Assignment Matrices

1. If a matrix has 8 elements, write all possible orders it can have.

2. If A is a matrix of order 3×p and B is a matrix of order 4×q and AB,BA are defined , find p,q.
a+b 2 6 5
3. If = , then find a and b
5 b 2 2

2 3 1 -3 -4 6
4. If = , then find x

5 7 -2 4 -9 x
1 0
5. Solve the following matrix equation for x, [x 1] =0
-2 0

3 -3
6. If matrix A= and A2 = A, then, write the value of .
-3 3
x 5 3 -4 7 6
7. Find the value of y-x from 2 + =
7 y-3 1 2 15 14
cos  -sin
8. If A= , then for what value of  is A an identity matrix?
sin  cos 

3 4 1 3 4
9. If A = [aij] = -1 2 and B =[bij]= -2 4 6 , then find a11 b11+a22b22.
6 -4 5 7 8
i+ 4 j
10. Construct a matrix of order 2×2 whose elements in the i row and j column are given by aij = 2
th th

11. Construct a 2×2 matrix, A = [aij], whose elements are given by aij = i/j.
12. If matrix X = [aij]m×m is a diagonal matrix, then X is also expressed as X = diagonal [ a11,a22,….amm].
If X = diagonal [1,4,-1] and Y = diagonal [3,2,6]. Find X+ Y.
13. If A = 1 -1 and B = a 1 and (A+B)2 = A2 +B2 , then find the values of a and b.
2 -1 b -1

0 6 7 0 1 1 2
14. If A = -6 0 8 ,B = 1 0 2 ,C= -2 , then calculate AC,BC and (A+B)C Also, verify that (A+B)C = AC+BC.
7 -8 0 1 2 0 3
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3-4 2 4 4
15. Express the matrix,as the sum of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix (i)A= (ii) A = 2 6 4
1 -1 4 2 6

1 2 3 -7 -8 -9
16 Find the matrix X so that X =
4 5 6 2 4 6
3 4
17 If A/ = -1 2 and B = -1 2 1 , then verify that (i) (A+B) / = A/ + B/ (ii) (A-B)/ = A/ - B/
0 1 1 2 3

2 3
18 Let A = , then show that A2 – 4A + 7I = O . Using this result calculate A5 also
-1 2
.
1 1 1 3n-1 3n-1 3n-1
19 If A = 1 1 1 , Prove that An = 3n-1 3n-1 3n-1 nN.
1 1 1 3n-1 3n-1 3n-1
2 4 1 3
20 Let A = , B= ,Show that AB  BA
3 2 -2 5

0 1
21 Let A = , show that (aI +bA)n = anI + nan-1 bA where, I is the identity matrix of order 2 and nN.
0 0
sin cos
22 If A= , then verify that A/A = I.
-cos sin

1 2 3
23 If A= 3 -2 1 ,then show that A3 – 23A – 40I = 0.
4 2 1

cos x –sinx 0
24 If F(x)= sinx cosx 0 , Show that F(x)F(y) = F(x+y).
0 0 1

3 -2
25 If A = , find  so that A2 = A - 2I
4 -2
0
26 For the matrices A & B, verify that (AB)/ = B/ A/ ,where A = 1 , B = 1 5 7
2
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cos2 cossin cos2 cossin

27 Prove that the product of matrices and
cossin sin  cos 2
sinsin2
is the null matrix, when  and  differ by an odd multiple of /2.
2 -3 3
28 Using elementary row transformation find the inverse of the matrix A= 2 2 3 , if it exists.
3 -2 2

29 Find the inverse of the matrix (a) 1 2 ( b) 10 -2

2 -1 -5 1

1 3 3
30 Find the inverse of the matrix A = 1 4 3
1 3 4
3 0 -1
31 Using elementary transformation, find the inverse of the following matrix 2 3 0
0 4 1

α
0 - tan 2 cos -sin
32 If A = and I is the identify matrix of order 2, show that I+A = (I - A)
α
tan 2 0 2×2 sin cos
cos sin cos2 sin2
33 If A = ,then show that A2 =
-sin cos -sin2 cos2

xy 4 8 w
34 If = , then find values of x,y,z and w.
z+6 x+y 0 6

0 a 3
35 If the matrix 2 b -1 is a skew symmetric matrix, find the values of a,b and c
c 1 0

36 Find total number of possible square matrices of order 2 with each entry -1 or 1.
-3 0
37 If A = , Find A4.
0 -3

7 0 3 0
38 a)Find X and Y, If X + Y= & X–Y=
2 5 0 3
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2 3 2 -2
b) Find X & Y if 2X+3Y = and 3X+2Y=
0 3 -1 5
3 1
39 A= Find x and y such that A2 + xI – yA = 0
7 5
1 2 2
40 A= 2 1 -2 is a matrix satisfying AA / = 9I3 then find value of a and b
a 2 b
1 2 0 0
41 For what value of x, [ 1 2 1] 2 0 1 2 = 0
1 0 2 x
42 If A and B are symmetric matrices prove that AB-BA is skew symmetric matrix.

43 Prove that every square matrix can be uniquely expressed as sum of symmetric and a skew symmetric.
1 1 3
44 Show that A= 5 2 6 is nilpotent matrix.
-2 -1 -3
45 A) Let A and B be square matrices of same type does (A+B) 2 = A2 + B2 +2AB held if not why.

B) If A and B square matrices of same order such that AB = BA then show (A+B) 3 = A3+3A2B+3AB2+B3
46 Give example of matrices : i)A and B such that AB  BA ii) A and B such that AB = 0 but A  0, B0
iii)A and B such that AB = 0 but BA  0 iv) AB =AC , A  0 ,B  C
47 Show that A = 0 0 is idempotent matrix.
0 1
48 If A = A prove that (I+A)3 = 7A +I
2

2 -1 5 2 2 5
49 Let A = B= C= find matrix D. Show that CD – AB = 0
3 4 7 4 3 8
50 If A is any square matrix, Prove that (An)/ = (A/)n where n is any positive integer.