The Copperbelt University

School of Mathematics And Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics

MA 110 : Mathematical Methods I

July 6, 2022

@Tutorial Worksheet 7 @ Academic year : 2021/22

   
3 1 2 4 −1 2
(1). Given that A = and B = evaluate
5 1 7 3 1 3

(a) 3A. (b) 2B. (c) 3A + 2B. (d) 3A − 2B.

(2). Find, where possible, the following products. When it is not possible to form the
product, state this clearly and give the reason for your conclusion.
 
3 2        

2 3 1 2 3 1 2
2 3 7
(a) 2 3 1 4 7  . (b) . (c) 5 6 . (d) .
1 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 5 8
1 6

(3) Evaluate the matrix products:

2 12 3
     
1 2 3 2 1 0 4 8 −4
1 
(a) 4 5 6  3 −1 4 . (b) 1 0 4 0 12  .
1 0 −1 1 0 7 3 1 0 4 0

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    
−5 10 8 −1 2 4
(4). Verify that if M =  4 −7 −6 and N =  2 1 −2 then M N = N M = 1,
−3 6 5 −3 0 5
where
 I is the 3 × 3 unit
    matrix. Use this to solve the matrix equation
−5 10 8 x −3
 4 −7 −6 y  =  3 .
−3 0 5 z 2
 
3 0 0
(5). The matrix A is 0 −1 2 . Show that A satisfies the matrix equation
0 3 −2
A3 = 13A − 12I. Assuming that A−1 exists, how this equation can be written
1
A−1 = (13I − A2 ), and hence find A−1
12

x−3 1 −1
(6). (a) Solve the equation −7 x + 5 −1 = 0.
−6 6 x−2
x+3 5 6
(b) Solve the equation −1 x − 3 −1 = 0.
1 1 x+4

(7). Evaluate
2 −1 0 3 4 2 1 x y 1 0 0
(a) 3 2 0 . (b) 1 2 0 . (c) 0 1 z . (d) 0 cos α − sin α .
4 7 3 −2 3 5 0 0 1 0 sin α cos α

(8). Find, where possible, the inverses of the following matrices

       
1 −1 2 2 1 7 1 p q 1 0 0
(a) 1 2 3 . (b) 3 4 5 . (c) 0 1 r  . (d) 0 cos x sin x  .
3 0 1 1 −2 9 0 0 1 0 sin x − cos x

 
3 1 1
(9). The matrix A is  1 0 −2. Show that A is singular. Find a non-zero matrix B,
10 3 1
such that
AB = BA = 0
 
1 0 0
(10). Find the inverse A−1 of the matrix A = −1 1 0. Find also B −1 and (AB)−1
3 2 1
     
1 4 −2 x 1
where B = 0 1 3 . Given that y  = −2, find x, y and z.
0 0 1 z 1

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  
3 1 −3
(11). M is the matrix 1 2a 1 .
0 2 a

(a) Find two values of a for which M is singular.

   1
x −3 2
(c) Solve the equation M y  =  5 12  in the case a = 2, and determine whether
z 5
or not solutions exist for each of a found in (a).

(12). Use cramer’s method to solve the following systems of linear equation

x − y + 2z = 1 2x + 3y − 5z = 4
(a) 2x + y + z = 2 (b) x + 7y − 2z = 1
x − 3y + z = 1 5x − 11y + 2z = −2

 
    1 2  
3 0 4 −2 1 0 −3
(13). Let A = ,B = ,C = 3 4 ,D =
  . Find
−1 5 0 2 3 −2 1
5 6

(a) A + 2D. (b) 3D − 2A. (c) AB. (d) A3 . (e) D + BC.

(f) B T B. (g) B − CT . (h) B T C T − (CB)T . (i) (I2 − D)2 .

 
1 2 −1
(14). Find the matrix of cofactors of the matrix A = 2 2 4 
1 3 −3

(15). (a) Given that

x + y + 3z =5
2x − y + 4z =11
−y + z =3

Express the system in the form AX = B where A is the matrix of coefficients

hence solve the system of equations.
 
1 −1 2
(b) Find the inverse of the matrix A = −1 0 3. Hence solve the equation
2 1 0
   5
x −2
A y  =  0 .
1
z 2
 
3 −1 2
(c) (i) Find the inverse of the matrix A = 1 1 1 .
2 2 −1

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 (ii) Use your inverse to solve the system of linear equations

3x − y + 2z =4
x + y + z =2
2x + 2y − z =3

(d) Use the inverse method to solve the following Equations

x + 2y + 3z = −2 x + 3y − 2z = 5 x − 2y + z = −3
(i) x + 3y + 4z = −3 (ii) x + 4y − z = 3 (iii) −2x + 5y + 3z = 34
x + 4y + 3z = −6 −2x − 7y + 5z = −12 3x − 5y + 7z = 14

x + 4y − 2z = 2
(iv) −3x − 11y + z = −2
2x + 7y + 3z = −2

(16). (a) Find λ for which the matrix λI − A is a singular matrix if where I is an identity
Matrix
   
  1 0 2 11 −2 8
0 3
(a) A = (b) A = 0 −1 −2 (c)  19 −3 14 
2 −1
2 −2 0 −8 2 −5
(b) Find 
the valueof x such that
 the matrix
 xI − A is a singular matrix if
3 2 4 1 0 0
A= 2  0 2 and I = 0
  1 0
4 2 3 0 0 1

(17). Use Crammer’s Rule to solve the following

x − 2y + z = 3 x − 2y + z = 1 −2x + y − 3z = −4
(a) 3x + 2y + z = −3 (b) 3x + y − z = 2 (c) x + 5y − 4z = 13
2x − 3y − 3z = −5 2x − 4y + 2z = −1 7x − 2y − z = 37

−x − y + 3z = −2
(d) −2x + y + 7z = 14
3x + 4y − 5z = 12

(18). Compute the determinant of the following using cofactor’s method.

       
3 0 4 1 3 5 5 −2 4 2 −4 3
(a) 2 3 2  (b) 2 1 1 (c) 0 3 −3 (d) 3 1 2 .
0 5 −1 3 4 2 2 −4 7 1 4 −1

(19). Use the Criss and Cross method below to find the determinant of the following
matrices.
       
3 0 4 2 −4 3 1 5 0 0 5 1
(a) 2 3 2 . (b) 3 1 2 . (c) 2 4 −1. (d) 4 −3 0.
0 5 −1 1 47 −1 0 −2 0 2 4 1

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2 3 3 −2
(20). Let A = and B = be two 2 × 2 matrices.
−1 4 0 1

(a) Find (A + B)2 .

(b) A2 + 2AB + B 2 .
(c) Explain why (A + B)2 = A2 + 2AB + B 2 , where A and B are matrices.
(d) Suggest the correct explaination of (A + B)2 , where A and B are matrices.
   
−3 2 −1 −4 −3 5
(21). If A =  2 −1 3  and B = −5
 −4 7 
−1 1 1 1 1 −1

(a) Find AB
(b) Hence, find the values of x, y and z satisfying the three equations:

−4x − 3y + 5z =3
−5x − 4y + 7z =4
x + y − z =0
 
3 2
(22). If A = find the values of m and n given that A2 = mA + nI where
−4 1
 
1 0
I= .
0 1
   
a b w x
(23). By letting A = and B = , prove that
c d y z

(a) (AB)T = B T AT
(b) (AB)−1 = B −1 A−1

x2 3
   
3 6
(24). Find the possible values x can take given that A = ,B = and
1 3x 2 x
AB = BA.
       
3 1 6 1 −4 3 4 7
(25). If A = ,B = ,C = and D = find the 2 × 2
5 2 11 3 −5 2 −2 7
matrix:

(a) X if AX = B
(b) Y if BY = C
(c) Z if CZ = D
   
−1 2 0 6 −6 −2
(26). Let M =  3 2 −1 and N = −13 −3 −1 be two 3 × 3 matrices.
4 0 3 −8 8 −8

(a) Find the determinant of M .

(b) Find the products M N and N M .

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 (c) Hence, or otherwise, solve the system of equations;

−x + 2y = − 5
3x + 2y − z = − 4
4x + 3z =13
 
−3 6 −1 1
−4 −3 −2 4 
(27). Find the determinant of the 4 × 4 matrix: 
 5 −4 1

3
−1 −5 0 −1

THE END

Approved by: Mr. Zimba, Mr. Lujebe,

Mr. Mvula, Mr. Mubila and Mr. Kalunga

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