Tutorial –2 (EMTH 202), Dated: 09/03/2020

Department of Mathematics & Statistical Sciences,

Botswana International University of Science & Technology
(Matrix multiplication, Determinant, inverse of a matrix)

1. Under what condition, the product of a two matrix possible?

2. Give an example that the matrix multiplication is not commutative
3. Let a matrix of order 𝑚𝑚 × 𝑛𝑛 and another matrix of order 𝑝𝑝 × 𝑞𝑞. Justify the condition
 1 −1 1 
 
so that the matrix multiplication is possible. If A =
 −3 3 −3  , then show that
 −4 4 −4 
 
𝐴𝐴2 = 𝑂𝑂 (Null matrix). That is, A is nilpotent of index 2.
0 4 3
 
4. If A
=  1 −3 −3  , then show that 𝐴𝐴2 = 𝐼𝐼. That is, A is involutory.
 −1 4 4 
 

 −1 1 −1 
 
If A  3 −3 3  , then show that 𝐴𝐴2 = 𝐴𝐴. That is, A is an idempotent.
5. =
 5 −5 5 
 
1 1 
 
6. If A =  a b  , then find 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝑇𝑇 .
 a2 b2 
 
1 2
 1 2 3   
7. Varify that (𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴)𝑇𝑇 = 𝐵𝐵 𝑇𝑇 𝐴𝐴𝑇𝑇 , where A =   and B =  2 0  .
 3 −2 1   −1 1 
 

 3 −3 4 
 
8. If the matrix=A  2 −3 4  , then find 𝐴𝐴3 .
 0 −1 1 
 

 1 −1 1 
 
9. If=A  2 −1 0  , then find 𝐴𝐴2 .
1 0 0
 
10. Compute FG, GH and FH where
 1 1 1 2
𝐹𝐹 = �2� , 𝐺𝐺 = �1 2 3� , 𝐻𝐻 = (3 2 −1)
3 2 3 1

a b c 
 
11. If A =  b c a  be an orthogonal matrix, then show that 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 = ±1 and
 c a b
 
|𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴(𝐴𝐴)| = 1. (A matrix is orthogonal if 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑻𝑻 = 𝑰𝑰).
0 2β γ 
 
12. Determine the value of 𝛼𝛼, 𝛽𝛽, 𝛾𝛾, when the matrix  α β −γ  is orthogonal.
α −β γ 


 cosθ − sinθ 0
 
13. Find k, such that  sinθ cosθ 0  is orthogonal.
 0 0 k 

14. Check the possibility and compute JK, KL, JL and KJ where
1 −2 1 2 2
3 2 −1
𝐽𝐽 = �2 −1� , 𝐾𝐾 = �2 2 3� , 𝐿𝐿 = � �
−2 1 2
3 0 2 3 2
15. Give the definition of the singular and non-singular matrices with examples.
16. Show that by interchanging of two rows multiplies the value of the determinant by -
1 with example?
17. Show that the multiplication of a row to another constant c multiplies the value of the
determinant by c with an example.
18. Evaluate the determinant of the following matrices
1 4 3  2 −1 3
1 7    
(i )   (ii )  2 −4 1  (iii )  4 2 9
 4 9  3 2 −6  1
   3 −4 
5 4 1 1
1 0 1  1 −1 0   
    4 5 1 1
(iv )  0 1 0  (v )  1 1 1  (vi ) 
1 0 2  0 1 −1  1 1 4 2
     
1 1 2 4

 x −2 6 
19. Given matrix A =   determine values of x for which |𝐴𝐴| = 0.
 2 x − 3 
20. Find the values of 𝜆𝜆 that make the following determinant zero :
 1 3− λ 4   0 2− λ 0 
2 − λ 7     
(i )   (ii )
6−λ 4−λ 2 −1  (iii )  2 − λ 4 1 .
 4  1
 λ − 6 2   2
 −3 λ − 4 

21. Give the definition of the inverse of a matrix?

22. Verify the statement “Inverse of a singular matrix is possible”?
23. Check and explain the above matrices (Matrices A to E) are singular or non-singular.
24. Show that the inverse of 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐴𝐴𝑇𝑇 are same (𝐴𝐴𝑇𝑇 is the transpose of the matrix A).
 4 −7 6 
 
25. Find the matrix of the cofactor of A =  −2 4 0  .
 
 5 7 −4 
 −2 3 1 
 
26. If |𝐴𝐴| = 2 and Adj( A=
)  6 −8 −2  , then find 𝐴𝐴.
 −4 7 1 
 
27. Compute the adjoin and the inverse of the matrix
 1 2 3
 1 2  
(i ) A =   (ii=
) A  3 −2 1 
 −1 1   4 2 1
 
 cosα − sin α   cosα sin α 
28. Show that the inverse of the matrix   is  .
 sin α cosα   − sin α cosα 