Unit-1 , Assignment : 01 (Matrices)

Course Name Engineering Mathematics-I Course Code 22AS101

Date of Issue Date of
Faculty Name Rakesh Dube
Submission

1. Employing elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Ans: (i) (ii) (iii) Does not exist (iv)

2. Find the rank of the following matrices by reducing to normal form:

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv)

Ans: (i) 2 (ii)3 (iii) 3 (iv) 3

3. For the matrix A = , find non singular matrices P and Q such that

PAQ is in normal form.

4. If ,find two non singular matrices P and Q such that PAQ=I. Hence

find

Ans:

5. Find the rank following matrices by reducing them to echelon (triangular ) form:

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 (i) (ii) (iii)

Ans (i) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 3

6. Find the value of P for which the matrix A= is be of rank 1. Ans: P=3

7. Determine the values of such that the rank of A is 3, where A= Ans:

8. Solve with the help of Gauss elimination method:

2 + +2 + =6, 6 -6 +6 + 12 =36, 4 +3 +3 -3 =-1, 2 +2

+ =10 Ans: =2, =1 =-1, x4=3.

9. Test the consistency of following system of linear equations and hence find the solution:
4 - =12, - +5 -2 =0, -2 +4 =-8

Ans: Unique solution, = , = , =

10. Show that the system of equations x + y + z=-3, 3x+y-2z=-2 and 2x+4y+7z=7 is not consiste
11. Verify that the following system of equations is inconsistent:
x + 2y +2 z=1, 2x+y+z=-2 3x+2y+2z=3 and y + z=0
12. Test the consistency of following system of equations:
5x +3y +7z=4, 3x+26y+2z=9 7 x +2y+11z=5. Ans: Consistent
13. Show that the system of equations :3x+4y+5z=A, 4x+5y+6z=B, 5x+6y+7z=C are cons
only if
A,B and C are in arithmetic progression.
14. For what value of k, the equations x + y + z=1, 2x+y+4z=k and 4x+y+10z= have a
solution and solve them completely in each case.
Ans: k=1,k=2.When k=1;x= -3 ,y=2 +1,z= , When k=2;x= 1-3 ,y=2 ,z= .
15. Investigate for what values of λ and μ do the system of equations
2x -5 y +2 z=8, 2x+4y+6z=5, x+2y+ λ z= μ have (i) No solution (ii) Unique solution (iii)
Infinite solutions?
Ans: (i) λ=3, μ≠ (ii) λ≠3 (iii) λ=3, μ= .

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16. Determine the values of a and b for which the system has (i) a unique

solution (ii) no solution (iii) infinitely many solutions. Ans: (i) a≠-3 (ii) (iii)

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17. Show that the system of equations , , does not
have a solution unless a+c=2b.
18. Show that the system of equations x + 2y – 2u=0, 2x-y-u=0, x+2z-u=0 and 4x - y + 3z-
u=0 do not have a non trivial solution.
Ans:x=0,y=0,z=0,u=0
19. Discuss consistency and hence solve: x+3y-2z=0, 2x-y+4z=0, x-11y+14z=0 Ans:x=-
10k,y=8k,z=7k

20. If A= , find the values of for which the matrix equation AX=O has

(i) Unique solution (ii) More than one solution. Ans: (i) ≠1 (ii) =1.
21. Show that the equations -2x+y+z=a, x-2y+z=b and x+y-2z=c have no solution unless a+
b + c=0, in which case they have infinitely many solutions. Find these solutions when a=1,
b=1, c=-2.
Ans: x=k-1, y=k-1and z=k.
22. Find the values of k for which the system of equations (3k-8) x+3y+3z=0, 3x + (3k-8)
y+3z=0,

3x+3y+ (3k-8) z=0 has a non trivial solution. Ans: k= , , .

23. Find the values of for which the following system of equations is consistent and has non
trivial solutions.Solve equations for all such values of :
,
Ans: ;For ; For
24. Show that the homogeneous system of equations x+ y cos +z cos =0, x cos +y +z
cos =0, x cos +y cos +z=0 has non trivial solution if + + =0.
25. Find whether or not the following set of vectors is linearly dependent or independent:
[1, 1, 1, 1], [0, 1, 1, 1], [0, 0, 1, 1], [0, 0, 0, 1]. Ans: Linearly independent.

26. If =[3,1,-4], =[2,2,-3] and =[0,-4,1],then show that:

(i) The vectors and are linearly independent.

(ii) The vectors , and are linearly dependent.

27. Show that the row vectors of the matrix are linearly independent.

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28. Show that the column vectors of A= are linearly independent.

29. Show that the vectors =(1,2,4), =(2,-1,3), =(0,1,2)and =(-3,7,2) are linearly
dependent and find the relation between them. Ans: 9 -12 + 5 - 5 =0.
30. Show that the vectors =[2,3,1,-1], =[2,3,1,-2] , =[4,6,2,1] are linearly

dependent. Express one of the vectors as a linear combination of others.Ans: 5 -3 =

31. Find the value of for which the vectors and are linearly depende
Ans:

32. Show that the vectors =[ , ] and =[ , ] are linearly dependent if and

only if - =0.
33. Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the following matrices

(i) (ii) Ans: (i)3,2,5 , , (ii)0,3

34. Prove that for the matrix A= , all its eigenvalues are distinct and

real. Hence find corresponding eigen vectors.

Ans: =1,-1,3; , ,

35. Show that the matrix A has repeated eigen values. Also find the corresponding eigen

vectors, where A= Ans: =2, 2, 4;

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36. Show that the matrix has less than 3 linearly independent eigen

vectors. Also find them.

Ans: =2, 2, 3.For =3, X1= , For =2, X2=

37. Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix

Ans: 2,2,8 + ,

38. Find the eigen values & corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix .

Ans:-1,-6,

39. Find the sum and product of the eigen values of the matrix A= Ans:8,

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40. Using Cayley Hamilton theorem, find the inverse of . Ans:

41. Verify Cayley Hamilton Theorem for the matrix A= .Hence compute

Ans:

42. Given A = , find adjA by Cayley Hamilton Theorem. Ans:

43. Find the characteristic equation of the matrix A= and hence compute

. Also find the matrix represented by -5 +7 -3 + -5 +8 -2A+I.

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 Ans: -5 +7 -3=0, = ,

44. If ,show that for every integer n

45. State and prove Cayley Hamilton theorem.

46. If H= , show that H is a Hermitian matrix. Verify that iH is

a skew Hermitian matrix.

47. If A= , verify that A is a Hermitian matrix where is

the conjugate transpose of A.

48. Show that the matrix is unitary.

49. Prove that the following matrix is orthogonal:

50. Show that the matrix is unitary if and only if

51. If N= , obtain the matrix and show that it is

unitary.

52. Express the matrix as a sum of a Hermitian and skew Hermitian matrix.

Ans:

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53. Verify that the matrix A= has Eigenvalues with unit modulus.

54. If A is any square matrix, prove that A+A*, A A*,A*A are Hermitian and A-A* is skew
Hermitian.
55. If be an eigenvalue of a non singular matrix A, show that

(i) is an eigenvalue of A-1.

(ii) is an eigenvalue of adjA.

56. Prove that every eigenvector corresponds to a unique eigenvalue.

57. Prove the following:
a) Latent roots of a Hermitian matrix are all real.
b) The characteristic root of a skew Hermitian matrix is either zero or a purely imaginary
number.
c) The characteristic roots of a unitary matrix are of unit modulus.
58. Show that the product of eigen values of a square matrix A is equal to detA.
59. Show that the sum of eigen values of a square matrix is equal to the sum of the elements
of its principal diagonal.
60. Find a matrix P which diagonalizes the matrix .Verify that =D,where

D is the diagonal matrix .Ans: ,D=

61. A square matrix is defined by .Find the modal matrix P and

resulting diagonal matrix D of A. Ans: ,D=

62. Reduce the matrix A= to diagonal form. Ans:

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63. Reduce the matrix A= to diagonal form by similarity transformation.

Hence find .

Ans: D = , =

64. Show that the matrix A= is diagonalizable.

65. Show that the matrix A= is not diagonalizable.