TG1401/TTG1401 Engineering Mathematics I
2: Matrices
Tutorial 7:
1. Given the following matrices
0 3
2 − 5 5 − 1 , 4
A=
1 10
, B=
0 2 x = 3 and y = [− 1 2]
1 2
Work out which of the following products are defined:
AB, BA, Ax, Bx, By, xy, yx.
2. A and B are square matrices of the same order. Explain if each of the following
statements is true.
(a) ( A + B) 2 = A 2 + 2 AB + B 2
(b) ( A + B)( A − B) = A 2 − B 2
(c) ( AB) 2 = A 2 B 2
(d) ( AB) 3 = A 3B 3
2 1 − 1 1 0 2 0 1 − 2
3. Given that A = 0 1 3 , B = 4 2 8 , and C = 2 2 − 1
0 1 5 3 3 6 4 3 1
(a) Evaluate A + B , and B − 2C .
(b) Find the determinants of A, B and C.
(c) Evaluate AB and A(B − 2C) .
5 − 2
0
4. Given that A = 0 1 , B = , and C = [3 − 1 2 9]
− 1 3 7
Evaluate (a) (ABC)T , and (b) CT B T A T . What conclusion can you make from
your result.
1 2 2
5. Given A = 1 0 1 , determine the adjoint adj(A) and hence, determine the
1 1 3
product of A and adj(A).
1 2 3 4
1 4 0 0 1 2 3
6. Given A = − 1 2 2 and B = , find their inverse.
0 0 2 0 0 1 2
0 0 0 1
4 − 3 1
7. Given A = 2 1 − 4 .
1 x − 2
Find the value of x for which the matrix is not invertible.
8. Rewrite the following set of simultaneous linear equations in matrix form and,
using matrix methods, solve for the unknowns.
4 x − 3 y + z = 11
2x + y − 4z = −1
x + 2 y − 2z = 1
9. Solve the set of simultaneous linear equations in Problem 8 using the Gaussian
elimination approach.
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Answers:
3 1 1 1 −2 6
3. (a) A + B = 4 3 11 , B − 2C = 0 − 2 10
3 4 11 − 5 − 3 4
(b) A = 4 , B =0, C == −2
3 −1 6 7 − 3 18
(c) AB = 13 11 26 , A(B − 2C) = − 15 − 11 22
19 17 38 − 25 − 17 30
− 42 21 63 − 42 21 63
14 − 7 − 21 14 − 7 − 21
4. ( ABC) T = , CT B T A T =
− 28 14 42 − 28 14 42
− 126 63 189 − 126 63 189
−1 − 4 2 − 3 0 0
5. adj( A) = − 2 1 1 , A(adj( A) ) = 0 − 3 0
1 1 − 2 0 0 − 3
1 0 0 0
2 − 4 4
1 −2 1 0 0
6. A = 1 1 − 1 ,
−1
B −1 =
6 0 0 1 −2 1 0
3
0 1 −2 1
7. x = 0.5
8. x = 3, y = 1, z=2
9. x = 3, y = 1, z=2
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