WORKSHEET 2 – MATRICES 01/04/2020

1. If [ a+8 4 −63 b ]=[ 2 a+2

8
b+2
a−8 b ]
, then write the value of a−2 b.

2. If   [ 2xx−− yy wz ]=[−10 45 ]  , Then write the value of x + y +w .

3. For what values of x and y are the following matrices equal?

2 x +1 3y x+3 y 2+ 2
A= 
[ 0 2
y −5 y
∧B= ] [
0 −6
    ]
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4. Construct a 3 ×2 Matrix whose elements are given by a ij=e sin jx

5. If ¿ [21 32] , B=[ 14 3 2

3 1
1
] []
, C= ∧D=
2
4 6 8
5 7 9 [ ]
, then which of the following is
defined?

a) A+B   b) B+C   c) C+D d) B+D

6. If [−21 −b2 ]+[3a 42]=[ 51 60] , then a 2+b 2 is equal to

a) 20   b) 22   c) 12 d) 10
3 1 −1 2 1 −1
7. If X = [
5 −2 −3
  and   Y =]7 2 4 [ ]
, then find Matrix Z such that X +Y + Z
is a zero matrix.

cos θ sin θ +sin θ sin θ −cos θ

8. Simplify cos θ [−sin θ cos θ ] [
cos θ sin θ ]
9. If A and B are two matrices of the order 3 ×m and 3 ×n respectively and m = n then
the order of the matrix 5 A−2 B is

a) m x 3 b) 3 x 3 c) m x  n d) 3 x n

0 2 0 2a
10. If A= [
3 −4
and kA= ]
2 b 24 [ ]
, then the values of k , a , b are respectively

a) -6, -12, -18     b) -6, 4, 9 c) -6, -4, -9 d) -6, 12, 18

 1 2 −3 3 −1 2 4 1 2

[
11. If A= 5 0
1 −1 1 ] [
2 , B= 4 2
2 0
( A+ B )∧( B−C). Also, verify that
3] [ ]
5 and C= 0 3 2 , then compute
1 −2 3
A+ ( B−C )= ( A+ B )−C