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    MATH211 LAB Problem Set 2: Matrix Arithmetic

    Problem 1. Here are some matrices:


             
    1 2 3 3 −1 2 1 2 −1 2 2
    A= , B= , C= , D= , E=
    2 1 7 −3 2 1 3 1 2 −3 3
    Find, if possible, -3A, 3B-A, AC, CB, AE, EA. If it is not possible explain why.

    1
    2
       
    1 1   1 1 −3
    1 −1 −2
    Problem 2. Let A=−2 −1, B= , and C=−1 2 0 . Find,
    2 1 −2
    1 2 −3 −1 0
    if possible, all products of 2 matrices that you can.
    3

    Problem 3. Consider the following matrices


           
    1 −2 0 −1
    C1 = 2 , C2 = −4 , C3 = 1 , B = 1 
          
    1 −2 1 2
    Determine whether the matrix B can be written as a linear combination of the
    matrices C1 , C2 , C3 and if so give a specific linear combination using the matrices
    above.
    4

    Problem 4. Find your own examples of 2 ×2 matrices, A, B, and C such that A 6=


    0, B6=C, but AB = AC.
    5

    Problem 5. Explain that if AB = AC and A−1 exists, then B=C.


    6

    Problem 6. Give an example of matrices A,B such that neither A nor B equals zero
    but AB=0.
    7

    Problem 7. Using the inverse of the matrix, find the solution to the systems
             
    1 0 3 x 1 1 0 3 x 2
    1 2 3 4
       y = 2 ,
       2 2 3 4
       y = 1
     
    1 0 2 z 3 1 0 2 z 0
             
    1 0 3 x 1 1 0 3 x 3
    3 2 3 4
       y = 0 ,
       4 2 3 4
       y = −1
     
    1 0 2 z 1 1 0 2 z −2
    8

    Problem 8. Now use A−1 from above to give the solution in terms of a, b, and c to
    the system
        
    1 0 3 x a
    2 3 4 y  =  b .
    1 0 2 z c
    9

    Problem 9. Show that if A is an invertible n×n matrix, then so is AT and (AT )−1
    = (A−1 )T .
    10

    Problem 10. Show (AB)−1 = B−1 A−1 by verifying that AB(B−1 A−1 ) = I and B−1 A−1 (AB)
    = I.
    Hint: If A−1 exists for an n×n matrix, then it is unique. So if there is a matrix B
    such that BA = I and AB = I then B = A−1 .
    11

    Problem 11. Show that (ABC)−1 = C−1 B−1 A−1 by verifying that (ABC)(C−1 B−1 A−1 )
    = I and (C−1 B−1 A−1 )(ABC) = I.
    12
     
    0 5
    Problem 12. Express A = as the product of three elementary matrices.
    1 3
    13
       
    −2 1 0 3 0 1
    Problem 13. Let A = and B = .
    −3 3 1 2 −1 0
    Find an invertible matrix U so that B = UA, and then express U as a product of
    elementary matrices.

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