Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India

Engineering Mathematics (MTH174)

Tutorial sheet - 2

1. Using Gauss-Jordan method, find the inverse of the matrix

   
−1 1 2 2 3 1
(a) A =  3 −1 1  (b) A =  1 3 3 
−1 3 4 0 1 2

2. Find all the solutions of the following homogeneous systems Ax = 0, where A is given as
the following
     
3 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1
(a)  1 −2 3  (b)  1 1 1 1   −1 1 1 −1 
(c)  
1 5 −4 1 2 6 12  −1 −1 1 1 
1 1 −1 1

3. Determine the values of k for which the system of equations

x − ky + z = 0
kx + 3y − kz = 0
3x + y − z = 0

has (i) only trivial solution (ii) non-trivial solution.

4. Determine which of the following systems are consistent and find all its solutions for the
consistent systems
      
  x   1 1 1 x 7
1 −2 1 2  1
y  (c)  1 2 3   y  =  16 
(a)  1 1 −1 1   z 
= 2 
1 3 4 z 22
1 7 −5 −1 4
w
         
1 4 7 x 1 1 −4 7 x 8
(b)  2 5 8   y  =  2  (d)  3 8 −2   y  =  6 
1 2 3 z 1 7 −8 26 z 3

5. Find the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of the following matrices.
     
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
(a) A =  0 1 1  (b) A =  0 1 0  (c) A =  0 1 0 
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

6. Verify the Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix A. Find A−1 , if it exists, where A is
   
1 0 −4 1 −2 1
(a) A =  0 5 4  (b) A =  2 3 −2 
−4 4 3 3 1 −1