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MATRICES
MATHEMATICS (MA101)
TUTORIAL-6
1. Reduce the matrix to row echelon form

5 6 2 6 3
3 2 1 4 2
1 2 1 2 1
.
2. Applying elementary row operations change the following matrices into row
echelon forms and find the rank

3 1 2 1 1
3 5 2 3
5 2 3 1 2
2 1 1 ! 1

5 3 3 1 1
3 2 3 1 1
3 1 2 1 1
2 1 1 ! 1

4 2 3 1 1
3 2 3 1 1
3 1 2 1 1
2 1 1 ! 1
"f these are the augmented matrices with last column as the right hand side and
the rest as the coefficient matrix# find the solution# if exists# in each case.
3. $ind the in%erse of the matrix

4 1 3
3 2 3
1 1 2
using elementary row operations.
4. "n%estigate for what %alues of #

the e&uations x ' y ' ( ) 6# x ' 2y ' 3( ) 1!

and x ' 2y ' ( )

ha%e *i+ no solution# *ii+ uni&ue solution# *iii+ an infinity of

solution.
5. ,ol%e the system of e&uations x - 2y ' .( ) #3x ' y / ( ) 3# 2x / y ' ( ) -5#
using 0uass elimination method with partial pi%oting.
6. 1erify that the matrix A satisfies 2ayley /3amilton theorem and hence find A
-2
.
A )

2 1 1
1 2 1
1 1 2
4. 5etermine the characteristic roots and corresponding characteristic %ectors of the
matrix A )

3 1 2
1 3 2
2 2 6

. $ind the eigen-%alues and eigen%ectors of the following matrix and diagonali(e.





1 0 1
0 3 2
0 0 2
.