LINEAR ALGEBRA&CALCULUS

R23(A.Y. 2023-24) CYCLE-I Question Bank

Very Short Answer Questions (Each question carries 2 marks)

UNIT I

1. Determine determinant of 1 2 [ 5 4]
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1 2 4
2. Determine determinant of 3 6 12
2 4 8

3. Define upper triangular matrix and give one example.

4. Define identity matrix with example.

5. Define diagonal matrix and give one example.

6. Define Rank of a matrix.

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1 2 4
7. Find the rank of 3 6 12
2 4 8

8. When you say the matrix is in Echelon form.

9. When you say the matrix is in Normal form.

[ ]
1 4 5
10. Reduce the matrix 2 6 8 to ECHELON form and hence find its rank?
3 7 22

11. Find the inverse of the matrix 5 7 [1 2 ]

12. Define the terms consistent and inconsistent of non homogeneous linear
system AX=B.
13. For what conditions the system of equations AX=B have (i) no solution (ii) a
unique solution (ii) an infinite number of solutions.

14. Define diagonally dominant system AX=B.

UNIT II

1.Define eigen value and eigen vector of a square matrix.

[ 1 4]
2. Find the chacteristic equation of 3 2

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1 1 3
3. Find the chacteristic equation of 1 5 1
3 1 1

[ 5 4]
4. Find the Eigen values of the matrix 1 2

5. Write any two properties of eigen values.

[ ]
3 1 4
6. Find the sum and product of the eigen values of 0 2 6
0 0 5

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2 3 4
7. Find the eigen values of adj A , Where A = 0 4 2
0 0 3

[ ]
2 3 4
8. Find the eigen values of A2 - 2A + I, Where A = 0 4 2
0 0 3

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2 2 1
9. Two Eigen values of the matrix A = 1 3 1 are = 1 each. Find the Eigen
1 2 2
values of A−1

10. Write the statement of Cayley- Hamilton theorem.

11. What are the applications of Cayley- Hamilton theorem.

12. Using Cayley- Hamilton theorem find A8 , if A = 2 −1 (1 2 )
13. Define diagonalisation of a square matrix.

14.Define a Quadratic form and give one example.

15. Define symmetric matrix and give one example.

16. Define orthogonal matrix.

17. Define nature of a quadratic form by examining the Eigen values of its matrix
of a quadratic

Form.

18. Define rank, index and signature of a quadratic form.

19. Define canonical form.

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1 2 3
20. Write down the corresponding quadratic form of the matrix 2 0 3
3 3 1

21. Write down the symmetric matrix corresponding to the quadratic form
x + 2 y +3 z +4xy+5yz+6zx
2 2 2

Short Answer Questions (Each question carries 5 marks)

UNIT I

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1 1 −1 1
1. Determine the rank of 1 −1 2 −1
3 1 0 1

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1 3 4 3
2. Reduce the matrix 3 9 12 3 to ECHELON form and hence find its rank?
1 3 4 1
 [ ]
1 2 3 0
2 4 3 2
3. Reduce the matrix to ECHELON form and hence find its rank?
3 2 1 3
6 8 7 5

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2 1 −3 −6
4. Reduce the matrix 3 −3 1 2 to NORMAL form and hence find its rank?
1 1 1 2

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2 3 −1 −1
1 −1 −2 −4
5. Reduce the matrix to NORMAL form and hence find its rank?
3 1 3 −2
6 3 0 −7

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4 4 −3 1
1 1 −1 0
6. For what values of K, the rank of matrix is 3.
K 2 2 2
9 9 K 3

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1 1 2
7. For the matrix A= 1 2 3 Find non singular matrices P and Q is in the Normal form.
0 −1 −1
Hence find the rank of A.

8. Find the non singular matrices P and Q such that PAQ is in the Normal form for the matrix A=

[ ]
1 2 3 −2
2 −2 1 3
3 0 4 1

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1 1 3
7. Using Gauss-Jordan method find the inverse of the matrix 1 3 −3
−2 −4 −4

7. Test for consistency and solve 5x+3y+7z=4,3 x+26y+2z=9, 7x+2y+10z= 5.

8. Test for consistency and solve 2x-3y+7z=5, 3x+y-3z=13, 2x+19y-47z=32
9. Investigate for consistency of the following equations and if possible find the solutions:
4x-2y+6z=8, x+y-3z= -1, 15x-3y+9z=21
10. Investigate for what values of λ and µ, the simultaneous equations x+y+z=6, x+2y+3z=10,
x+2y+λz=µ have (i) no solution (ii) a unique solution (ii) an infinite number of solutions.
11.Solve the equations x+2y+3z=0, 3x+4y+4z=0, 7x+10y+12z=0
12. Solve 4 x+2y+z+3w=0, 6x+3y+4z+7w=0, 2x+y+w=0
13. Find the values of K for which the system of equations (3k-8)x+3y+3z=0, 3x+(3k-8)y+3z=0,
3x+3y+(3k-8)z=0 has a non-trivial solution.
14. Apply Gauss-Elimination method to solve the equations 10x-7y+3z+5t=6, -6x+8y-z-4t=5,
3x+y+4z+11t= 2, 5x-9y-2z+4t=7

UNIT II

1. Find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of the matrix ( 42 39)
2. Verify Cayley- Hamilton theorem for the matrix A = (53 32)

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2 −1 1
3. Verify Cayley- Hamilton theorem for the matrix A = −1 2 −1
1 −1 2

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1 0 3
4. Using Cayley- Hamilton theorem , find the inverse of 2 1 −1
1 −1 1

[ ]
2 −1 2
5. Find the Characteristic equation of the matrix A = −1 2 −1 . Also find A 4
1 −1 2

6. Find the nature of the quadratic form by examining the eigen values
2 2 2
x 1 +3 x 2 +3 x 3 + 2 x 1 x 2−2 x 2 x 3 +2 x 3 x 1. Also find rank, index and signature of the quadratic form.

7. Find the nature of the quadratic form by examining the eigen values 2xy+2yz+2zx. Also find
rank, index and signature of the quadratic form

Long answer questions (Each question carries 10 marks)

UNIT I
1. Find for what values of λ, the equations x+y+z=1, x+2y+4z=λ, x+4y+10z= λ 2 have a solution
and solve them completely in each case.
2. Show that the only real number λ for which the system x+2y+3z=λx, 3x+y+2z=λy,
2x+3y+z=λz has non zero solution is 6 and solve them when λ=6.
3. For what values of λ, the system of equations 2x-2y+z= λx , 2x-3y+2z= λy , - x+2y=λz can
posses a non trivial solution , solve only if λ=1,λ= -3 and obtain general solution in each case.
4. Solve the system of equations 20x+y-2z=17, 3x+20y-z= -18, 2x-3y+20z=25 by Gauss-
Jacobi’s Method .
5. Solve system of equations by Gauss-Seidel Method 10x+y-z=11.19, x+10y+z=28.08, -
x+y+10z= 35.61

UNIT II

( )
1 1 3
1. Find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of the matrix 1 5 1
3 1 1

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6 −2 2
2. Find the Latent roots and Latent vectors of the matrix −2 3 −1
2 −1 3

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2 3 4
T −1 4
3. Find the Eigen values of A , A , A ,3A and A-3I , where A= 4 3 1
1 2 4

3. Verify Cayley- Hamilton theorem for the matrix A = (12 43) and find its inverse.Also express
5 4 3 2
A - 4 A - 7 A + 11 A - A – 10 I as a linear polymial in A

[ ]
2 2 1
4. Find the characteristic equation of the matrix A = 0 1 0 and hence compute A−1. Also
1 1 2
find the matrix represented by A - 5 A +7 A - 3 A + A 4- 5
8 7 6 5 3 2
A + 8A - 2 A + I

[ ]
7 2 −2
5. Verify Cayley- Hamilton theorem and hence find A−1 of the matrix A = −6 −1 2
6 2 −1

[ ]
1 3 7
6. Find the Characteristic equation of the matrix A = 4 2 3 . Show that the equation is
1 2 1
4
sastified by A and hence find A

( )
1 1 3
7. Find the matrix P which transforms the matrix A= 1 5 1 to the diagonal form.
3 1 1
8.Reduce the quadratic form 2 x1 x 2−2 x2 x 3 +2 x 3 x 1 to a canonical form by an orthogonal
reduction and discuss its nature.

9. Reduce the quadratic form x 2+ 5 y 2 + z 2+2xy+2yz+6z x

into ‘sum of squares’ form by an orthogonal transformation and give the matrix of
transformation.