CH-3 MATRICES

[ ][ ][ ]
1 3 + y 0=5 6
0 x 1 2
1 8

1) Find the value of x and y if : 2

2) Let A =

[ ]
3 2 5
4 1 3
0 6 7

. Express A as sum of two matrices such that one is

symmetric and the other is skew symmetric.

3) If A =

[ ]

1 2 2
2 1 2 . Verify that A
2 2 1

4A 5I = 0.

4) Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the following matrix :

5) If

1
2
3
2
5
7
2 4 5
x+3
4
y4 x + y

[ ]
5
3

4
9

, find x and y.

6) Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the following matrix :

2 1 4
4 0 2 .
3 2 7

7) If matrix A = [ 1 2 3 ] write AA ,where Ais the transpose of A.

8) Find the value of x, if

][

3 x + y y = 1 2
2 yx 3
5 3

9) Obtain the inverse of the following matrix, using elementary operations :

A=

3 0 1
2 3 0
0 4 1

10) Find the value of y, if

][ ]

xy 2 = 2 2
x
5
3 5

11) Find the value of x, from the following :

12) If

][

y+ 2 x 5 = 7 5
x 3 2 3

13) If A =

2 3 5
( aij ) = 1 4 9
0 7 2

][

and B =

2 1 1
( bij ) = 3 4 4
1 5 2

3 x2 y 5 = 3
5 , find the value of x y .
x
2 3 2

15) If

7y
5
21 5
=
2 x3 y 3
11 3

cos sin
sin cos

, then find a22+ b21

][

5= 6 5
y
3 2

, find the value of x and y.

14) If

16) If A =

][

2 x y
3

, find the value of x.

, then for what value of

is A an identity matrix

17) Using elementary row operations, find the inverse of the following matrix :

[ ]
2 5
1 3

18) Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric
matrix and verify the result :

3 2 4
3 2 5
1 1
2

19) Find the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operation : A =

1
2 2
1 3
0
0 2 1

20) From the following matrix equation, find the value of x :

][

x+ y 4 = 3 4
5 3 y 5 6

21) From the following matrix equation, find the value of x :

[ ][ ] [ ]
1 3 x =5
4 5 2
6

22) Find the inverse of the following matrix, using elementary transformations : A =

[ ]
3 2
7 5

23) If

[ ][ ] [ ]
3 4 x = 19
2 x 1
15

24) Write A-1 for A =

, find the value of x.

[ ]
2 5
1 3

25) Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix

26) Write the values of x y +z from the following :

27) Write the order of the product matrix :

1 3 2
3 0 1
2 1 0

[ ][]
x+ y+z
9
x+z = 5
y+z
7

[]

1
2 [2 3 4 ] .
3

28) Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix :

2 0 1
5 1 0
0 1 3

29) If A is a square matrix such that A 2 = A, the write the value of ( I + A )2 3A.
30) If

[] [ ][ ]

x 2 + y 1 = 10
3
1
5

, write the value of x.

31) If a is a 3 x 3 matrix, whose elements are given by

1
aij = |3+ j| , then find the
3

value of a23.
32) Use elementary column operations C2 C2 2C1 in the matrix equation

[ ] [ ][ ]
4 2=1 2 2 0
3 3
0 3 1 1

33) If

][

34) If

5
6 3
A= 4 3
2 ,
4 7 3

a+4 3 b = 2 a+2 b+ 2
8 6
8
a8 b

, write the value of a 2b.

then write the cofactor of the element a21 of its 2nd row.

35) A trust fund has Rs 35000 is to be invested in two different types of bonds. The
first bond pays 8% interest per annum which will be given to orphanage and second
bond pays 10% per annum which will be given to an N.G.O. ( Cancer aid Society).
Using matrix multiplication determine how to divide Rs 35000 among two types of
bonds if the trust fund obtains an annual total interest ofRs 32000. What are the
values reflected in this question ?

36) Express the matrix A =

2 4 6
7 3
5
1 2 4

as the sum of a symmetric and skew

symmetric matrix.
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