics 1 B Minor test 1 – Revision Questions

1. Solve the following system of equations using gaussian reduction (row operations):
5 i 1−i 2+2 i 3=3
2i 1 +4 i2 +i 3=8
i 1+ 3i 2−3 i 3=2

2. For which value(s) of ‘k ’ will the following system of equations have ‘NO
SOLUTION’?
( k +1 ) x+ 8 y=4 k
kx + ( k +3 ) y=3 k −1

3. For which value(s) of ‘k ’ will the following system of equations have a ‘UNIQUE
SOLUTION’?
x +ky =1
3 x+ 5 y=2 k

4. Let A=
[−34 31] and B=[−42 4k ]. What value of ‘k ’, if any, will make
AB=BA ?

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5. Consider a column matrix given by x . Find the final co-ordinates when multiplied
2

[1 δ]
by the shear matrix 0 1 .

6. A matrix ‘ A ’ is said to be orthogonal if At A=I , i.e. if multiplied by its inverse, the

Identity matrix is obtained. Show that if a matrix is orthogonal then its transpose is
its inverse, i.e that At ¿ A−1