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This document contains 16 questions about matrices including definitions of different types of matrices, matrix operations like addition, multiplication and inversion. It also includes questions on using matrices to solve systems of linear equations using different methods like Cramer's rule, matrix inversion and Gauss-Jordan elimination. Further questions involve using matrices to solve business problems involving sales, costs, profits and salaries.

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Assignment Matrix

This document contains 16 questions about matrices including definitions of different types of matrices, matrix operations like addition, multiplication and inversion. It also includes questions on using matrices to solve systems of linear equations using different methods like Cramer's rule, matrix inversion and Gauss-Jordan elimination. Further questions involve using matrices to solve business problems involving sales, costs, profits and salaries.

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Unit – III
1. What is Matrix?
2. Define the following terms :
a) Row matrix
b) Column matrix
c) Diagonal matrix
d) Scalar matrix
e) Unit matrix OR Identity matrix
f) Triangular matrix
g) Equality of matrices
3. If A is a matrix of order p × q and B is a matrix of order q × r, then what is the
order of the product of matrix AB?

4. If [ ] and [ ], find B – A.

5. If [ ] , find .

6. If [ ], find 2B and -3B.

7. If [ ] and [ ], find AB and BA. Is AB = BA?

8. If [ ] and B = 3A; C = B + 2A – 5I. Find matrix D such that D

= 2A + B – C.
9. Find adjoint of the following matrices:

(i) [ ]

(ii) [ ]

10. Find the inverse of the matrices given in question no. 9.


11. Solve the following system, if possible, using Cramer’s Rule:
(i) x + 2y + 3z = 1; x + 3y + 5z = 2; 2x + 5y + 9z = 3
(ii) 3x + y – 4z = 0; x – 3y – 8z = -10; 2x + 5y + 6z = 13
(iii) 2x – y + z = 4; 2x – 5y + 7z = 6; 3x – 8y + 11z = 11
12. Solve the following system of equations using (i) Matrix Inversion method
and , (ii) Gauss-Jordan elimination method
(a) 3x + 2y – z = 4; x + y + z = 6; 2x – y + z = 3
(b) 3x + 2y + z = 0; -2x – 5y + 2z = 8; x – y – z = -4
(c) 2x – y – z = 7; 3x + y – z = 7; x + y – z = 3
13. Find the rank of the matrices using (i) Determinants and (ii) Echelon form

(i) [ ]

(ii) [ ]

(iii) [ ]

14. A firm produces three products A, B and C which it sells in two markets.
Annual sales in units are given as follows:
Market Units sold
A B C
I 8000 4000 16,000
II 7000 18,000 9000
If the prices per unit of A, B and C are Rs. 2.50, Rs. 1.25 and Rs. 1.50
respectively and the costs per unit are Rs. 1.70, Rs. 1.20 and Rs. 0.80
respectively, find the total profit in each market using matrix algebra.
15. In a certain city there are 50 colleges and 400 schools. Each school and
college has 18 peons, 5 clerks and 1 cashier. Each college, in addition, has 1
section officer and I librarian. The monthly salary of each of them is as
follows:
Peon – Rs. 300, Clerk – Rs. 500, Cashier – Rs. 600, section officer – Rs. 700
and Librarian – Rs. 900
Using matrix notation, find (i) total number of posts of each kind in school and
colleges taken together, (ii) the total monthly salary bill of all the schools and
colleges taken together.
16. A salesman has the following record of sales during three months for three
items A, B and C which have different rates of commission.
Months Sales of Units Toatal commission Drawn (in Rs.)
A B C
January 90 100 20 800
February 130 50 40 900
March 60 100 30 850

Find out the rates of commission on items A, B and C.

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