BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY, STEM
GRADE 11 Mathematics Worksheet on Matrix
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1. Let A= 8 9 a 2 , B= 4 2 a a ∧det ( 3 B−C )=27. Find matrix C , entries
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a2 6 c3 a 3 2c
2 2
c bc 5 a c 3 −1
of A and entries of B such that A−2 B is a diagonal matrix while C−3 B
is scalar.
2. Solve the problems: a) If the ad-joint of some matrix A is
(12 73 )
adj( A )=
,
find the matrix A.
b) If A is 3×3 scalar matrix withdet (3 A )=54 ,
then find matrix A .
3. Find minors, cofactors and inverses of A & B if
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0 5 3 5 0 9
A+ B= 2 −2 1 ∧3 B−2 A= −9 4 −2
0 4 6 0 7 8
4. Use the different properties of determinant to solve the following
problems:
a) If A and B are3×3 non-singular matrices with A=4 A , then find
−1
det [ Bt A 3 (12 B )−1 ].
b) If A andC are 3 ×3 where A=(2 B)−1 and det (4 ABC )=16, find
det [2 A adj ( B ) C ].
2t
c) Let and be such that , anddet ( ABC )=32 . Then,
find det (2 AB C ) .
t −1
A be 2×2 matrix with B=3 A and C=2 B−1 . Then, find
d) Let
det (2 ACB t A−t ).
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−1 −1
0
2 2
5. If cofactor of A is∁ = 0 withdet A< 0 , find A and solve AX=B
−1 −1 −1
2 2
−1 −1
0
2 2
where B= 4 .
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2
0
7. Find the value k so that the system has i) Unique Solution ii) Many
Solutions iii) No Solution
a ) ¿ { x1 −kx 2 =3 ¿ ¿ ¿
8. Use Cramer’s Rules to solve
{2sinα−cosβ+3tanγ=3¿{4sinα+2cosβ−2tanγ=2¿ ¿ forα , β , γ where
− π2 ≤α , γ ≤ π2 ∧ 0≤β≤π
9. Solve the systems first by Gaussian- Elimination and then by Gauss-
Jordan Elimination method
a) ¿ {2 x1−4 x 2+2 x3−2 x 4=6 ¿ {2 x 1−4 x 2+x 3+x 4=2 ¿ ¿¿