Presidency University, Itgalpura,

Yelahanka, Bengaluru
ASSIGNMENT-I

Questions

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1 1
1. Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of the matrix .
3 −1
 
2 2 1
2. Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of 1 3 1.
1 2 2 
2 −2 2
3. Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of 1 1 1 .
 1  3 −1
3 −1 1
4. Two of the eigen values of A = −1 5 −1 are 3 and 6. Find the eigen
1 −1 3
values of A−1 . [ ]
1 4
5. Use Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix A = to express a
2 3
linear polynomial in A (i) A5 − 4A4 − 7A3 + 11A2 − A − 10I (ii)
A4 − 4A3 − 5A2 + A + 2I.  
1 −1 4
6. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix 3 2 −1 and also find
2 1 −1
A−1 .
7. Verify Cayley-Hamilton
  theorem, find A4 and A−1 when A =
2 −1 2
−1 2 −1.
1 −1 2
8. If u = cos−1 √x+
x+y
√ , prove that x ∂u + y ∂u + 1 cotu = 0.
y ∂x ∂y 2