Matrix Mathematics Questions
1. Find values of a and b if A = B, where A = [ a + 4 & 3b ; 8
& -6 ], B = [ 2a + 2 & b^2 + 2 ; 8 & b^2 - 5b ].
2. Let A = [ 2 & 3 ; -1 & 2 ]. Then show that A^2 - 4A + 7I =
O. Using this result calculate A^5 also.
3. If A = diag [-2, 5, 1] and B = diag [1, 0, -4], then find 3A -
5B.
4. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2
\times 3 with each entry 1 or 2.
5. If A is a square matrix such that A^2 = I, then find the
simplified value of (A - I)^3 + (A + I)^3 - 7A.
6. If A = [ 1 & -2 & 3 ; -4 & 2 & 5 ] and B = [ 2 & 3 ; 4 & 5 ;
2 & 1 ] and BA = [b_{ij}], find b_{21} + b_{32}.
7. If A = [ \cos 2theta & \sin 2theta ; -\sin 2theta & \cos
2theta ], then find A^2.
8. If matrix A = [a_{ij}]_{2 \times 2}, where a_{ij} =
\begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } i \neq j ; 0 & \text{if } i = j
\end{cases}, find the value of A^2.
9. If A = [ 1 & -1 ; 2 & -1 ], B = [ a & 1 ; b & -1 ] and (A +
B)^2 = A^2 + B^2, then find the values of a and b.
10. If A = [ \cos alpha & -\sin alpha ; \sin alpha & \cos
alpha ], then find value(s) of alpha such that A^T + A = I_2.