Royal Institute of Technology and Science

Question Bank for Mid I Examination

1. Every Square matrix can be expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices
uniquely.
2. Define Orthogonal matrix. Prove that the inverse of an orthogonal matrix is orthogonal and its
transpose is also orthogonal.
 1 1 1 1
 1 1 
1 1 1
3. Show that A   is orthogonal.
2 1 1 1 1
 
1 1 1  1
2 1 3 5
4 2 1 3 
4. Define the rank of the matrix and find the rank of  .
8 4 7 13 
 
8 4 3  1
2 2 6
0
4 2 2
0
5. Find the rank of the matrix A   by reducing it to canonical form.
1 1 3
0
 
1 2 1
2
6. Discuss for what values of λ, μ the simultaneous equations x  y  z  6, x  2 y  3 z  10,
x  2 y   z   have
(i ) no solution. (ii ) a unique solution (iii ) an infinite number of solutions.
7. Prove that the following set of equations are consistent and solve them.
3 x  3 y  2 z  1, x  2 y  4, 10 y  3 z  2, 2 x  3 y  z  5
8. Show that the only real number λ for which the system x  2 y  3z  x;
3 x  y  2 z  y, 2 x  3 y  z  z has non-zero solution is 6 and solve them, when λ=6.
9. Determine whether the following equations will have a non trivial solution. If so solve them.
4 x  2 y  z  3w  0, 6 x  3 y  4 z  7 w  0, 2 x  y  w  0.
10. Find a LU decomposition of the matrix A and solve the linear system AX = B
1 2 0  x  7
    
1 3  1  y    4 
0 4 3   z   5 

11. Define eigen value and eigen vector of a square matrix A and state all the properties of eigen
values
 8 6 2 
 
12. Find the eigen values and the corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix  6 7  4
 2 4 3 

1 2 3 
 
13. State Cayley – Hamilton theorem and use it to find the inverse of the matrix 2 1 4 
3 1  1
 
1 2 
14. Using Cayley – Hamilton theorem, find A8 if A   2  1
 
 1 2 1
 
15. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix 2 1  2  .Find A 1 and A 4 using
2 2 1 

Cayley- Hamilton theorem.
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