ASSIGNMENT-I

Even Semester 2023-2024

Course Title: Mathematics-II Code: AM-102

1. Find the ranks (by first reducing the matrix to Echelon form using elementary row trans-
formations).
 
  1 2 3 0
8 1 3 6 






 2 4 3 2
(i) A =  (ii) A = 
 
 0 3 2 2
 
3 2 1 3
   
−8 −1 −3 4  
6 8 7 5
   
2 3 −1 −1 2 −1 3 4
   
   
1 −1 −2 −4 0 3 4 1
(iii) A =  (iv) A = 
   
 
3 1 3 −2 2 3 7 5
   
   
6 3 0 −7 2 5 11 5
Solution. (i) ρ(A) = 3, (ii) ρ(A) = 3, (iii) ρ(A) = 3, (iv) ρ(A) = 4.

2. Find the inverse (using elementary row transformations).

 
1 2 1
 
 
A = 3 2 3

.
 
1 1 2
Solution.  
−1/4 3/4 −1
 
−1
 
A =
 3/4 −1/4 .
0
 
−1/4 −1/4 1

3. Solve the system

x + 2y + 3z = 0

3x + 4y + 4z = 0

7x + 10y + 12z = 0
10 8
. Solution. x = − c, y = c, z = c, where c is an arbitrary constant.
7 7

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4. Apply the test of rank to examine if the system of equations is consistent. Find the solution
if it is consistent.

x + y + z = −3

3x + y − 2z = −2

2x + 4y + 7z = 7

Solution. Inconsistent.

5. Find the value of α for which the following system of linear equations is consistent.

x + y − 3z = −2

3x − y − 2z = 1

2x + 3y − 5z = α

Solution. The system is consistent for α = −3.

6. Apply the test of rank to examine if the system of equations is consistent. Find the solution
if it is consistent.

x+y+z =6

x + 2y + 3z = 14

x + 4y + 7z = 30

Solution. Consistent. x = a − 2, y = 8 − 2a, z = a, where a is an arbitrary constant.

7. Apply the concept of rank to determine whether the system of equations is consistent. Find
the solution if it is consistent.

x + 2y − z = 3

3x − y + 2z = 1

2x − 2y + 3z = 2

x − y + z = −1

Solution. Consistent. x = −1, y = 4, z = 4.

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 8. Determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix
 
8 −6 2
 
A = −6 −4 .
 
7
 
2 −4 3

Solution. Eigenvalues: λ1 = 0, λ2 = 3, λ3 = 15.

     
1/2 −4 2
     
Corresponding eigenvectors: X1 =  1 , X2 = −2, X3 = −2
     
     
1 4 1

9. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix

 
10 −2 4
 
A = −20 −10 .
 
4
 
−30 6 −13

Solution. Eigenvalues: λ1 = 0, λ2 = −1, λ3 = 2.

     
1 0 1
     
Corresponding eigenvectors: X1 = 5, X2 = 2, X3 =  0 
     
     
0 1 −2

10. If λ1 , λ2 , . . . , λn are the eigenvalues of a matrix A, then prove that αλ1 , αλ2 , . . . , αλn are
the eigenvalues of αA.

11. If the eigenvalues of a matrix A are λ1 , λ2 , . . . , λn , then show that the eigenvalues of A2
are λ21 , λ22 , . . . , λ2n .

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