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Assignment Questions For Matrices

This document contains 12 questions about matrix operations including reducing matrices to echelon and normal form, finding the rank of matrices, solving systems of equations, finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and properties of matrices. The questions cover fundamental concepts in linear algebra including matrix operations, linear independence, characteristic polynomials, quadratic forms, and invertibility.

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Assignment Questions For Matrices

This document contains 12 questions about matrix operations including reducing matrices to echelon and normal form, finding the rank of matrices, solving systems of equations, finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and properties of matrices. The questions cover fundamental concepts in linear algebra including matrix operations, linear independence, characteristic polynomials, quadratic forms, and invertibility.

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Q.1 Reduce the following matrix to Echelon form and hence find its rank
 
1 −2 1 −1
A = 1 1 −2 3
 

4 1 −5 8

Q.2 Find the value of λ if the rank of matrix


 
6 3 5 9
5 2 3 6
A=
 

3 1 2 3
2 1 1 λ

is 3.

Q.3 Reduce the following matrix to Normal form and hence find its rank
 
8 1 3 6
A= 0 3 2 2
 

−8 −1 −3 4

Q.4 Find two non-singular matrices P and Q such that P AQ is in the normal form where
 
1 2 3 −2
A = 2 −2 1 3
 

3 0 4 1

Also, find the rank of the matrix A.

Q.5 Show, by an example, that if A is a non-zero column matrix and B is a non-zero row matrix then
ρ(AB) = 1.

Q.6 Test for consistency and solve the system

5x + 3y + 7z = 4

3x + 26y + 2z = 9

7x + 2y + 10z = 5

Q.7 For what value of λ the equations

x+y+z =1

x + 2y + 4z = λ

x + 4y + 10z = λ2

has a solution and solve them completely in each case.


Q.8 Find the eigen values and the corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix
 
1 2 3
A = 0 −2 6
 

0 0 −3

Q.9 If λ1 , λ2 , ...., λk are distinct eigenvalues of a matrix A with corresponding eigenvectors x1 , x2 , ..., xk ,
then prove that the set {x1 , x2 , ..., xk } is linearly independent.
Q.10 Using Cayley Hamilton theorem, find A8 − 5A7 + 7A6 − 3A5 + 8A4 − 5A3 + 8A2 − 2A + I,if the
matrix  
2 1 1
A = 0 1 0
 

1 1 2
Q.11 Find the characteristic equation of the matrix
 
2 −1 1
A = −1 2 −1
 

1 −1 2

and verify that it is satisfied by A and hence obtain A−1 .


Q.12 Obtain the symmetric matrix A for the quadratic form

Q = 2x21 + 3x1 x2 + x22 .

Also, find its rank.

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