Linear Algebra for B.Tech.

, 1st Semester
Question Bank

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1. Find the inverse of the following matrices (i) 2 3 1 ;
0 5 2
4 3
1
1 2 0

2
2 3
(iii)
2. Find the rank of the following matrices
1 2 1 3
(i) A = 2 4 2 6
0 3 5 1

1 2 3 2
(ii) 2 3 5 1
1 3 4 5

(iii)

3 2 1
(ii) 4 1 1
2 0 1

1 7 1
3 5 4

A=
4 2
3

2
1 5

1 2 1 0
1 3 0 4

(iv)
2 1 3 2

1 1 1 1
3. Show that the equations x + 2y z = 3; 3x y + 2z = 1; 2x 2y + 3z = 2, x y + z = -1
are consistent, find the complete solution.

4. Test for consistency and solve

(i) x + y + z = 6; x y + 2z = 5; 3x + y + z = 8
(ii) x + 2y + 3z = 14; 4x + 5y + 7z = 35; 3x + 3y + 4z = 21
5. Show that the system 3x + 4y + 5z = ; 4x + 5y + 6z = ; 5x + 6y + 7z = is consistent only
when , , are in A. P.
6. For what values of and , the simultaneous equations x + y + z = 6; x + 2y + 3z = 10;
x + 2y + z = have (i) no solution (ii) a unique solution (iii) an infinite number of solutions.
7. For what values of , the equations x + y + z = 1; x + 2y + 4z = ; x + 4y + 10z = 2 have
solution and solve them completely in each case.
8. Solve the following set of linear equations by Gauss elimination method
(i)
2x + y + z = 10; 3x + 2y + 3z = 18; x + 4y + 9z = 16.
(ii)
2x1 + 4x2 + x3 = 3; 3x1 +2x2 2x3 = -2; x1 x2 + x3 = 6.
(iii) 2x + y + 4z = 12; 4x + 11y z = 33; 8x 3y + 2z = 20
(iv) 5x + y + z + w = 4; x + 7y + z + w = 12; x + y + 6z + w = 5; x + y + z + 4w = 6

Linear Algebra for B.Tech., 1st Semester

Assignment Questions
1. Find the rank of the following matrices
1 2 3 0
1 2 3
2 4 3 2
;
(i) 2 4 7 ;
(ii)
3 2 1 3
3 6 10

6 8 7 5

2 3 1
1 1 2
(ii)
3 1 3

6 3 0

2. Find the inverse of the following matrices

0 1 2
1 2 1

(i) 1 2 3 ;
(ii) 2 3 1 ;
(iii)
3 1 1
0 5 2

1
2 2 0
4 2 0
4
; (iv)
1 1 0
2

7
1 2 1

3 2 1
4 1 1 ;

2 0 1

3. Solve the following set of linear equations by Gauss elimination method

(i)
2x1 + x2 + 4x3 = 16; 3x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 10; x1 + 3x2 + 3x3 = 16.
(ii)
3x1 + 2x2 + 4x3 = 7; 2x1 + x2 + x3 = 4; x1 + 3x2 + 5x3 = 2
(iii) 2x + y + z = 10; 3x + 2y + 3z = 18; x + 4y + 9z = 16.
(iv)
2x1 + 4x2 + x3 = 3; 3x1 +2x2 2x3 = -2; x1 x2 + x3 = 6.
(v)
10x + 2y + z = 9; 2x + 20y - 2z = - 44; - 2x + 3y + 10z = 22.
4. Show that the equations are consistent, find the complete solution.
(i) 2x y + 3z = 8; -x + 2y + z = 4; 3x + y 4z = 0
(ii) x + y + z = 9; 2x + 5y + 7z = 52, 2x + y z = 0.
(iii) x + 2y z = 3; 3x y + 2z = 1; 2x 2y + 3z = 2, x y + z = -1

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