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This document contains 15 math problems involving linear algebra concepts like matrices, systems of linear equations, and matrix operations. The problems cover topics such as expressing matrices as sums of symmetric/skew-symmetric matrices, properties of orthogonal matrices, finding the rank and reduced row echelon form of matrices, solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of equations, determining values of parameters for which systems have unique, no, or infinite solutions, and using Gaussian elimination to solve a system of equations.

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This document contains 15 math problems involving linear algebra concepts like matrices, systems of linear equations, and matrix operations. The problems cover topics such as expressing matrices as sums of symmetric/skew-symmetric matrices, properties of orthogonal matrices, finding the rank and reduced row echelon form of matrices, solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of equations, determining values of parameters for which systems have unique, no, or infinite solutions, and using Gaussian elimination to solve a system of equations.

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RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES,BASAR

(A.Y. 2023 - 24)

Dept. of Mathematics
Linear Algebra and Calculus
Assignment-1

 
2 −4 1 8
−1 2 4 4
1. Express the matrix A =   as sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.
5 0 −3 6 
2 3 4 −7

2. If A is a symmetric (skew-symmetric) nth order matrix and P is an m × n matrix, then show that
P AP T is a symmetric (skew-symmetric) matrix.
 
i 2 − 3i 2 − 7i
3. Express the matrix A = 4 + i 0 6 + 5i as sum of the Hermitian and Skew-Hermitian
−i 2 − 5i 2 + i
matrix.

4. If A is an orthogonal matrix and B = AP , where P is a non-singular matrix, then show that


P B −1 is an orthogonal matrix.
 
1 2 3 0
2 4 3 2
5. If A = 3 2 1 3, then find rank of A by reducing it to the normal form.

6 8 7 5
 
2 1 −3 −6
6. If A = 2 −3 1 2 , then find non-singular matrices P and Q such that P AQ is normal
1 1 1 2
form.
 
  −1 −3 3 −1
1 1 3 1 1 −1 0 
7. Find the inverse of the matrices i)  1 3 −3 and ii)   2 −5 2 −3 by using Gauss-

−2 −4 −4
−1 1 0 1
Jordan method.

8. Solve the following homogeneous system of equations


i) x + 3y + 2z = 0, 2x − y + 3z = 0, 3x − 5y + 4z = 0, x + 17y + 4z = 0.
ii) x + y − 3z + 2w = 0, 2x − y + 2z − 3w = 0, 3x − 2y + z − 4w = 0, −4x + y − 3z + w = 0.

9. Determine a such that the system of equations 2x + y + 2z = 0, x + y + 3z = 0, 4x + 3y + az = 0


has i) trivial and ii) non-trivial solutions.

10. Solve the following non-homogeneous system of equations


i) x + 2y − z = 3, 3x − y + 2z = 1, 2x − 2y + 3z = 2, x − y + z = −1.
ii) 2x1 + x2 − 3x3 = 2, −x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + x4 = 3, x1 + 2x2 − x4 = −2, 4x2 + 3x3 = 5
11. For what values of λ, the equations x + y + z = 1, x + 2y + 4z = λ, x + 4y + 10z = λ2 have a
solution and solve them in each case.

12. If a+b+c ̸= 0, show that the system of equation −2x1 +x2 +x3 = a, x1 −2x2 +x3 = b, x1 +x2 −2x3 = c
has no solution. If a + b + c = 0, then it has infinitely many solutions.

13. Find the values of a and b for which the equations x + ay + z = 3, x + 2y + 2z = b, x + 5y + 3z = 9


are consistent. When will these equations have a unique solution.

14. For what values of a and b the system x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 6, x1 + 4x2 + 3x3 = 10, x1 + 4x2 + ax3 = b
has i) no solution ii) unique solution and iii) infinite many solutions.

15. Solve the system of linear equations 2x1 + x2 + x3 = 10, 3x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 18, x1 + 4x2 + 9x3 = 16
by using Gauss-elimination method.

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