Aligarh College of Engineering & Technology, Aligarh

Question Bank-(Unit-1) Mathematics - I (BAS103)

B. Tech. I Year (Odd Sem.) 2024-25

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0 2 1 3
1 1 −1 −2
Q.1 Calculate the inverse of A= by using elementary operation.
1 2 0 1
−1 1 2 6

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−1 −3 3 −1
1 1 −1 0
Answer- A=
2 −5 2 −3
−1 1 0 1
Q.2 Employing elementary row transformation, find the inverse of the matrix

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3 −3 4 1 −1 0
−1
A= 2 −3 4 Answer- A = −2 3 −4
0 −1 1 −2 3 −3

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2 3 5
Q.3Find the value of b for which the rank of matrix. A= 7 3 −2 is 2. Answer-b=5
2 3 b

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4 2 −5
1
Q.4The rank of the matrix 1 μ 2 is 2. Find the value of μ. Answer-
2
2 1 −1

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−1 2 −2
Q.5Find the rank of the matrix A= 1 2 1 Answer: - 3
−1 −1 2

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1 4 3 −2 1
−2 −3 −1 4 3
Q.6 Find the rank by reducing it to normal form (or canonical form) the matrix. A=
−1 6 7 2 9
−3 3 6 6 12

Answer: - 2
I 0
0 0[ ],Rank(A)=2.

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2 4 3 −2
Q.7Find the rank of the matrix by using normal form method, where A= −3 −2 −1 4
6 −1 7 2
Answer: - [ I 3 0 ],Rank(A)=3

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2 3 4 5
3 4 5 6
Q.8 Find the rank of the matrix A = by reducing it to normal form.
4 5 6 7
9 10 11 12

Answer: - 2
I 0
0 0 [ ]
,Rank(A)=2.
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3 −3 4
Q.9If A= 2 −3 4 , Find two non-singular matrices P and Q such that PAQ=I .Hence find A−1.
0 −1 1

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1 −1 0
−1
Answer: - A = −2 3 −4
−2 3 −3
Q.10Find non-singular matrices P, Q so that PAQ is in normal form where

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1 2 32
A= 2 2 1 3
3 0 41
Q.11Determine ‘b’ such that the system of homogeneous equations
4 x+ 2 y−5 z=0 , x +by +2 z=0 , 2 x+ y −z=0 has
(i) Trivial solution. (ii) Non-trivial solution. Find the non-trivial solution using matrix method.

( 12 )
(i) Answer- b ≠ (ii)Answer- b= ( 12 ) , Answer: - x=k , y=−2 k , z=0 .

Q.12 Investigate for what values of λ and µ do the system of equations

2 x−5 y+ 2 z=8 , 2 x+ 4 y +6 z=5 , x +2 y+ λz=µ have
(i) No solution (ii) unique solution (iii) infinite solutions.
5 5
Answer (i) µ≠ , λ=3 (ii) λ ≠ 3 ,µ= any finite value (iii) µ= , λ=3
2 2
Q.13 Test the consistency and solve the following system of equations
4 x−5 y+ z=2 ,3 x + y−2 z=9 , x +4 y+ z=5.
Answer: - x=2 , y=1 , z=−1
Q.14 Show that the equations
2 x− y +3 z=8 ,−x +2 y + z=4 ,∧3 x + y−4 z=0 ,
are consistent and hence obtain the solution for x, y and z.
Answer: - x=2 , y=2 , z=2
Q.15Show that the equations
x +2 y+ 2 z−1=0 , 2 x + y + z +2=0 , 3 x+ 2 y +2 z=3 , y + z=0 are not consistent.
Q.16 Show that the system of equations:
x +3 y−2 z=0 , 2 x− y+ 4 z=0 , x−11 y+14 z=0 has a non-trivial solution.
Q.17 Test for consistency and solve
−2 x+ y+ z=1 , x−2 y + z=1 , x+ y−2 z=−2.
Answer: - x=k −1 , y=k −1 , z=k

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1 2 3
Q.18The matrix A is defined as A= 0 −2 6 . Find the eigen values of 3 A 3 +5 A 2 +6 A+ I .
0 0 −3
Answer: - 15 ,−15 ,−53

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1 3 1 −1
Q.20 Show that the vector is an eigen vector of the matrix
1 A= 2 2 −1 corresponding to the eigen value
2 2 2 0
2.
Q.21 Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix A= [ ]
4 1
2 3
.

Answer: - 2 , 5; [ ][ ]
1
−2 1
,
1
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1 1 1
Q.22 Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix A= 1 2 1 .
3 2 3

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0 −1 4
Answer: - 0 , 1 ,5 ; −1 , 0 , 5
1 1 11

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2 −2 2
Q.23 Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix A= 1 1 1 .
1 3 −1

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−4 0
Answer: - −2 , 2 ,2 ; −1 , 1 .
7 1

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1 1 3
Q.24 Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix A= 1 5 1 .
3 1 1

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−1 1 1
Answer: - −2 , 3 ,6 ; ,
0 −1 2 . ,
1 1 1

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6 −2 2
Q.25 Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix A= −2 4 −1 .
2 −1 3

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2 1 1
Answer: - 8 , 2 ,2 ; −1 , 0 , 2
1 −2 0

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3 10 5
Q.26 Find the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix A= −2 −3 −4 .
3 5 7

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−1 −5
Answer: - 3 , 2 ,2 ; −1 , −2
2 5

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2 1 1
Q.27 Find the characteristic equation of the symmetric matrix. A= 0 1 0 and verify that it satisfied by A
1 1 2
−1
and hence obtain A .
Express (a) A8 −5 A 7 +7 A 6−3 A 5+ A 4−5 A 3+ 8 A 2−2 A + I
(b) A5 −5 A 4 +7 A3 −3 A 2−6 A+2 I
as linear polynomial in A .

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2 −1 −1 8 5 5 −10 −6 −6
−1 1 2
Answer:- A = 0 −3 0 , (a) A + A+ I = 0 3 0 (b) −6 A+2 I = 0 −4 0
3
−1 −1 2 5 5 8 −6 −6 −10

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3 1 1
Q.28 Verify Cayley – Hamilton Theorem for the matrix A= −1 5 −1 .Hence evaluate A−1.
1 −1 3
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7 −2 −3
1
−1
Answer: - A = 1 4 1 ,
20
−2 2 8

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1 2 4
Q.29 Find adj. ( A)using Cayley – Hamilton Theorem for the matrix A= −1 0 3 .
3 1 −2
−1
Hence evaluate A .

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−3 8 6 −3 8 6
−1 1
Answer: - A = 7 −14 −7 , adj.( A ) = 7 −14 −7
7
−1 5 2 −1 5 2

Q.30Find a matrix P which diagonalizes the matrix A= [

−5 2
2 −2 ]
,verify P−1 A P=D where D is the diagonal

matrix. Answer: - [
−1 0
0 −6 ]
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−2 2 −3
Q.31 Reduce the following matrix A into a diagonal matrix A= 2 1 −6 .
−1 −2 0

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−1 1 1 −2 2 −3
−1
Answer: - 5 ,−3 ,−3 ; −2 , let z=0 , then 0 , let z=1 ,then 2 , P A P=D= 2 1 −6
1 −2 0 −1 −2 0

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1 1−i 2
Q.32 Prove that matrix A= 1+i 3 i is Hermitian.
2 −i 0

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1 1−i 2
Q.33 Prove that matrix A= 1+i 3 i is Skew- Hermitian.
2 −i 0

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1+i 2 5−5 i
Q.34 Express the matrix A= 2i 2+i 4+2 i as the sum of Hermitian matrix and Skew- Hermitian matrix.
2−3 i −4 7

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1 1−i 2−3 i i 1+i 3−2 i
Answer: - A= 1+i 2 i + −1+i i 4+i
2+3 i −i 7 −3−2i −4+ i 0
or
A = Hermitian matrix + Skew- Hermitian matrix.

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3 5+ 2i −3
Q.35 If A= 5−2i 7 4 i ,show that A is a Hermitian. Verify that iA is a Skew-Hermitian matrix.
−3 −4 i 5

Q.36 Show that the matrix A= [

α +iγ −β +iδ
β +iδ α−iγ ]is a unitary matrix if α 2+ β2 + γ 2 +δ 2=1.

Q.37 Define a unitary matrix. If N= [ 0

−1+2i
1+ 2i
0 ]
is a matrix, then show that ( I −N ) ( I + N )−1is a unitary
matrix, where I is an identity matrix.

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1 2 −2
Q.38 Show that row vectors of the matrix −1 3 0 are linearly independent.
0 −2 1
Q.39 Show using a matrix that the set of vectors
X =[ 1 2 −3 4 ] ,Y =[ 3 −1 2 1 ] , Z= [ 1 −5 8 −7 ] ,is linearly dependent.
Q.40 Show using a matrix that the set of vectors
[ 2 5 2 −3 ] , [ 3 6 5 2 ] , [ 4 5 14 14 ] , [ 5 10 8 4 ] is linearly independent.
Q.41Difine linear dependence and independence of vectors. Examine for linear dependence
[ 1 0 2 1 ] , [ 3 1 2 1 ] , [ 4 6 2 −4 ] , [ −6 0 −3 −4 ] and find the relation between them, if
possible.
Q.42 Examine for linear dependence [ 1 2 4 ] , [ 2 −1 3 ] , [ 0 1 2 ] , [−3 7 2 ]
and find the relation between them, if possible.