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University Mathematics II Tutorial 11

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University Mathematics II Tutorial 11

This document is a tutorial for a university mathematics course, covering various topics related to matrices, including properties of square matrices, determinants, and matrix equations. It includes problems related to matrix operations, determinants of specific matrices, and the relationship between complex numbers and matrices. Additionally, it presents examples and proofs related to matrix properties and computations.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MATH1013 University Mathematics II


Tutorial 11

1. Let A and B be square matrices of the same size such that AB = BA = O.

(a) Give an example for which both A and B are not zero matrices.
(b) Prove that at least one of A and B is non-invertible.
(c) If both A and B are not zero matrices, prove that both of them are non-invertible.

2. Let A and B be 3 × 3 matrices such that det A = 2 and det B = 3. Compute each of the
following.

(a) det (3A)


(b) det (−B −1 )
(c) det (A−1 B T )

3. In each of the following, determine whether there exists a 3 × 3 matrix X satisfying the
equation. If yes, determine all such matrices X.

⎛1 3 0⎞ ⎛2 2 1⎞
(a) ⎜−1 0 −2⎟ X = ⎜ 1 0 1⎟
⎝0 1 −1⎠ ⎝−2 −3 2⎠
⎛1 2 3⎞ ⎛ 2 1 0⎞
(b) X ⎜4 5 6⎟ = ⎜ 2 0 1⎟
⎝1 1 1⎠ ⎝−1 −1 2⎠

4. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix satisfying 2A2 − 3A = 5I. Find all possible values of det A.

5. A complex number can be identified as a matrix in the following way. For each complex
number z = a + bi, we identify it as the matrix

a −b
M (z) = ( ).
b a

(a) Prove the the identification preserves the basic arithmeic operations of complex numbers,
i.e. prove that

M (z ± w) = M (z) ± M (w),
M (zw) = M (z)M (w),
z
M ( ) = M (z)M (w)−1 if w ≠ 0.
w

(b) What are the meanings of the modulus of z and the complex conjugate of z in terms of
the matrix M (z)?

1
− sin θ − sin nθ
n
cos θ cos nθ
(c) Without any computation, explain why ( ) = ( ) for any
sin θ cos θ sin nθ cos nθ
positive integer n.

Additional problems:
6. Define
−2 −4 1 3 −2 ⎛−3 −1⎞
A=( ), B=( ) and C = ⎜ 2 6 ⎟.
−1 −4 2 0 ⎝1 8⎠
3

Compute each of the following, or explain why it does not exist.

(a) ABC
(b) (2B + C T )T
(c) (A + 3)B
(d) det (CB)
(e) A−1
(f) ((BC)−1 )−1

7. (a) Let A and B be square matrices of the same size. Prove that det (AB) = det (BA).
(b) Give an example of two matrices C and D such that both det (CD) and det (DC) are
well-defined but det (CD) ≠ det (DC).

⎛2 −1 4⎞
1 −1
8. Let A = ⎜3 3 2⎟. Find the (3, 2)th entry of ( A) .
⎝1 1 1⎠ 3

⎛1 2 3⎞
9. (a) Let A = ⎜2 5 6 ⎟. Show that A is invertible and compute A−1 .
⎝3 4 10⎠
(b) Solve the system of linear equations
⎧
⎪ x + 2y + 3z = 1,
⎪
⎪
⎨ 2x + 5y + 6z = 3,
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎩ 3x + 4y + 10z = 2
by using matrices.

10. For each of the following, compute An where n is a positive integer. (Hint: Compute A2 , A3 ,
etc. and look for some patterns.)

1 1
(a) A = ( )
0 1
−17 12
(b) A = ( )
−24 17
⎛0 1 0⎞
(c) A = ⎜0 0 1⎟
⎝0 0 0⎠

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