MATRICES

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1. If a matrix has 16 elements, what are the possible orders it can have?
2. Construct a 3 × 3 matrix whose elements are 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =𝑖 2 𝑗 2 .
𝑎 − 𝑏 2𝑎 + 𝑐 1 5
3. Find the value of a, b, c, d from the equation ( )=( )
2𝑎 − 𝑏 3𝑐 + 𝑑 0 2
8 9 4 3
√3
−1 √7 5
4. In the matrix A= 2 Write (i) The number of elements (ii) The order of the matrix (iii)
1 4 3 0
( 6 8 −11 1)
Write the elements 𝑎22 , 𝑎23 , 𝑎24 , 𝑎34 , 𝑎43 , 𝑎44 .
5. If a matrix has 8 elements, what are the possible orders it can have? What if it has 6 elements?
(𝑖+𝑗)3
6. Construct a 3 × 3 matrix whose elements are given by (i) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =|i−2j| (ii) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 3
5 4 3
7. 4. If A= (1 −7 9), then find the transpose of A.
3 8 2
√7 −3
8. If A = (−√5 2 ), then find the transpose of –A.
√3 −5
5 2 2
5
9. 6. If A = (−√17 0.7 2 ), then verify (𝐴𝑇 )𝑇=A.
8 3 1
10. Find the values of x,y and z from the following equations
12 3 𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 9
𝑦 𝑧 𝑥+𝑦 2 6 2
11. (i) ( 𝑥 3 )= ( ) (ii) ( )= ( ) (iii) ( 𝑥 + 𝑧 ) = (5)
3 5 5 + 𝑧 𝑥𝑦 5 8
2 𝑦+𝑧 7
1 2 3 1 7 0
12. If A =(4 5 6), B = (1 3 1) find A+B.
7 8 9 2 4 0
1 3 −2 1 8
13. If A=( 5 −4 6 ) , B = ( 3 4 ), find A+B.
−3 2 9 9 6
7 8 6 4 11 −3
14. If A = ( 1 3 9 ), B = (−1 2 4 ) then find 2A+B.
−4 3 −1 7 5 0
5 4 −2 −7 4 −3
1 3 1 7
15. If A = ( 2 4 √2 ), B = ( 4 3 ), find 4A – 3B.
2
1 9 4 5 −6 9
16. Find the value of a, b, c, d, x, y from the following matrix equation.
𝑑 8 3 𝑎 2 2𝑎 0 1
( )+ ( )= ( )+ ( )
3𝑏 𝑎 −2 −4 𝑏 4𝑐 −5 0
1 8 3 8 −6 −4 5 3 0
17. If A = (3 5 0), B = (2 11 −3), C = (−1 −7 2)
8 7 6 0 1 5 1 4 3
1 3
compute the following : (i) 3A+2B – C (ii) 2 A – 5 B.
1 9 5 7
18. 1. If A = (3 4 ), B = (3 3) then verify that (i) A+B = B+A (ii) A + (−A ) = (−A ) + A = O
8 −3 1 0
0 4 9 7 3 8
19. If A= ( ), B = ( ), find the value of (i) B – 5A (ii) 3A – 9B.
8 3 7 1 4 9
 𝑥−3 3𝑥 − 𝑧 1 0
20. 5. Findvalues of x,y,z if (i)( )=( ) (ii)(𝑥 𝑦−𝑧 𝑧+3) + (𝑦 4 3)=(4 8 16)
𝑥+𝑦+7 𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 1 6
8 3 1
1 2 0
21. If A= ( ) B= (2 4 1), find AB.
3 1 5
5 3 1
2 1 2 0
22. If A= ( ) B= ( ), find AB and BA. Check if AB=BA.
1 3 1 3
2 −2√2 2 2√2
23. If A=( ) and B=( ), show that A and B satisfy commutative property
√2 2 −√2 2
with respect to matrix multiplication.
2 1 𝑥 4
24. Solve ( ) (𝑦)= ( )
1 2 5
25. If A is of order p x q and B is of order q x r what is the order of AB and BA?
26. A has ‘a’ rows and ‘a+3’ columns. B has ‘b’ rows and ’17 – b ’ columns and if both products AB
and BA exist, find a,b?
1 2 1 −2
27. Show that the matrices A=( ), B=( ) satisfy commutative property AB=BA.
3 1 −3 1
cos 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
28. 9. If A=( ) prove that AAT=I.
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
FIVE MARK QUESTIONS
5 −4
29. Verify that A2=I when A = ( )
6 −5
7 0 3 0
30. Find X and Y if X+Y=( ) and X – Y =( ).
3 5 0 4
4 −2 4
31. Find x and y if x( )+y( )= ( )
−3 3 6
32. Find the non-zero values of x satisfying the matrix equation
2𝑥 2 8 5x 2
33. x( )+ 2( ) = 2 (x + 8 24)
3 𝑥 4 4x 10 6x
𝑥2 −2𝑥 −5
34. Solve for x, y: ( 2 ) + 2( )=( )
𝑦 −𝑦 8
1 −1
1 2
35. If A=(1 −1 2), B= (2 1 ) and C = ( ) show that (AB)C = A(BC).
2 −1
1 3
1 1 1 2 −7 6
36. If A= ( ), B=( ), C=( ) verify that A(B+C) = AB+AC.
−1 3 −4 2 3 2
2 −1
1 2 1
37. If A= ( ) and B= (−1 4 ) show that (AB)T = BTAT.
2 −1 1
0 2
2 5 1 −3
38. 4. If A= ( ), B=( ) find AB, BA and check if AB = BA?
4 3 2 5
1 3 1 −1 2 1 3 2
39. 5. Given that A= ( ), B=( ), C= ( ) verify that A(B+C) = AB+AC.
5 −1 3 5 2 −4 1 3
1 2 4 0 2 0
40. 7. Let A = ( ), B = ( ), C = ( ) Show that (i) A(BC)=(AB)C (ii) (A – B)C = AC – BC
1 3 1 5 1 2
41. (iii) (A – B)T = AT – BT.
cos 𝜃 0 sin 𝜃 0
42. If A = ( ), B= ( ) then show that A2+B2 = I
0 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 0 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑎 𝑏 1 0
43. If A=( ) and I = ( ) show that A2 − (a+d)A = (bc – ad) I2.
𝑐 𝑑 0 1
1 7
5 2 9
44. If A=( ), B= (1 2 ) verify that (AB)T = BTAT.
1 2 8
5 −1
3 1
45. If A= ( ) show that A2 – 5A +7I2 = 0
−1 2