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CHAPTER 3 : MATRICES  3 0 5  65 10 35 

    –1 –1
5. Given that A =  6 7 1  , B =  50 7 27  . Find AB, and deduce A and B .
 1 0 0  1 0 2  4 2 9   40
   
   6 21
1. Given that A =  2 1 0  , B =  0 1 1  . Find the determinant for the following
 1 0 3  1 0 3
    A book store have order STPM exam reference books in Biology, Physics and MUET.
matrices : The combined cost of 3 copies of Biology book and 5 copies of MUET book is RM 90.
Whereas the combine cost of 6 copies of Biology book, 7 copies of Physics book and
(a) A (b) B (c) AB (d) BA a copy of MUET book is RM 155. The combine cost of 4 copies of Biology book and
9 copies of MUET book is RM 125 more than the cost of 2 copies of Physics book.
2. Find the value / values of k for each of the following if the given matrices are singular : Denotes the cost of a copy of each book by RM x, RM y and RM z respectively, get a
linear equation system from the information given above.
 0 k 1  1 k 2 3 1 3  Rewrite these equations into a matrix equation. Solve it to find out the cost of each book.
     
P =  1 0 1 , Q =  0 k 1  , R =  1 2k 1
    0 2
 2 1 1 1 0 3  k   1 1 1  24 8 8
    –1 –1
6. Given that R =  10 5 3  , S =  45 15 13  . Find RS, and deduce R and S .
 15 8 0   5 7 5 
 1 2 1  2 1 3   1 2 6   7 16 10     
       
3. Given that A =  0 1 2  , B =  0 0 2  , C =  1 1 2  , D =  5 11 8  A cooperation give away cash prizes to the children of its members that achieved
 0 1 0  0 1 1   2 3 1   1 1 1 
       excellent results in the public examinations (PMR, SPM and STPM). The values of the
–1 –1
prizes differ for different examination, where total amount received by a PMR student
(a) Find AB. Hence state A and B . and a SPM student is equal to the amount received by a STPM student. At last year,
the total amount given to 10 PMR students, 5 SPM students and 3 STPM students is
Then, solve the following simultaneous equations :
RM 925, whereas in this year, the total amount given to 30 PMR students and 16 SPM
(i) x + 2y + z = 4 , y + 2z = –2 , y = 6 students is RM 1950. Denotes x, y and z as the amount given to a PMR, SPM and
STPM student respectively, get a linear equation system from the given information.
(ii) 2x – y – 3z = 10 , 2z = 4 , y – z = –6
Rewrite these equations into a matrix equation and solve it to find out the amount
–1 –1
(b) Find CD. Hence state C and D . given to a PMR, SPM and STPM student respectively.
Then, solve the following simultaneous equations: 2
7. For each of the following, find the values of m and n such that A + mA + nI = 0.
(i) x – 2y – 6z = 3, x + 2z = y, 2x – 3y – z = 6 3 –1
With this relation, express A and A in the form pA + qI.
(ii) 7x + 16y – 10z = 9, 5x + 11y – 8z = –6, x + y = z
 1 2  1 2
(a) A =   (b) A =  
 1 2 1   114 19 24   3 4   4 3 
    –1 –1
4. Given that P =  20 12 6  , Q =  114 19 14  . Find PQ, and deduce P and Q . 2
 19 19 0   152 57 52  8. For each of the following, find the values of a and b such that P + aP + bI = 0.
    4 –1
With this relation, express P and P in the form mP + nI.
Ali bought 3 types of card (A, B, C) with difference prices. The price of a copy of type B  2 1  3 2 
card is the average price of a copy of type A and type C card. Ali bought 20 copies of (a) P =   (b) P =  
type A cards, 12 copies of type B cards and 6 copies of type C cards with a total price of  3 4   2 2
RM 18.10. Whereas 19 copies of type A cards and 19 copies of type B cards worth a
total of RM 17.10. Denotes the price of a copy of each card by RM x, RM y and RM z –1  2 2   3 2
9. Find X if AXA = B with A =   and B =   .
respectively, get a linear equation system from the information given above.  1 3   1 2 
Rewrite these equations into a matrix equation. Solve it to find out the price of each card.
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–1  2 1   1 0  1 1 2
10. Find M if A MA = B with A =   and B =   .   2
 3 2   0 2 20. Given that P =  1 2 1  . Find a matrix R for which R = P – 4P – I.
 2 1 1
 
11. If A, P, D are non-singular matrices such that AP = PD, prove that –1
Show that PR + 4I = 0. Hence, deduce P .
3 3 –1 3 –1 3
A = PD P and D = P A P.  2 3 1
  3 2
21. Given M =  1 0 4  , show that M – 3M + 8M – 24I = 0.
 a b  1 1 1 
12. Determine the values of a and b for which A =   and A(I – A) = 0.
  
 b a
–1
Deduce M .
 2 3  x y
13. Matrices A and B are given as A =   and B =   , with x and y
  1 2 3  5 1 7 
 1 1   1 1      –1
–1 22. Given that A =  2 3 1  and B =  1 7 5  . Find AB and deduce B .
are real numbers. Find a diagonal matrix D such that ADA = B.  3 1 2  7 5 1 
   
 1 1 1 Hence, solve y + 7z = 5x + 8, x + 7y = 5z – 16 and 7x + z = 5y + 14.
  3 40
14. Given A =  2 0 1 , show that A = A. Hence evaluate A .
 0 2 1  a b 0
   
23. Given M =  c 0 0  with a, b, c . Determine the values of a, b and c for which
 0 3   
15. Verify that A =   satisfy the equation A2 – A – 3I = 0.  0 0 b
 1 1  T T
MM = I, with M and I are the transpose of M and identity 3 x 3 respectively.
3 4 4
Without evaluate A or A , show that A = 7A + 12I.  mp np 3 p  2 
 
24. Determine the values of m, n and p such that  2  p p p  3  is a
 1 1  1 2   2
16. Given that X =   and Y =   .  p m p m 
 a b  4 1
–1 symmetrical matrix. [6]
Determine the values of a and b for which X YX is diagonal.
 4 0 3   1 3 1 
 a b  d b     
17. If M =   with a + d = –1 and ad – bc = 1, show that M2 =  . 25. Matrices A and B are given by A =  2 1 2  and B =  8 3 10  . Find
c d  c a   4 0 3 2 3 2
      
2
Hence, deduce that M + M + I = 0. 2
(a) the matrix P such that P = A + B – 3I, where I is 3 x 3 identity matrix. [3]
 1 2 4 (b) (A + 2I)P, and hence (A +2I) P.
15
  [6]
18. Given that A =  4 3 8  . Find AB if B = A + 4I.
 4 4 9 
   1 2 0
–1   3
Hence evaluate A . 26. If M =  1 0 2  , show that M = M.
 1 1 1 

 1 4   0 1  3 4
19. Given that A =   , B =   and C =   , a matrix, X such that AXB = C. 20
 2 1   3 2   21 19  Hence, find M . [5]

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 4 4 1 kx + y + z = 2 , 2x – z = 3 and x + y + 2z = k has no solution.
  2
27. If A =  3 3 a  and A = I, where I is the 3 x 3 identity matrix,
 b c d 34. Find the value of k such that the system equations of
 
find the values of a, b, c and d. [5] x + y + z = 3 , x + 2y + 3z = 6 and x + 3y + kz = 4 + k
has infinite many solutions, and find these solutions.
 1 0 1 
 35. By using the Gaussian elimination, solve the following system of linear equations.
28. Show that A =  0 1 3  is a non-singular matrix for all real values of k.
 2  (a) x – 2y – 6z = 3 , x + 2z = y , 2x – 3y – z = 6
 4 0 k 2 

(b) 7x + 16y – 10z = 9 , 5x + 11y – 8z = –6 , x + y = z
 2 1 1 (c) y + 7z = 5x + 8 , x + 7y = 5z – 16 , 7x + z = 5y + 14.
 
29. Show that A =  1 1 1  is not a singular matrix.
 1 2 1 (d) x – 2y – z = –8 , 3x – y – 4z = –15 , y + 2z = 4.
 
(e) x + 2y + 3z = 12 , 2x + 3y + z = 7 , 3x + y + 2z = 5.
30. Find the inverse of the following matrices, using elementary row operations,
1 0 1 
 1 0 0  1 0 2  1 2 4  1 1 2  
        36. Find the inverse of  1 2 1  using elementary row operations.
A =  2 1 0  , B =  0 1 1  , C =  4 3 8  , D =  1 2 1 2 2 3 
 1 0 3  1 0 3  4 4 9   2 1 1 
       
Hence, solve the following simultaneous equations,
31. Reduced the following augmented matrices to row-echelon form, and determine x – z = 2 , x + 2y + z = 5 and 2x + 2y + 3z = 1.
whether this system of linear equations has a unique solution, infinitely many
solutions or no solutions.  2 1 2 
 
Find the solution if exists. 37. Find the inverse of  1 1 3  using elementary row operations.
 3  2 2 
 1 2 1 8   1 1 1 0  
   
(a)  3 1 4 15  (b)  2 3 1 0 Hence, solve the following simultaneous equations,
0 1 2 4  5 7 1 0 
  2x + y – 2z = 3 , –2x + 2y – 6z = –14 and –3x – 2y + 2z = –5..
 4 2 4 2  4 4 3 5
     3 1 2 
(c)  2 1 4 4 (d)  1 2 1 3  
 6 3 38. Find the inverse of  2 4 1  using elementary row operations.
 0 3   2 1 5
 12   1 2 1 
 
2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3
    Hence, solve the following simultaneous equations,
(e)  8 3 5 4 (f) 2 3 8 4
3 1 2 2   3 2 17 1
3x – y + 2z = 25 , 2x – 4y – z = 14 and x – 2y – z = 5..
 

32. Find the value of k if the system equations of


x + y – z = 1 , 2x + 3y + z = 6 and 5x + 7y + z = k has solutions,
and find these solutions.

33. Find the value of k such that the system equations of

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1(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 3 2. 1 ; 0 ; – 4 or 3
3 2
 4 4 12   18 0 0 
   
 2 0 0   2 1 3   1 2 1  21. 1
 5 1 9  22.  0 18 0  ; (1,–1,2)
      24 
3(a)  0 2 0  , 1  0 0 2  , 1  0 1 2  (i) –4, 6, –4 (ii)6, –4, 2   0 0 18 
2 2  1 5 3  
 0 0 2   0 1 1   0 1 0 
     
23. (0,1,1), (0,–1,1), (0,1,–1), (0,–1,–1)
 3 0 0  7 16 10   1 2 6 
  1    24. p = 2, n = 0, m = –3 or p = 1, n = 1, m = –3
(b)  0 3 0  ,  5 11 8  , 1  1 1 2  (i) –13, –11, 1 (ii) 7, 5, 12
 0 0 3 3  1 1 3
   1   2 3 1   2 3 4 
 
 2 3 4   2 3 4 
   
25(a)  6 1 8  (b)  6 1 8  ;  6 1 8 
 190 0 0   114 19 24   1 2 1   2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4 
  1   1        
4.  0 190 0  ,  114 19 14  ,  20 12 6  ; 0.35, 0.55, 0.75
 0 190 190
 0 190   152 57  52 
 
 19 19 0 
 
 1 2 4 
 
26.  1 0 2  27. a = –1, b = –3, c = –4, d = 0
 5 0 0   65 10 35   3 0 5  1 1 3 
       
1
5.  0 5 0  , –  50 1
7 27  , –  6 7 1  ; 15, 8, 9
 0 0 5  5  40 5
   6 21  4 2 9 
 
 3 0 0
 
 3 0 2 
 
 5 2 4
 
 1 1 3 
 
1 1 1
30.  6 3 0  ;  1 1 1 ; –  4 7 8  ; –  1 3 1 
3   1 0 1  3  4 4 5  4  3 1 1 
 16 0 0   24 8 8  1 1 1
  1   1    1 0 1      
6.  0 16 0  ,  45 15 13  ,  10 5 3  ; 25, 75, 100
 0 0 16  16  5 7 5  16  15 8 0  31(a) unique solution (–3, 2, 1) (b) infinite many solutions (4t, –3t, t)
     
(c) no solution (d) unique solution (–2, –1, 3)
7(a) 3, –10 ; 19A – 30I ; 1 (A + 3I) (b) 2, –11 ; 15A – 22I ; 1 (A + 2I)
10 11 (e) no solution (f) infinite many solutions (–1 – 7t, 2 + 2t, t)

8(a) –6, 5 ; 156P – 155I ; 1 (6I – P) (b) 1, –2 ; 6I – 5P ; 1 (P + I) 32. k = 13 ; (4t – 3, 4 – 3t, t) 33. k = 3 34. k = 5 ; (t , 3 – 2t, t)
5 2
35(a) (–13, –11, 1) (b) (7, 5, 12) (c) (1, –1, 2)
 2 1  10 2 
9.   10. 1   12. (0, 0), (1, 0),  1 , 1  ,  1 ,  1  (d) (–3, 2, 1) (e) (–1, 2, 3)
 2 1 7  6 11 2 2 2 2
 4 2 2   4 2 1 
   
 1 1 1 36.  1 5 2  ; x = 0, y = 7 , z = –2
1 1
37.  11 2 8  ; x = 3, y = –1, z = 1
 3 0    6 2 7
13.   14.  2 0 1  16. (2,–1) , (–1,2)  
 2 2 2   5 1 3 
 0 2  4 2 3 
 
2 5 9
 
 3 0 0   5 2 4  1 1 3  38. 1  1 5 7  ; x = 5, y = –2, z = 4
     2 3    5
1
18.  0 3 0  ; –  4 7 8  19.   20.  1 3 1  
 0  5 10 
 0 0 3  3  4 4 5   1 1  3 1 1 
     

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CHAPTER 3 : MATRICES (STPM PAST YEARS)
 2b  1 a 2 b2 

1. Determine the values of a, b and c so that matrix  2a  1 a bc 
  5. The matrices P and Q, where PQ = QP, are given by
 b b  c 2c  1
 
 2 2 0   1 1 0 
is a symmetric matrix. [5](02)    
P =  0 0 2  , Q =  0 0 1  .
a b c   0 2 2 
  
 10 4 9  2 3 4
   
2. Matrices M and N are given as M =  15 4 14  , N =  4 3 1  . Determine the values of a, b and c. [5]
 5 1 6   1 2 4
   Find the real numbers m and n for which P = mQ + nI, where I is the
–1
Find MN and deduce N . [4] 3 x 3 identity matrix. [5](04)
–1 –1
Products X, Y and Z are assembled from three components A, B and C 6. A, B and C are square matrices such that BA = B and ABC = (AB) .
according to different proportions. Each product of X consists of two components –1 2
Show that A = B = C. [3]
of A, four components of B, and one component of C; each product of Y consists
of three components of A, three components of B, and two components of C;  1 2 0
and each product of Z consists of four components of A, one component of B,  
If B =  0 1 0  , find C and A. [7](05)
and four components of C. A total of 750 components of A, 1000 components  1 0 1
of B, and 500 components of C are used.  
With x, y and z representing the number of products of X, Y and Z assembled,
obtain a matrix equation representing the information given. [4] 7. Determine the values of k such that the determinant of the matrix
Hence, find the number of the products of X, Y and Z assembled. [4](02)  k 1 3
 
 2k  1 3 2  is 0. [4](06)

 1 2 3 
   0 k k 
3. The matrix A is given by A =  3 1 1  .
 0 1 2 
 
5 2 3  a 1 18 
2    
(a) Find the matrix B such that B = A – 10I, where I is the 3 x 3 identity matrix. [3] 8. If P =  1 4 3  , Q =  b 1 12  and PQ = 2I, where I is the 3 x 3

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(b) Find (A + I)B, and hence find (A + I) B. [6](03)
3 1
 2   13 1 c 
–1
identity matrix, determine the values of a, b and c. Hence, find P . [8]

 3 3 4 Two groups of workers have their drinks at a stall. The first group comprising
  –1 ten workers have five cups of tea, two cups of coffee and three glasses of fruit
4. Matrix A is given by A =  5 4 1  . Find A using elementary row operations. [6](04)
 1 2 3 juice at a total cost of RM 11.80. The second group of six workers have three
  cups of tea, a cup of coffee and two glasses of fruit juice at a total cost of
RM 7.10. The cost of a cup of tea and three glasses of fruit juice is the same
as the cost of four cups of coffee. If the cost of a cup of tea, a cup of coffee
and a glass of fruit juice are RM x, RM y and RM z respectively, obtain a
matrix equation to represent the above information.
Hence, determine the cost of each drink. [6](06)

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 1 2 1   35 19 18 
   
9. The matrices A and B are given by A =  3 1 4  , B =  27 13 45  .
 0 1 2  3 12 5  If x, y and z represent the time, in minutes, taken to assemble each unit of toys
    Q, R and S respectively,
2
Find the matrix A B and deduce the inverse of A. [5] (i) write a system of linear equations to represent the above information, [2]
Hence, solve the system of linear equations, (ii) using the result in (a), determine the time taken to assemble each
type of toy. [5](10)
x – 2y – z = –8, 3x – y – 4z = –15, y + 2z = 4. [5](07)

 5 0 0  10 4 9
1 0 0     
  1. a = 1, b = 0, c = 0 2.  0 5 0  ; 1  15 4 14  ; 200, 50, 50
10. Matrix A is given by A =  1 1 0  .  0 0 5  5  5
 1 2 1     1 6 
 
2 –1  3 1 5  3 1 5   3 1 5  10 1 13 
(a) Show that A = I, where I is the 3 x 3 identity matrix, and deduce A . [4]        
3. (a)  6 2 10  (b)  6 2 10  ;  6 2 10  4. 1  14 5 17 
 3 1 5   3 1 5   3 1 5  12  
 1 4 3        6 3 3 
 
(b) Find matrix B which satisfies BA =  0 2 1  . [4](08)
 1 0 2   1 0 0  1 0 0
     
5. a = 0, b = 4, c = –4 ; m = –2, n = 0 6.  0 1 0  ;  0 1 0  7. 0 or 2
 2 2 1   2 2 1 
11. The matrices P, Q and R are given by    

 1 5 6  13 50 33   4 7 13   11 1 18 


      1  
P =  2 2 4  , Q =  1 6 5  , R =  1 5 1  . 8. a = 11, b = –7, c = 22 ;  7 1 12  ; RM 1, RM 1.30, RM 1.40
2 
 1 3 2   7 20 15   2 1 11   13 1 22 
     
Find the matrices PQ and PQR, and hence, deduce (PQ) .
–1
[5]  121 0 0   2 3 7  1 0 0   8 10 3 
  1     
9.  0 121 0  ;  6 2 1  ; (–3, 2, 1) 10(a)  1 1 0  (b)  3 4 1 
Using the result above, solve the system of linear equations,  0 11
 0 121  3 1 5 
 
 1 2 1 
 
 1 4 2 
 
6x + 10y + 8z = 4500, x – 2y + z = 0, x + 2y + 3z = 1080. [5](09)
 24 40 32   72 0 0   4 7 13 
     
1 2 1 11.  4 8 4  ;  0 72 0  ; 1  1 5 1  ; x = 220, y = 190, z = 160
   4 8 12   0 0 72  72  2 1 11 
12. Matrix P is given by P =  2 1 3 .      
 2  1  1
   2 1 5
 
(a) Find the determinant and inverse of P. [6] 12(a) 14 ; 1  8 3 1
14  
(b) A factory assembles three types of toys Q, R and S. The total time taken  4 5 3 
to assemble one unit of R and one unit of S exceeds the time taken to assemble
two units of Q by 8 minutes. One unit of Q, two units of R and one unit of S take (b) (i) y + z – 2x = 8, x + 2y + z = 31, 2x + y + 3z = 48 ; 5, 8, 10
31 minutes to be assembled. The time taken to assemble two units of Q, one
unit of R and three units of S is 48 minutes.

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 1 2 6 
  2 3
19. The variables x, y and z satisfy the system of linear equations
13. Given that A =  3 2 9  . Find A and A . [2]
 2 0 3  2x + y + 2z = 1 ,
 
4x + 2y + z = k ,
100
Hence, find A . [2](09) 2
8x + 4y + 7z = k , where k is a real constant.
 2 1 3 (a) Write a matrix equation for the system of linear equations. [1]
 
14. Given that A =   3 2 3  . Find the values of  such that |A – I| = 0. [4](12) (b) Reduce the augmented matrix to row-echelon form, and show that the system
 1 1 2 
  of linear equations does not have a unique solution. [6]
(c) Determine all the values of k for which the system of linear equations has
 1 x 1 infinitely many solutions, and find the solutions in the case when k is positive. [6]
  2 –1
15. Matrix A is given by A =  1 1 0  and A = A . Determine the value of x. [7](12)
  (d) Find the set of values of k for which the system of linear equations is inconsistent.[2](15)
 1 0 0
 1 1 2
 
16. A system of linear equations is given by 20. A matrix P is given by P =  0 2 2  .
 1 1 3 
x + y + z = k, x – y + z = 0, 4x + 2y + z = 3,  
1 1 1 k  2
(a) Find P – 6P + 11I.
  [3]
where  and k are real numbers.  0 2 0 k 
2
Show that the augmented matrix for   (b) Show that P(P – 6P + 11I) = 6I, where I is the 3 x 3 identity matrix,
0 0 4 3  3k  –1
the system may be reduced to [5] and deduce P . [5](16)
Hence, determine the values of  and k so that the system of linear equations has
 5 6 6   1 2 6   5 6 6 
(a) a unique solution, [1]      
13.  9 10 9  ;  3 2 9  ;  9 10 9 14. –1, 1, 2
(b) infinitely many solutions, [1]  4 4  3   2 0  3   4 4  3 
     
(c) no solution. [1](13) 15. 2 16(a)  ≠ 4 (b)  = 4 , k = 1 (c)  = 4 , k ≠ 1

 5 0 2   0 2 1 
   
17. A matrix P is given by P =  0 2 1 . 17.  0.25 3  1.25  18. –3(a – b)(b – c)(c – a)
 1 4 2   0.5 5  2.5 
   
By using elementary row operations, find the inverse of P. [5](14)  2 1 2   x   1  2 1 1 
   2 
 
19(a)  4 2 1  y  =  k  (b)  0 0  3 k2 
 1 a bc   1 b ca   
 8 4 7   2   
      z   k  0 0 0 3k 2  k  10 
18. The matrices M and N are given by M =  1 b ca  , N =  1 a bc  .  
 1 c ab   3 3c 3ab
    (c) – 5 , 2 ; x = t, y = 1 – 2t, z = 0 where t  (d) {k │k , k ≠ – 5 and k ≠ 2}
3 3
Show that det M = (a – b)(b – c)(c – a). [4]
 1 
 3 6 3
2 1
 1 5 10 
Deduce det N. [2](15)  
20(a)  2 6 10  (b)   31 5
 31 
 4 4 9   6 
   1
31 1 
 3 3 

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 5 6 18   1 2 6 
   
21. Matrices P and Q are given by P =  12 1 9  and Q =  4 1 3  respectively.
 0 6 1  0 2 1 21. m = 3, n = –2
   
Find integers m and n such that P = mQ + nI, where I is the 3 x 3 identity matrix.[5](17)  1 2 1 q
 
22(a)  2 p 4 3q  (b) (i) p ≠ 2, 3 and q  (ii) p = 2, 3 and q ≠ 0
22. A system of linear equations is given by  1 1 p q
 
x + 2y + z = q , 2x + py + 4z = 3q , x + y + pz = q,
(c) p = 2, 3 and q = 0 ; z = t , y = t , x = –3t
where p and q are constants.
 1 2 3 
(a) Write the augmented matrix for the system above and reduce it to  
row-echelon form. [5] 23.  1 1 2  ; x = 1 , y = –1 , z = 2
 2 4 5 
(b) Determine the values of p and q such that the system has  

(i) a unique solution, [3] 9t  3 3t  13


24.(b) k = 3 ; x = ,y= ,z=t
(ii) no solution. [2]  14 7

(c) Determine the values of p and q such that the system has infinitely many
solutions. Using the value of q and the smaller value of p obtained, find
the solutions of the system. [5](17)

 3 2 1 
 
23. The matrix A is given A =  1 1 1
 2 0 1 

By performing elementary row operations on the augmented matrix (A|I),
–1
where I is the 3 x 3 identity matrix, find A . [6]

 3 2 1   x   7 
    
Hence, solve the equation  1 1 1  y  =  2  [3](18)
 2 0 1   z   4 

24. A system of linear equations is given by


2x + 3y = –6,
4x – y + 3z = 1,
2x – 4y + kz = 7, where k is a real constant.
(a) Reduce the augmented matrix of the system of linear equations to
row-echelon form. [4]
(b) State the value of k such that the system has infinitely many solutions,
and find the general form of the solutions. [5](19)

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