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: 7 v Unit Matrices 12 L Thematic A= [ 4 > } 4 (a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the determinant of A. (b) Given that the determinant of A is 5, (i) calculate the value of x, (ii) write down A“ (J2000/1/11) 2. Three brands of cat food are sold at two stores. The following tables show the price of each brand at each store. The prices are given in cents per 100 g. Data is given for the months May and June. STORE 1 STORE 2 STORE | STORE 2 Brand A 94 9-6 Brand A 98 10-0 Brand B 10-2 10-4 Brand B 10-2 10-2 Brand C 14 11-0 Brand C 12-0 12-0 94 96 98 100 Itis given that X=] 10-2 10-4 | and Y=] 10-2 10-2 114 11-0 12-0 12-0 (a) (i) Evaluate ¥ - X. (ii) Explain what the numbers in your answer represent. (b) The cat food is sold in tins containing 500 & Write down the matrix M such that the product XM will show, for each brand, the total cost, in cents, of buying ten tins at both stores during May. (2000/1716) 3. The matrix M = ( ; a } Given that the determinant of M is y, (a) find (i) the value of y, Gi) Mo, (b) Write down M-'M ( A } (int'l Exam N2000/1/18) i (12) 1 )) A shop sells two packs of fireworks. Pack A contains 15 rockets and 25 fountains, Pack B contains 5 rockets, 20 mines and 10 fountains, The prices of single fireworks are: rockets $2, mines $3, fountains $1. 4 @ This information can be represented by the matrices P and Q below. p-{ '5 0 25 a $20 10 a (i) Find PQ. (ii) Explain what the numbers in your answer represent. - x-1), fo» oy reimeneet( 23 Jo 22) Find the value of x and the value of y. (22001/2/1 1a, b) (a) A-2B, ( 1 (b) the determinant of A, @ a" (Int’| Exam N2001/1/19) 4.3.) (3d . (4 3 }e-(3 3 Find ~(a) A-B, (b) A’, © an } (d) CD. 5. Given wat a[ ; ‘ am a } find 3 C=234)D=| 1 (Int'l Exam N2003/1/17) 1. Ghenthta =(2 7! 4 2 find (a) the determinant of A. (b) A”. (J2004/1/6) (12)2 + Thematrix Y satisfies the equation, 4“ Wee atte fag 12., A 2 , a(S oe : ite . ‘ab , Find Y, expressing it inthe form ( | . » 2004/2724 9. Inaswimming match between two schools, C and D, two'students from each school took part in each ! event. i ‘The number of places each schoo! gained in each position is shown in the table, First Second Third Fourth . School C 6 3 5 6 School D 4 7 5 4 The points awarded for First, Second, Third and Fourth places were 5, 3. 1 and O respectively. Matrices related to this information are defined below. 5 . 6356 3 As 5 (: 1's ‘) and Bey 0 (i) What does the sum of the elements in each column of A represent? (i) @ Find AB, (b) What information is shown by AB? (ii) Tt was suggested that the points awarded for First, Second, Third and Fourth places should have been 5, 3,2 and I respectively. Would this suggestion have made any difference to which school won this match? Show clear working to justify your answer. (12004/2/11a) k 10. (a) The determinant of the matrix (/ 5 }s 14. Find & (>) Find the inverse of the matrix ( 3 5 } ¢N2004/1/15) Il. (@) Evaluate (i 4 2: (b) Write down the inverse of (4 3) (2005/13) 20 2-1 2 A=(l 23) B=] 1 4] c=] 2 -h 3 -1 0 Find aad (n2005/1/15) (b) AB (12)3 -(1 3) pe(-2? 37 1 @) A ( 2) a (3 ”) ( Evaluate 4C-2A, Gi) Given that B= A™, find the value of Dp (ii) Find the 22 mattix X, where AX = ¢ (iv) The matrix © represents the si Describe, fully, the transformati Ingle transformation ‘T, ion T. (12006/2/1 1a) M4 (@) The matrix M satisfies the equation, 2-1 3M +4 = ( 0) S Find M, expressing it in the form (° ‘] e ; 33 (b) Find the inverse of the matrix ( Es A (N2006/1/15) 12 3 15, @ Evaluate} 4|-3) -1]. \6 2 (0) A business makes'toy buses and toy lorries, The following table is used in calculating the cost of making each toy. Labour Wood Paint (hours) (blocks) | (tins) Bus 2 3 1 Lorry 1 w 2 Labour costs $10 per hour, wood costs $1 per block and paint costs $p per tin. The information above can’ be summarised in the matrices A and B, 1 10 where A= 23 and B =| 1 1 ow 2. p. @ Gi B= find ( ven that AB =| (a) p, (b) w. ; 28 (i) Evaluate (100 200 } 24} a (52007/1/24) (ii) Explain what your answer to (ii) represents. : (12) 4 ee) Elon (Eee ys Find (@ 2A-B, (>) AB, © a (Ne007/10) 17, It is given that 5-1 2 -2 21 a-(} 3) 5 ( ] e-(} } Find (@) A- 2B, oc. (2008/12 18. (@) Ann went on a car journey that was split into three stages. Two relevant matrices are shown below, The first matrix shows the average speed, in kilometres per hour, of the car uring each stage. The second matrix shows the time, in hours, taken for each stage. First Second Third Time stage stage stage 15) First stage Average speed (10 3050 1] Second stage 24) Third stage 1 1 () Find (40 30 a i) (a) (il) What information is given by the matrix obtained in part (i) 2 (ii) Calculate the average speed for the whole joumey, 2-1 4-3 19, a-(? ) and o-(i 3) Find (a) AB, (b) B (J2008/2/5c) ((N2008/1/15) 20, (@) Evaluate 2 1 @ 3/4]-2| 6|, 0) \-3 04 di) (13 4)/3 i). 30 o (0 4) () Find A“. qi) ua transformation represented by the matrix A maps (h, ) onto (10, 2). Find the value of h and the value of k. (N200972/5) (22010/1/19) 2. (a) Bertie goes shopping and buys three different types of fruit The first matrix below shows the number of kilograms of each fruit bought during two different weeks. The second matrix shows the price per kilogram, in cents, of each fruit. bananas apples grapes —_pricelkg 290 \ bananas Week 1 {1 2 *s) 160 } apples Week 2 (‘, 14 ent es (290° @ F-(( i *) 160 640 Find F. (i) Explain the meaning of the information given by the matrix F. (iii) Find the total amount of money, in dollars, that Bertie spent on fruit during the two weeks. . (b) The matrix M_ satisfies the equation 30 3 =M. (3 sm (22010/2/5a,b) Find M. (12) 6 ) @ 2A-B, (b) AY (N2010/1/16) 24, A shop sells bunches of flowers. One bunch contains 3 roses, 4 carnations and 5 freesias. Another bunch contains 6 roses and 4 carnations. G Each rose costs 60 cents, each camation costs 40 cents and each freesia costs 30 cents, This information can be represented by the matrices P and Q below. 60 pa(? 4 | Q=| 40 le 40 ea (@) Find PQ. (b) Explain what the numbers in your answer represent. (N2010//17) 25. a-(4 i} and B Find (i) 2A-B, (i) Bo'. a4) (a) (a) Find 2A-B. (b) Find A“. 27. (a) a-(3 3) B-(3 -!) @ Find A - 2B. (i) Find At. (b) Zara is going to put carpet and underlay in three rooms, 4, B and C, of her porns The cost per square metre for the carpet in A is $18, in B is $22 and in C is $25. The cost per square metre for the underlay is $6 in A and $8 in the other two rooms. This information is represented by matrix P below. 18 22 25 r-(( 8 ) (2011/2/8a) (N2011/172) (12)7 The amount of carpet and under respectively. This information. is voce o a iy Ci tm 1S and 20 low. “( @ Find PQ. Gi Explain what the matrix PQ represents, (20122946) aii il B m=(| 3) (@) Express as a single matrix fe 32M, ©) Fad 20120719) 23 (2 4 2 a(3 3) a-(3 ‘) @ Find A-B () Find A”. (2013/1713) 2 (1 30 (@) Express as a single matrix 5| -1 {3} DEG E ingle marix (7 ~! 39 (b) Express as a sing 2a ae} 10 0 a-(5 3) @ Find a“. (N2013/27) (i) B+31=A where I is the 2*2 identity matrix. Find B. 31. A café sells hot drinks. On Monday it sells 80 teas, 60 coffees and 40 hot chocolates. it ates. On T sells 70 teas, 90 coffees and 50 hot choco! A aie = $0.80, a cup of coffee costs $1 and a cup of hot chocolate costs $1.20, i low. This information can be represented by the matrices M and N below. 08 80 60 40 nel 1 70 90 50. 12 (12) 8 (@) Work ‘out MI A (b) Explain what a numbers in your answer represent. (3! ao,(2 -1 (43) eG 3) (@) Find the value of k {b) Find the matrix X, where ra+x-(5 FI 32. (©) Find the matrix Y, where YA=(6 2). MOi¢Iag 33. (a) Express as a single matrix (4 a , 3 ) a(} 3) The determinant of A is 2 . (Find p. (ii) Find A“ (201s) 34, Evaluate 3 03) yi 5 3 a = ) ‘ ) (N2o1s15) (12) 9

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