Problems on matrix operations

   
1 2 −2 2 3 1
1. If A = and B = , write down the matrix AB . Would it be
1 1 3 1 2 1
possible to nd the product of BA? If so, compute it, and if not, give reasons.
2. Is it possible to compute the following matrix products?
 
0 5  
−4 4
(a) −3 1
−2 −4
−5 1
 
−5 
(b)

 6  3 −1
0
  
3 2 5 4 5 −5
(c)
2 3 1 5 −1 6
  
5 4 −4
(d)
2 −1 3
3. What is the determinant of the following matrices if it is dened. Is it an invertible
matrix?  
      2 3 1
1 −1 15 10 −1 2 3
M1 = , M2 = , M3 = , M4 = −1 2 3  ,

−2 1 3 2 3 2 −1
3 2 −1
 
2 1 0 4
1 2 1 4
M5 = 0 3 2 2


2 1 3 3
 
1 2 3
4. Let A = 0 1 4. Which is the inverse of A from the following matrices?
5 6 0
     
1 0 5 6   −24 18 5
−1 −2 −5
B = 2 1 6 , C =  5  , D = , E =  20 −15 −4 ,
2 −6 1
3 4 0 11 −5 4 1
or none of them.
5. Whatare the
 eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix
4 1
A= ?
2 3
 
1
6. Let v = 1 . Which of the following matrices has v as an eigenvector? What is the

1
corresponding eigenvalue?
       
1 0 0 1 0 5 6   2 1 1
−1 −2 −5
A = 0 1 0 , B = 2 1 6 , C =  5  , D = , E = 1 3 0 ,
2 −6 1
0 0 1 3 4 0 11 0 0 4
or none of them.
 7. Determine if the following sets of vectors are linearly independent:
       
      1 1 2 0
1 2 3
 2   3   4 
 0   2   1   1 
and 
       
 
 3  , 
 4  , 
 5   1 
 ,
 1 
 ,
 1 
 ,
 3 

 1   2   2   2 
4 5 6
1 1 1 3

8. Calculate the rank of the following vector set:

             
1 1 0 0 1 −1 2

 2 


 1 


 1 


 0 


 0 


 0 


 1 

 0   1   2   1   1   2   1 
  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

 1 


 1 


 3 


 3 


 0 


 5 


 2 

 2   2   0   0   1   −2   1 
3 2 1 0 1 −1 1

9. Determine if the column vectors of the following matrix are linearly independent:
 
2 −2 1 −1
 1 2 −1 1 
A= 
 4 −10 5 −5 
2 −14 7 −7

10. Find the rank of the following matrix:

 
1 1 1 1 1
 3 2 1 1 −3 
A=
 0

1 2 2 6 
5 4 3 3 −1

11. Express b as a linear combination of vectors from the set S , if it is possible.

           

 1 2 0 0 
 2 4
1 1 0 1 2 3

 
       

   
 és I.b =   , II. b = 
          
S= 
 0 
 ,
 1 
 ,
 1 
 ,
 1   2   1 

0 2 1 0 2 2

           

 

1 1 1 1 2 3
 

12. Solve the Ax = b system of linear equations, where:

   
1 0 3 2 2
 2 −12 0 −8   p − 24 
A=
 0 2 1 2 ,
 b= 
 1 
1 2 4 p 4

13. Solve the Ax = b system of linear equations, where:

   
1 −2 1 1 1
A =  1 3 1 −1  b =  −1 
1 −2 1 λ 5
 b) If the system is not solvable, compute a vector y that solves the system of
linear equations y T A = 0, y T b = 1 (Rouché-Kronecker-Capelli lemma).
c) Find the basic solutions of the system Ax = b, x ≥ 0 for λ = 2 and λ = 3.
14. For an extra point:
a. Determine for which values of the parameters α and β the following system of
linear equations has no solution; a unique solution; or an innite number of solutions.
x1 + 3x2 − 2x3 = 5
−3x1 − 6x2 + α x3 = 4
x1 + 2x2 − 3x3 = β

b. If the system is feasible, list all of the solutions.

c. If the system is inconsistent and β = 15, provide a proof of this using the
Rouch-Kronecker-Capelli lemma.