ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Mathematics for social sciences (Math1012)
Work Sheet III, Jan, 2022/2023

On Matrices and Determinants

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6 3
(1) If A =  −3 9 , find the marix B such that 2AT + 3B = 0.
12 −6
(2) Let the order of matrices A and B be m × n and p × r respectively. Determine the order
of C so that the product ACB is defined.
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(3) If A = 1 2 3 and B =  5 , then find AB.
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0 4 3
(4) If B =  1 −3 −3  , show that B2 = I.
−1 4 4
   
1 −1 1 x
(5) If A = and B = such that (A + B)2 = A2 + B2 , then find x and y.
2 −1 4 y
 
3 2
(6) If A = , find values of a and b such that A2 + aA + bI = 0
1 1
 
t 2
(7) If C = is skew symmetric matrix, then find x, y and t.
x x + 2y
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−1 5 1
(8) suppose that D =  x + 2y 3 0  is symmetric matrix, find x, y, b and c.
x b c
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cos θ sin θ 0
(9) Show that the matrix A =  − sin θ cos θ 0  is invertible for all values of θ; then
0 0 1
−1
find A .
 
α −2
(10) If A = and det(A3 ) = 27, then find α.
−2 α
(11) If A is 3 × 3 matrix and det(adjA) = 64, then find det(A).
(12) Assuming A and B are matrices of order 3 with det(A) = 5 and det(B) = 3, find the
value of the following.
(a) det(AT B2 ) (b) det(2AT B−1 ) (c) det(BT adjA)
(13) If D is an invertible 4 × 4 matrix, then find the value of det(3D−1 DT ).

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a 1 1 7 d 4
(14) If an invertible matrix A =  −2 3 b  and its inverse A−1 =  e 9 −37 ,
−9 c 0 29 −4 f
find the values of a, b, c, d, e and f .
   
2 −3 −1 −1 4
(15) If A and B are matrices such that B = and (AB) = .
1 0 6 7
Then find A.
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x 5 2
(16) If B =  2 y 3  such that xyz = 80 and 3x + 2y + 10z = 20, find the product
1 1 z
B(adjB).
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1 −2 0 1 2 0
(17) Given that  2 1 0  A  −2 1 0  = 5I3 , then find det(A).
0 0 1 0 0 1
a b c
(18) Given that d e f = −6, find:
g h i
d e f 3a 3b 3c a+g b+h c+i −3a −3b −3c
(a) g h i (b) −d −e −f (c) d e f (d) d e f
a b c 4g 4h 4i g h i g − 4d h − 4e i − 4f
3 1 α
(19) Find the value of α if −1 3 4 = −30
α 1 0
(20) Find k so that the following matrices are singular.
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    1 2 −1 1 1 −2
k 6 k−2 1
(a) (b) (c)  −3 4 k  (d)  3 −1 1 
4 3 5 k+2
−4 2 6 k 3 −6
(21) Find the inverse of each of the following
 matrix
 A if it exists.
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  1 1 1 1 −1 2
2 3
(a) A = (b) A = 2 3 4
  (c) A = 1 3 1
 
1 −1
5 8 9 3 1 5
(22) Transform each of the following matrix into row echelon form and then determine its
rank.      
1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 −2
(a) 2
 1 4  (b) 1 0
 1  (c)  2 0 2 2 
3 0 5 1 1 0 4 1 3 1

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(23) Assume that the augmented matrix of a certain system of linear equations can be trans-
formed to the following matrix using elementary row operations. Determine the value(s)
of k so that the system has:
(i) a unique solution.
(ii) no solution.
(iii) an infinite number ofsolutions.     
  1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1
1 2 3
(a) (b)  0 1 5 2  (c)  0 0 k 2  (d)  0 1 5 2 
0 k 4
0 0 k k−2 0 0 0 k 0 0 k 0
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a 0 b 2
(24) Let M = a a 4 4  be the augumented matrix for a system of linear equations.

0 a 2 b
For what values of a and b the system will have:
(i) a unique solution?
(ii) no solution?
(iii) an infinite number of solutions?
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2 2 k
(25) Let A =  0 −k −3 . Find the set of values of k for which the homogeneous system
k 0 −1
of linear equations AX = 0 has non-trivial solution.
(26) Solve the followings of linear equations using:
(i) Gaussian elimination method.
(ii) Cramer’s
 rule.  
 2x + y − 2z = 8  2x + y − 3z = 1  2x + y − z = 1
(a) 3x − 2y − 4z = 15 (b) 5x + 2y − 6z = 5 (c) x+y+z =1
5x + 4y − z = 1 3x − y − 43z = 7 x − 2y − 3z = 4
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(27) Determine the values of k so that the following system in unknown x, y and z has:
(i) a unique solution.
(ii) no solution.
(iii) an infinite number of solutions.
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 x − 2y = 1  x+y−z =1  kx + y + z = 1
(a) x − y + kz = −2 (b) 2x + 3y + kz = 3 (c) 2x + ky + z = 1
ky + 4z = 6 x + ky + 3z = 2 x + y + kz = 1
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Course coordinator’s phone: 0911743938.