+2 MATH

Matrices (Assignment-2)
1 2  3   1
1. Write the matrix 4 2 1  as sum of symmetric and A =  4  , B =  1 2 1
1  3 2   3 

skew symmetric matrix. 12. Verify (AB)' = B'A' where

2 0 1  4  3
0  1 5 
2. Let f (x) = x – 3x + 2 and A = 2 1 3 .
2
A=  ,B=
1 0 
 
1  1 0 6 3 4  7  6

Find the value of f (A)= A2 – 3A + 2I  0 1  2

 
 tan 
13. For what value of x , is A   1 0 3  a skew
 0
3. If A =  2 show that
  x  3 0 

 tan 0 
 2  symmetric matrix?
cos  sin   1 2 3   7  8  9
I + A = (I – A)   14. If X    , then find the matrix
 sin  cos   4 5 6  2 4 6 
0 1  X.
4. If A =   show that
0 0   2 1 1 
 
n n
(aI + bA) = a I + na n–1
bA, nN 15. For the matrix A   1 2  1 , show that
3  4 n 1  2n  4n   1  1 2 
5. If A =   show that A =  n
1  1   1  2n
A2 – 5A + 4I = 0, Hence find A1
nN 16. Find a and x if
cos x  sin x 0 a 2  3a a 2  4  2 0
6. If A(x) =  sin x cos x 0 show that  2  
 x  6 x x  9    8 7
2

 0 0 1
17. Define symmetric and skew symmetric matrix. Show
A(x) A(y) = A(x + y) and hence find (A(x))–1
that every square matrix can be uniquely written as sum
of symmetric and skew symmetric matrix.
2  1 5 2  2 5
7. If A =   ,B=   ,C=  .
3 4 7 4   3 8
Find D such that CD = AB
1 0
8. If A =   find  such that
 1 7
A2 – 8A + I = 0
9. Find the value of x if
1 2 3  1 
1 x 1 4 5 6  2  0
3 2 5  3 

1 2 2
10. If A =  2 1  2 and AA' = 9I. Find a and b.
a 2 b 
11. Verify (AB)' = B'A' where
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Answers:

1 2  3  1 3  1 0  1  2
1. 4 2  
1  3 2  1  1 0 2 

1  3 2   1  1 2  2  2 0 

 1  1  1
2.  3  3  4
 
 3 2 0 

 cos x sin x 0
6. (A(x) =  sin x cos x 0 )
–1

 0 0 1

 191  110 
7.  77 44 


8. =7

5
9. x=
3
10. a = –2, b = –1
13. 2
1  2 
14. 2 0 
 
 3 1  1
1
15. 1 3 1 
4
 1 1 3 

16. (a = 2, x = 4)

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