Linear Algebra & Calculus

Unit II Practice Questions

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1. i. Show that if  is an eigenvalue of A then is the eigenvalue of A1 .

ii. Show that the sum of eigenvalues of a matrix is its trace.
iii. Show that if  is an eigenvalue of A then  n is the eigenvalue of An .
5 4  1 4 
2. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix i) A    ii) A   
1 2  3 2 
1 1 3  6 2 2 
  
3. Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix i) A  1 5 1 iI) A  2 3 1

   
3 1 1  2 1 3 
3 1 4 11 6 12 
  
4. Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix i) A  0 2 6 ii) A  13 6 16

   
0 0 5   5 3 5 
 2 2 3
5. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A  2
 1 6 

 1 2 0 
1 0 0 

6. Find the characteristic roots and characteristic vectors of the matrix for A  0 3 1

 
0 1 3 
0 1 1 
 
7. Reduce the matrix A  1 0 1 to the diagonal form.
 
1 1 0 
 8 6 2

8. Reduce the matrix A  6 7 4  to the diagonal form.

 2 4 3 
 1 2 2

9. Reduce the matrix A  1 2 1  to the diagonal form.

 1 1 0 
 3 1 1 
 
10. Reduce the matrix A  1 5 1 to the diagonal form. Hence find A4 using modal
 
 1 1 3 
matrix.
11. Reduce the quadratic form 3 x12  3 x22  3 x32  2 x1 x2  2 x1 x3  2 x2 x3 to Canonical form by an
orthogonal transformation and specify the matrix of transformation.
12. Reduce the quadratic form x  5 y 2  z 2  2 xy  2 yz  6 xz to Canonical form by an
orthogonal transformation and hence discuss the nature of the quadratic form.
13. Reduce the quadratic form x12  3x22  3x32  2 x2 x3 to Canonical form by an orthogonal
transformation and hence discuss the nature of the quadratic form.
1 0 3 

14. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem, and hence find the Inverse of A  2 1 1

 
1 1 1 
1 1 3

15. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find the Inverse and A of the matrix A  1
4
3 3

 2 4 4 
 7 2 2

16. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find the Inverse and A of the matrix A  6 1 2
4 
 
 6 2 1
 3 2 4

17. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find the Inverse of the matrix A  4 3 2

 
 2 4 3
 2 1 1 

18. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem, find the Inverse and A of the matrix A  1 2 1
4 
 
 1 1 2 
1 2 0 
2 3
19. Using Cayley-Hamilton, find A and A where A  2 1 0
 
 
 0 0 1
2 1 1 
 
20. Find the Characteristic equation of the matrix A  0 1 0 and hence compute A1 . Also
 
1 1 2 
find the matrix represented by A8  5 A7  7 A6  3 A5  A4  5 A3  8 A2  2 A  I .