Mathematical Foundation-I (BAS0104)
Questions For Practice
UNIT-I (Linear Algebra)
2 3 4
1. Find the inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = [4 3 1 ] by elementary transformations.
1 2 4
3 -3 4
2. Find the inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = [2 -3 4 ] by elementary transformations.
0 -1 1
1 3 4 2
2 −1 3 2
3. Find the rank of a matrix reducing to normal form 𝐴 = [ ].
3 −5 2 2
6 −3 8 6
0 1 2 −1
1 2 1 1
4. Find the rank of a matrix reducing to normal form 𝐴=[ ]
3 1 0 2
1 1 −2 0
1 3 −1 2
0 11 − 5 3
5. Find the rank of matrix A=[ ] by reducing in to Echelon form.
2 −5 3 1
4 1 1 5
2 1 3 4
0 3 4 1 ] by reducing it to normal form..
6. Find the rank of the matrix [
2 3 7 5
2 5 11 6
7. Find the value of 𝜆 for which the system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 1,
𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 1 , 𝜆𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 will have a unique solution.
8. Determine the value of 𝜆 and 𝜇 so that the equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 =
10, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝜆𝑧 = 𝜇
have (i) no solution, (ii) a unique solution and (iii) infinite many solutions.
9. Show that the system of equations 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 𝑎, 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 6𝑧 = 𝑏, 5𝑥 + 6𝑦 +
7𝑧 = 𝑐 dose not have solution unless 𝑎 + 𝑐 = 2𝑏.
10. Determine the values of 𝑏 such that the system of homogeneous equation 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 =
0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0, 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑏𝑧 = 0 has (i) trivial solution (ii) non - trivial solutions.
Find the non- trivial solutions using matrix method.
