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Matrix Algebra Problem Set 10

This document is a problem set for an Applied Mathematics course focusing on Matrix Algebra and Systems of Linear Equations. It includes various mathematical problems such as finding matrices, computing traces, row operations, and solving systems of equations. The problems are designed to enhance understanding of linear algebra concepts and their applications.

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Matrix Algebra Problem Set 10

This document is a problem set for an Applied Mathematics course focusing on Matrix Algebra and Systems of Linear Equations. It includes various mathematical problems such as finding matrices, computing traces, row operations, and solving systems of equations. The problems are designed to enhance understanding of linear algebra concepts and their applications.

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Department of Mathematical Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Petroleum Technology, Jais


Applied Mathematics - II (MA 124)

Week 1 / April 2025 Problem Set 10 P.D.

Matrix Algebra & System of Linear Equations


1. Find two different 2 × 2 matrices A such that A2 = 0 but A ̸= 0.
2. Let  
  3
2 −1 1 
A= , B =  1 , C = 1 −1 .
1 2 1
−1
Compute ABC and CAB.
n
3. Let A = [ aij ] be an n × n matrix. The “trace of A” is defined by tr ( A) = ∑ aii , that is
i =1
the sum of the diagonal entries of A. Show that for any two n × n matrices A and B,
we have tr ( A ± B) = tr ( A) ± tr ( B) and tr ( AB) = tr ( BA).
4. Write down all the 2 × 2 and 3 × 3 elementary matrices.
5. Show that the “interchange of two rows” of a matrix can be obtained by applying a
finite sequence of other two elementary row operations.
6. Consider a system of linear equations AX = B. Show that if X1 and X2 are any two
solutions of the given system, then λX1 + (1 − λ) X2 is also a solution for any scalar λ.
Conclude that a system of linear equations cannot have exactly two solutions. Explain
it geometrically for a system of three linear equations in three variables.
7. Which of following matrices are row reduced? Justify.
       
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
1 −2 0 , 1 −2 0 , 0 0 , 1 0 −3
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
8. Which of following matrices are in row reduced echelon form? Justify.
 
     1
 1 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 −3 0 2 0 0
1 −2 0 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 2  ,  1 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

9. Find all solutions to the following system of equations by row-reducing the coefficient
matrix.
1
x1 + 2x2 − 6x3 = 0
3
−4x1 + 5x3 = 0
−3x1 + 6x2 − 13x3 = 0
7 8
− x1 + 2x2 − x3 = 0
3 3
10. If  
6 −4 0
A=  4 −2 0 ,
−1 0 3
find all the solutions of AX = 2X and AX = 3X.

11. Show that the following two matrices are not row-equivalent.
   
1 a b 1 1 2
0 2 c  ,  −2 0 −1
0 0 3 1 3 5

12. Use elementary row operations to find the solution of the system AX = B, where
   
2 −1 3 2
A= 1 4
 0 , B = −1 .

2 6 −1 5

13. Without using determinant, find the inverse of A given in the Problem 10.

14. Let  
3 −1 2
A= 2 1
 1 .
1 −3 0
For which column matrices Y = (y1 y2 y3 ) T does the system AX = Y have a
solution?

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