The Copperbelt University School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department of Mathematics MA110 - Mathematical Methods
The Copperbelt University School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department of Mathematics MA110 - Mathematical Methods
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
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
a) ( 2 3 1) 4 7
1 6
b) (21 34)( 14 2 3
5 6 ) c)(13 24 )( 5 6) ( 24 35)(78)
d)
( )(
1 3
2
( )( ) )
1 2 3 2 1 0 2 4 8 −4
a) 4 5 6 3 −1 4 , b) 1 0 12
1 0
1 0 −1 1 0 7 4 4 0
3 1 0
( ) ( )
−5 10 8 −1 2 4
4. Verify that if M = 4 −7 −6 and N= 2 1 −2 ,then MN =NM =I , where I is the
−3 6 5 −3 0 5
( )( ) ( )
−5 10 8 x −3
3 ×3 unit matrix. Use this to solve the matrix equation 4 −7 −6 y = 3
−3 6 5 z 2
( )
3 0 0
5. The matrix A is 0 −1 2 . Show that A satisfies the matrix equation A3 =13 A−12 I .
0 3 −2
1
Assuming that A−1 exists, show that this equation can be written A = ( 13 I − A ) , and hence find
−1 2
12
−1
A
| |
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
| | | | | | | |
2 −1 0 3 4 2 1 x y 1 0 0
7. Evaluate a) 3 2 0 b) 1 2 0 c) 0 1 z d) 0 cos ∝ −sin ∝
4 7 3 −2 3 5 0 0 1 0 sin ∝ cos ∝
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
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 cosx sinx
3 0 1 1 −2 9 0 0 1 0 sinx −cosx
( )
3
1 1
9.The matrix A is 1 0 −2 . Show that A is singular. Find a non-zero matrix B, such that
10 3 1
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 where
3 2 1
( ) ()( )
1 4 −2 x 1
B= 0 1 3 . Given that y = −2 , find x , y and z .
0 0 1 z 1
( )
3 1 −3
11. M is the matrix 1 2 a 1 .
0 2 a
()
x 2
b) Solve the equation M y = 1 in the case a=2, and determine whether or not solutions
5
z 2
5
12. Use Cramer’s method to solve the following systems of linear equation
a) x− y +2 z=1 b) 2 x+3 y −5 z =4
2 x+ y+ z =2 x +7 y−2 z=1
( )
1 2
A= (
3 0
−1 5
, B= ) (
4 −2
0 2 3
1
5 6
)
, C= 3 4 , D= 0 −3
−2 1 ( )
13. Let .
Find
( )
1 2 −1
A= 2 2 4
14. (a) Find the matrix of cofactors of the matrix
1 3 −3
x+ y+3 z=5
2 x− y+4 z=11
15. (a) Given that − 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 x − 52
A= −1 0 3 A y = 0
z 1
b) Find the inverse of the matrix
2 1 0 . Hence solve the equation 2
.
( )
3 −1 2
A= 1 1 1
c) (i) Find the inverse of the matrix
2 2 −1
3 x− y+2 z=4
x+ y+z=2
2 x+2 y−z=3
i) x +2 y+ 3 z=−2 ii) x +3 y−2 z=5 iii ) x−2 y + z=−3 iv) x +4 y−2 z=2
x +3 y+ 4 z=−3 x + 4 y−z=3−2 x+5 y +3 z=34−3 x−11 y + z=−2
x +4 y+ 3 z=−6−2 x−7 y +5 z=−12 3 x−5 y+ 7 z=14 2 x+7 y+3 z=−2
16. a) Find for which the matrix λI − A is a singular matrix if where I is an identity Matrix
( )
1 0 2
(02 −13 )
A= 0 −1 −2
A=
(a) (b)
2 −2 0
( )
11 −2 8
19 −3 14
(c)
−8 2 −5
( )
3 2 4
A= 2 0 2
(b) (i) Find values of x such that the matrix xI − A is a singular matrix if
4 2 3
( )
1 0 0
I= 0 1 0
and
0 0 1 .
[ ]
1 2 −3
18 . Let A= 3 1 4 . Find the following minors:
4 3 −2
[ ]
−1 2 3
19. Let A= −2 5 4 . Find the following cofactors :
0 1 −3
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
3 0 4 1 3 5 5 −2 4 2 −4 3
a) 2 3 2 b) 2 1 1 c) 0 3 −5 d) 3 1 2
0 5 −1 3 4 2 2 −4 7 1 4 −1
21. Use the method below to find the determinant of the following
[ ]
a11 a12 a13 a 11 a12
a21 a22 a23 a21 a22
a31 a32 a33 a31 a32
[ ]
3 0 4
a) 2 3 2
0 5 −1
[ ] [ ] [ ]
2 −4 3 1 5 0 0 5 1
b) 3 1 2 c) 2 4 −1 d) 4 −3 0
1 4 −1 0 −2 0 2 4 1