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Assignment 20 - Matrices I

This document contains 7 problems about matrices and 2 review problems about complex numbers. Problem 1 involves calculating a matrix product and inverse. Problem 2 rewrites a system of equations as a matrix equation and finds the solution using a determinant and inverse. Problem 3 finds the value of x that makes a determinant equal to 14. Problem 4 calculates matrix products and finds a relationship between variables if matrices commute. Problem 5 calculates matrix products and finds a value of x from an equation relating matrices. Problem 6 simplifies a matrix expression. Problem 7 examines properties of a matrix including invertibility and finding the inverse. The review problems ask about trigonometric functions of special angles, representing complex numbers in different forms, and calculating powers and inverses of a complex

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Assignment 20 - Matrices I

This document contains 7 problems about matrices and 2 review problems about complex numbers. Problem 1 involves calculating a matrix product and inverse. Problem 2 rewrites a system of equations as a matrix equation and finds the solution using a determinant and inverse. Problem 3 finds the value of x that makes a determinant equal to 14. Problem 4 calculates matrix products and finds a relationship between variables if matrices commute. Problem 5 calculates matrix products and finds a value of x from an equation relating matrices. Problem 6 simplifies a matrix expression. Problem 7 examines properties of a matrix including invertibility and finding the inverse. The review problems ask about trigonometric functions of special angles, representing complex numbers in different forms, and calculating powers and inverses of a complex

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Mathematics Applications and Interpretations HL

The use of GDC is allowed and encouraged for all problems


Assignment #20; matrices

Problem 1
5 1 7 −1
a. Calculate ( )( )
−2 7 2 5
5 1
b. Hence, write down the inverse matrix of ( ).
−2 7

Problem 2
Consider the simultaneous equations
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5
3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4
4𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −1
a. Rewrite the three equations as one matrix equation.
b. By calculating a determinant, explain that there will be a unique solution to the system of equations.
c. By using an inverse matrix, find the solution to the system of equations.

Problem 3
2𝑥 3
If 𝐴 = ( ), find 𝑥 such that det 𝐴 = 14.
−4𝑥 𝑥

Problem 4
1 𝑐 1 𝑘
a. For the matrices 𝑀 = ( ) and 𝑁 = ( ), calculate 𝑀𝑁 and 𝑁𝑀.
2 3 2 3
b. Find a relationship between 𝑐 and 𝑘 if 𝑀 and 𝑁 commute.

Problem 5
3
1 𝑥 −1
Let 𝐴 = ( ) and 𝐵 = (𝑥 ).
3 1 4
2
a. Find 𝐴𝐵
20
b. The matrix 𝐶 = ( ) satisfies 2𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶. Find the value of 𝑥.
28
Problem 6
Simplify the matrix expression: 𝐴(𝐴−1 𝐵 + 2𝐴−1 )𝐴 − 𝐴−1 𝐴2 𝐵

Problem 7
𝑎 𝑏
Consider the matrix 𝐴 = ( ), where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are non-zero numbers.
−𝑏 𝑎
a. Show, by calculating the determinant, that 𝐴 is invertible
b. Write down the inverse of 𝐴.
c. Show that the determinant of 𝐴7 is positive.

A little revision of complex numbers:


R1:
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a. Write down the exact values of sin, cos and tan for the angles , , .
6 4 3
b. A complex number 𝑧 has real part 𝑅𝑒(𝑧) = 2√3 and imaginary part 𝐼𝑚(𝑧) = 2. Find the exact values of the
modulus and argument of 𝑧.

𝜋
R2: Consider a complex number 𝑧 with modulus 8 and argument .
6

a. Write down 𝑧 in cis-form and in exponential form


b. Write down 𝑧 2 in cis-form and in exponential form
c. Write down 𝑧 −1 in cis-form and in exponential form
d. Write down 𝑧10 in cis-form and in exponential form (remember that the argument of a complex nu,ber
must be between −𝜋 and 𝜋
e. Find the cartesian form of 𝑧 and 𝑧 2 .

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