Practice Questions from UNIT-3

1 3 5 
1. Find the inverse of the matrix
3 2 4 
 
5 4 2 
 −12 14 2
1 
Ans:
 14 −23 11 
40
 2 11 −7 
1 2 3 

2. Determine the rank of the matrix 2 4 7

 
 3 6 10 
Ans: 2
1 5 4
 
3. For what value of K , the rank of the matrix 0 3 2 is 2 .
 
 K 13 10 
Ans: K = 2
4. a) Determine the inverse of the following matrix
1 3 3 
1 4 3 
 
1 3 4 

 7 −3 −3
Ans:  −1 1 0 

 −1 0 1 

5. Determine the rank of the following matrix

 2 1 −1 
 0 3 −2 
 
 2 4 −3
Ans: Rank ( A )= 2
6. Determine the values of  and  so that the equations,
2 x + 3 y + 5z = 9
7x + 3y − 2z = 8
2x + 3y +  z = 
Have (a) no solution, (b) a unique solution and (c) infinitely many solutions.
Ans: a) no solution for  = 5 and   9 b) unique solution for   5 , c) infinitely many
solutions for  = 5,  = 9
7. Find the value of  for which the system of equations
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x + y + 4z = 1
x + 2 y − 2z = 1
x + y + z =1
Will have unique solution.
7
Ans: unique solution when  
10
8. Find for what values of a and b , the equations

𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3, x+2y+2z=b , x+5y+3z=9
Are consistent. Will these have unique solution?

Ans: System of equation is inconsistent when a=-1, b is not equal to 6

9. State Caley Hamilton Theorem and verify the matrix

2 1 1
0 1 0 
 
1 1 2 
1 2 −2
−1
10. Verify Caley Hamilton theorem for the matrix A= [−1 3 0 ] and use it to find A
0 −2 1
3 2 6
Ans : A =  1 1 2 
−1
 
 2 2 5 
11. Find the eigen value and eigen vector for the matrix
2 0 1
[ 0 2 0]
1 0 2
Ans:

 = 1, 2,3
for  =1: X = [1 0 -1]T ; for  =2: X = [0 1 0]T ; for  =3: X = [1 0 1]T

12. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors for the matrix

 8 −6 2 
A =  −6 7 −4 
 2 −4 3 
Ans:  = 0,3,15
X1 = 1 2 2 , X 2 =  2 1 −2 and X 3 =  2 −2 1
T T T

13. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors for the matrix

 1 2 3
A =  0 3 1
 0 0 1
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Ans:  = 1,1,3
X1 = 1 −3 2 , X 2 = 1 −1 2 and X 3 = 1 1 0
T T T