Question 1 Marks

 
  2  
3 s 1 9
(i) If A = and B = 3, find values for s and t such that AB = . 2
4 2 t 11
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(ii) Suppose D and E are 3 × 3 matrices and det(D) = 5 and det(E) = −3. 6
Evaluate the following.

(a) det(3D)
(b) det(D−1 )
(c) det(DT E)
(iii) Find det(A), adj(A), and A−1 for the matrix 6
 
1 0 1
A =  −1 1 0  .
0 1 0

(iv) If A is a symmetric matrix, simplify the matrix expression 4

(A−1 BT )−1 (BA−1 )T

as far as possible.

Question 2
 
3 1
(i) Let A = .
4 2

(a) Show that A2 = 5A − 2I. Here I is the 2 × 2 identity matrix. 3

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(b) Use the result in (a) to express A in the form αA + βI where α and 3
β are scalars.
(c) Using the result in (a), show that A−1 = 12 (5I − A). 3

(ii) (a) Let 3

   
1 2 −1 −4 2 u
1
A= 2 −1 3  and B = 7 −1 5 ,
5
−1 −2 2 5 0 5

be such that B = A−1 . Find the value of u.

(b) Using the result in (a), solve the linear system of equations 2

x + 2y − z = 1
2x − y + 3z = 2
−x − 2y + 2z = −2

(iii) Consider the linear system of equations Ax = b given in augmented ma-

trix form by  
1 1 2 1
 3 4 8 − 2k 5 
2 3 k 4

(a) Use elementary row operations to reduce this system to row-echelon 3

form.
(b) For what value, or values, of k does the system have infinitely many 1
solutions?
(c) For what value, or values, of k does the system have a unique solution 4
and find the solution in this case.