SAL Institute of Technology and Engineering Research,
Department of Computer Applications
Bachelor Of Computer applications (BCA)
Sem-1 Mathematics – 1 (BC01001051)
CHAPTER No.-1: MATRICES
1 2 1 5
If A = 0 3 −1 , then find adj A.
2 5 0
2 2 2 3 4 −1
If A = and B= , then prove that 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵−1 𝐴−1
0 2 1 4
3 Find the inverse of the following matrices:
3 −1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2
(i) 4 1 −1 (ii) 3 2 3 (iii) 2 1 −1
5 0 1 1 1 2 −2 2 −1
4 1 2 3 −4
If A+B = and A-B= , then find 𝐴−1 and 𝐵 −1
3 4 1 2
5 Solve the following system of linear equations using Cramer’s Rule.
(i) 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 8, 5𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 6
(ii) 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −5, 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 9
(iii) 2𝑦 + 5𝑥 = 4, 7𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5
(iv) 3𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 1, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4
(v) 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7, 11𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 3
6 Determine the rank of the following matrices:
1 2 3 −1 0 5 4 −1 2
(i) 1 4 2 , (ii) −2 1 0 (iii) 3 4 0
2 6 5 4 0 1 1 0 0
2 1 1 −2 3
(i) (v)
4 2 3 −6 9
7 −4 −3 −3
If A = 1 0 1 then prove that adj A= A.
4 4 3
8 1 2 3
Find the inverse of the matrix A = 1 3 3 if it exists.
1 2 4
9 Find the rank of the matrix using row echelon form:
1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
1 3 2 2 1 3 −2 1
(i) 2 (ii) 2
4 3 4 0 −3 2
3 7 4 6 3 3 −3 3
10 Transform the matrix into a unit matrix (reduced row echelon form) using elementary row
operations;
1 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 6
(i) 2 4 3 (ii) 4 5 6 (iii) 8 10 12
4 6 3 7 8 9 14 16 18
