EXAMPLE OF PAST YEAR QUESTIONS (CHAPTER 1 AND CHAPTER 2)

DEC 2013

AB

3 1
1 1
A 1

4 2 and
2 3
1. Given
a) Find AB and hence,
b) Find B
c) Solve the following system of linear equations by using Gauss-Jordan elimination :
x1 x 2 6 x3 2
T 1

2 x1 2 x 2 x 4 0
x 2 3 x 3 1
Consider the following system of linear equations :
2x y 3

2.

2x y 2z 1
2 x kz k
Determine the value(s) of k such that the system:
a) has a unique solution
b) has infinitely many solutions
3. Consider row equivalent matrices A and B where
2 0 1 1
2 0 1 1

A 6 2 1
3
B 0 2 2 0
0 2 2 0
0 0 0
0
and
a) Find the elementary matrices E1 and E 2 such that B E 2 E1 A .

c) is inconsistent.

1
1
b) Find the inverse of the elementary matrices E1 and E 2 .

Answer :

1 a)

2
1

1 2 3 2

AB

2 a) k 1

b)

1 2 1 2

7 2 9 2

b) Not possible c) k 1

1 0 0
1 0 0

E1 3 1 0 , E 2 0 1 0
0 0 1
0 1 1
3 a)
JUNE 2013
1.

c) x1 , x 2 , x3 , x 4 1 3r , 1 3r , r , 0 , r

Consider the following matrices

1
1

E
b)

1 0 0
1 0 0

1
3 1 0 , E 2 0 1 0
0 0 1
0 1 1

 0 1
1 2
C

2 3 and
3 4

2.

T
3B C
Find matrix A if AB
Consider the following system of linear equations
x1 x 2 x3 2

2 x1 3x 2 2 x3 1

x1 2 x 2 k 2 4 x3 m 2
Determine the value (s) of k and m such that the system has a unique solution.

1 5 2 1
1 5 2 1

V 1 1 10 7
W 0 1 2 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
3. Given
and
a) Determine the elementary matrices E1 and E 2 such that W E 2 E1V .
b) Write V as the product of two elementary matrices.
Answer :
6 1
A

1 5
1.
1 0 0
E1 1 1 0
0 0 1
3 a)

2. k 5 , m
1 0 0
1 0 0

, E 2 0 1 6 0
V 1 1 0
0 0 1
0 0 1
b)

1 0 0
0 6 0

0 0 1

1 5 2 1
0 1 2 1

0 0 1 1

MAR 2012

1.

1 2 0
A 0 1 0
0 0 9
Let

a) Find elementary matrices E1 and E 2 such that E 2 E1 A I where I is the identity matrix.
1
b) Write A as product of elementary matrices.
1
c) Determine A .
2. Consider the following system of linear equations :
3x 4 y 8
6x t y s
a) Give the matrix representation of this system.
b) Find the values of s and t so that the system has infinitely many solutions.
c) Find the values of s and t so that the system has no solution.
d) Find the values of s and t so that the system has a unique solution.
Answer :

 1 2 0
1 0 0
1 0 0 1 2

1
E1 0 1 0 , E 2 0 1 0
A 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1
0 0 1 9
0 0 1 9 0 0
1 a)
b)
3 4 x
8

s
b) t 8 and s 16 c) t 8 and s 16
2 a) 6 t y

0 1 2 0
0 0 1
0
1 0 0 1 9
d) t 8 and s

APRIL 2010
1.

Solve the linear system below by using Gauss-Jordan elimination method.

2 x1 2 x 2 4 x5 2
x 3 3 x5 2
x 2 2 x3 x 4 1
x1
x
2

2.
3.

x3

x4
x5

Is
Given

4
3

1

2
0
a solution to the system in (1)? Why?
2 5
A 1

7 6

Find
1
a) 2 A
b)

T 1

7 3
B 1

2 0
and
c) AB
d) A

B 1

Consider matrices A and B which row equivalent are.

1 2 3
0 4 3

A 0 1 2
B 0 1 2
1 2 0
1 2 0
and
a) Write down the elementary row operation to get B from A .
b) Find elementary matrix E such that EA B .
1
c) Find E .
5. Consider the following system of linear equations :
x 2y 1
ykz 3
k y 4z 5
4.

Find the value(s) of k such that the system

a) has no solution

b) has infinitely many solutions

c) has a unique solution
d) is consistent
Answer :
1. x1 , x 2 , x3 , x 4 , x5 6 s 8t , 5 s 6t , 2 3t , s, t where s, t
2. Not a solution to the system, x3 2 not 1
2 7

5 6

c)
b)
1 0 1
E 0 1 0

0 0 1
4 a) R1 R3 R1 b)
5 a) k 2 b) k 2 c) k 2 d) k

1
5 2
7 2 3

3 a)

35 17

4 10 d)
1
1
E 0
0
c)
2

9 5
2 6
0 1
1 0
0 1