Supplementary Exercises

Nguyen Viet Dung

October 28, 2021

Matrix operations

1) Given three matrices

   
1 0 −1 2 1 2  
0 3 1 −1 ; B = 3 −1 ; C = 3 −2 0 5
 
A= 0 −2
2 4 0 3 1 0 −3 4
−3 1 −1 2 4 1

1. Does the matrix D = ABC exist? If YES, then d34 = . . . . . .

2. Does the matrix E = BAC exist? If YES, then e22 = . . . . . .
3. Does the matrix F = BCA exist? If YES, then 43 = ......
4. Does the matrix G = ACB exist? If YES, then g31 = . . . . . .
5. Does the matrix H = CAB exist? If YES, then h21 = . . . . . .
6. Does the matrix J = CBA exist? If YES, then j13 = . . . . . .
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2) Assume that A and B are two 2 × 2 matrices

   
1/2 1/2 1 0
A= ;B = ; C = AB.
1/2 1/2 0 −1

Compute following products

1. A2021 =?
2. B 1984 =?
3. C 2021 =?
4. C 42 =?
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3) Given the matrix  

1 1/3
.
c d

1. Find numbers c and d such that A2 = 0

2. Find numbers cand dsuch that A2 = −I , where I is the
1 0
identity matrix
1 1