Linear Algebra HIT 1203

Worksheet 1
HIT 1203|Mathematics For Technologists II
31 January 2022

Note
Attempt as many questions as possible. Solutions to selected problems will
be posted on the course webpage.

1. Given the following matrices,

 
 
2 0 0 0 0
1 0 2 6 2 0 0 0
!  
2 −2
 
 
A1 = , A5 =  3 3 5  , A9 = 0 0 4 0 0 ,
  
−2 5  
1 0 1 
 0 8 3 5 0 

0 0 1 0 7
 
 
3 1 0 0 0
1 −2 0 0 3 0 0 0
!  
2 5
 
 
A2 = , A6 =  0 5 2  , A10 = 0 0 3 1 0 ,
  
1 −3  
0 3 0 
 0 0 0 3 1 

0 0 0 0 3
 
 
2 5 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
!  
−2 −1
 
 
A3 = , A7 =  0 2 −5  , A11 = 0 0 4 2 0 ,
  
5 2  
0 1 −2 
 0 0 3 5 0 

0 0 0 0 7
 
4 0 0 0 0
1 2 0 0
 
0 4 0 0 0
!  
sin θ cos θ 2 1 0 0
   
 
A4 = , A8 =

,

A12 =  0 0 4 0 0 .
cos θ sin θ 0 0 1 2
  
  
0 0 0 7 0 
0 0 2 1
 
0 0 0 0 7

(a) Find the characteristic polynomial of each matrix

(b) Find the eigenvalues of each matrix.

1 2 1 0
 
 2 0 −2 2 
2. For the matrix A =  , the characteristic polynomial is
 
 1 2 1 1 
1 1 0 2

Pn (λ) = λ4 − 4λ3 + 2λ2 + λ.

Find the eigenvalues of A.

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2 1 0 0
 
 0 2 0 0 
3. For the matrix A =  , the characteristic polynomial is
 
 0 0 1 1 
0 0 −2 4

Pn (λ) = λ4 − 9λ3 + 30λ2 − 44λ + 24.

Find the eigenvalues of A.

 
a11 a12 a13
4. Let A =  a21 a22 a23  . Show that the characteristic polynomial of A is
 

a31 a32 a33

 
     !  a11 a12 a13 
 a11 a12   a11 a13   a22 a23 
  
Pn (λ) = λ3 −(a11 + a22 + a33 ) λ2 + 
+ +  λ−

a21 a22 a23 .

a21 a22   a31 a33   a32 a33 

  
 a31 a32 a33 

5. Consider the following matrices,

 
1 0 2 3 0
1 3 5 2
 
 
2 5 3 0 2 0 3 3
 
 0 4 1 6  



 0 3 1  , A2 = 
A1 =  , A3 = 0 0 1 5 5 ,
   
 0 0 1 7   
0 0 2 
0 0 0 1 2 
0 0 0 1
 
0 0 0 0 2
 
5 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0
 
 
1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
 
 2 7 0 0  



A4 =  5 4 0  , A5 = 
 
, A6 = 2 1 3 0 0 .
  
 1 2 3 0   
1 3 1 
1 7 5 2 0 
4 2 3 7
 
4 8 6 5 4

For each matrix state the eigenvalues and their multiplicities.

6. Consider the matrix

1 6
 
 2 3 
A= .
 
 7 2 
1 4
Find the eigenvalues of AT A.

7. Find the eigenvectors of the given matrices.

 
 
2 5 0 0 0
1 −2 0 0 2 0 0 0
!  
1 2
 
 
A1 = , A4 =  0 5 2  , A7 =  0 0 4 2 0 ,
 
−2 1  
0 3 0 
 0 0 3 5 0 

0 0 0 0 7

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 
 
3 1 0 0 0
1 −2 0 0 3 0 0 0
!  
2 5
 
 
A2 = , A5 = 

0 5 2  , A8 = 

0 0 3 1 0 ,
1 −3  
0 3 0 
 0 0 0 3 1 

0 0 0 0 3
 
 
4 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
!  
sin θ cos θ
 
 
A3 = , A6 =  0 3 0  , A9 =  0 0 4 0 0 .
 
cos θ sin θ  
−3 0 1 
 0 0 0 7 0 

0 0 0 0 7
! !
2 −1 3 −1
8. Consider A = and B = as matrices over the real field R. Find all the
1 4 13 −3
eigenvalues and linearly independent eigenvectors of the given matrices.

9. The matrix  
2 5 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0
 
 
 
A= 
 0 0 4 2 0 


 0 0 3 5 0 

0 0 0 0 7
has eigenvalues λ1 = 7 and λ2 = 2. Find the eigenvectors of the matrix A.

10. The matrix  

2 5 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0
 
 
 
A= 
 0 0 4 2 0 


 0 0 3 5 0 

0 0 0 0 5
has eigenvalues λ1 = 2, λ2 = 5 and λ3 = 7. Find the eigenvectors of the matrix A.

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