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SELF CHECK 3: MATRICES

[ ] [ ]
1 −5 3 4 0

1.
[
1 −1
] [
1 −3 0 4 −3
Given that A = 0 2 , B = 3 −6 −2 , C = −5 2
] and D =
2 4 3
1 3 2 evaluate
the following;
(a) BC + 2A
(b) D2 – CB
(c) A – 3(BC + A)

2. Given two matrices A = ,B=

(a) Determine if AB = BA
(b) Find m and n such that A = mB + nI3.

3. The matrices A and B are given as A = , B= where a and b are real

numbers. Find the diagonal matrix D such that ADA-1 = B.

[] [ ]
3 2 5

4. Given that
A= −1 B= 2 −3
1 , −1 0 and
C= 1 2 −4 [
−2 1 −2 , express each of the ]
following as a single matrix.
(a) T
A B (b) ( CA )T
(c) ( BC )T (d) B C
T T

[ ]
0 2 1
A= 3 −1 2
5. Given that 4 0 1 .
(a) Find the cofactors c 21 ,c 22 and c 23,
(b) Hence, find | A|.

[ ]
m −1 2
A= 1 m+1 −1
6. If
0 2 1 such that |A|=9 ,
(a) determine the values of m ,
(b) find the value of
A|
T

(ii)| A | (iii)| A |
2 3
(i)|

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7. Given that matrix P = , find the matrix A such that

P-1AP = .

8. Find the inverse matrix of the following using;

(i) The adjoint method

(ii) The Row Operations

[ ] [ ]
2 1 0 2 −4 2
4 −1 −5 −4 5 3
(a) 1 −1 2 (b) 1 1 −1

[ ] [ ]
1 1 1 6 4 −2
1 0 2 3 −5 1
9. Given that matrix A =
2 3 7 and B = −3 1 1 . Prove that AB = kI, where I is
an identity matrix and k is a constant.

10. Show that A = is a zero of polynomial f(A) = A2 – 5A + I.

Hence find the matrix A and A3
-1

[ ]
1 2 1
1 −1 0
11. Given that matrix A =
3 1 1 , find the matrix A2. If A3 – A2 – 6A = I, where
I is an identity matrix, find the inverse matrix of A.

[ ] [ ]
2 −1 1 1 3 −1
1 0 1 −1 5 −1
12. If P =
3 −1 4 and Q = −1 −1 1 , find PQ and deduce the matrix P-1.
Express the following system in its matrix form.
2 x− y+z=3
x+z=1
3 x− y+4 z=0
Hence solve the linear system.

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13. Solve the following systems of equation system by using the inverse matrix and row
operation,

(a) (b)

(c)

14. If M = and N = , find MN. Hence find M-1.

In a supermarket, there were three promotion packages A, B and C which offer shirts,
long trousers and neckties. The number of each item and the promotion price for each
package is given in the following table:

Package No. of No. of No. of Promotional price

Shirts trousers neckties (RM)
A 3 2 2 256
B 4 1 2 218
C 2 1 3 173

By using x, y and z respectively to represent the price of a shirt, a pair of trousers and a
necktie, write down a matrix equation to represent the information above.
Solve the equation to determine the price of each item.

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ANSWER 3: MATRICES

[ ]
31 1 2
1. a)[−9 2
−11 3 ] b) 22 27 12
10 19 17
c) [ 3133 −10
−1 ]
2. b) m=−1 , n=3

3. D= [−30 02]
[ ]
−8 8 −1
4. a) [ 3 18 ] b) [ −3 −9 ] c) 9 1 −2
−18 −2 4
d) [−110 0
−13 ]
5. a) -2, -4 , 8 b) 14

6. a) m=1∨m=−4 b) i) 9 ii) 81 iii)729

[ ]
1 −3 3
7. A= 3 −5 3
6 −6 4

[ ] [ ]
7 2 5 4 1 11
27 27 27 15 15 15
13 −4 −10 1 2 7
8. a) b)
27 27 27 30 15 15
1 −1 2 3 1 1
9 9 9 10 5 5

9. Prove

−1
10. A = [ 35 12] , A =[−120
3 43 −24
67 ]
[ ] [ ]
6 1 2 −1 −1 1
2 −1
11. A = 0 3 1 , A = −1 −2 1
7 6 4 4 5 −3

12. PQ=2 I ; x=3 , y=1 , z=−2

1 −23 52
13. a) x= , y= ,z= b) x=2 , y=1 , z=−2 c) x=9 , y=7 , z=10
3 21 21

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[ ]
−1 4 −2
9 9 9
−1 8 −5 −2
14. MN =9 I ; M = x=30 , y =68 , z =15
9 9 9
−2 −1 5
9 9 9

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