ENGALG2
Quiz 2
I. Answer the following
1. If a system of linear equations is written as matrix where only the coefficients
and constants appear as elements of the matrix, the matrix is called ________.
2. _________ matrices are matrices with zero determinants.
3. If the transpose of a matrix is the same as the original matrix, the matrix is
said to be a(n) _________.
4. A(n) ___________ matrix can be obtained by getting the transpose of the
cofactor matrix.
5. A(n) ___________ matrix can be obtained when the inverse of a matrix is
multiplied to the matrix itself.
1 2 0
For numbers 6-7, you are given 𝑁 = 2 −1 3
1 5 −4
6. Find the cofactor N21
7. Find the cofactor N22
1 −2 1
For numbers 8-10, you are given 𝐶 = 2 2 −1
1 1 0
8. Find the minor of C21
9. Find the minor of C32
10. Find |C|

II. Problem  Solving  

1. Solve  the  following  systems  of  linear  equations  using  Cramer’s  Rule  
2𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 5
𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = −10  
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 6
2. Solve  the  following  systems  of  linear  equations  by  Matrix  Inversion  
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −3
 
3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5
 
3. Solve  for  the  determinant  of  matrix  N  using  expansion  by  minors.  
  

 
2  2 1 −4
𝑁 =   3    0         8 −3  
−1 0 −1 0
5 1 2 1
 
 
 
 
Quiz  2  Answer  Key:  
 
I.    
1. Augmented  Matrix  
6. 8  
2. Singular    
7. -­‐4  
3. Symmetric  
8. -­‐1  
4. Adjoint  
9. -­‐3  
5. Identity  
10.  3  
 
II.  
2 −4 5 𝑥 5
1. 1 3 −2 𝑦 = −10  
3 2 4 𝑧 6
 
2 −4 5 2 5 5
𝐴 = 1 3 −2     𝐴! = !1 −10 −2!    
3 2 4 3 6 4
   
5 −4 5 2 −4 5
𝐴! = −10 3 −2      𝐴! = !1 3 −10!    
6 2 4 3 2 6
   
 
−4 5 2 5 2 −4
𝐴 =   −1 +3 +2  
2 4 3 4 3 2
 
𝐴 =   −1 −16 − 10 + 3 8 − 15 + 2 4 + 12  
𝐴 = 26 − 21 + 32  
𝑨 = 𝟑𝟕  
 
 
3 −2 −10 −2 −10 3
𝐴!   = 5 +4 +5  
2 4 6 4 6 2
 
𝐴! =  5 12 + 4 + 4 −40 + 12 + 5 −20 − 18  
𝑨𝒙 = −𝟐𝟐𝟐  
 
  

 
−10 −2 1 −2 1 −10
𝐴! = 2 −5 +5  
6 4 3 4 3 6
 
𝐴! = 2 −40 + 12 − 5 4 + 6 + 5(6 + 30)  
𝑨𝒚 = 𝟕𝟒  
 
3 −10 1 −10 1 3
𝐴! = 2 +4 +5  
2 6 3 6 3 2
 
𝐴! = 2 18 + 20 + 4 6 + 30 + 5(2 − 9)  
𝑨𝒛 = 𝟏𝟖𝟓  
 
 
!!!! !" !"#
𝐴! = !" = −𝟔       𝐴! = !" = 𝟐      𝐴! = !"
= 𝟓  
             
 
  ∴ {−𝟔, 𝟐, 𝟓}  
 
 
 
1 2 𝑥 −3
2. =  
3 −1 𝑦 5
 
𝑥 !! −3
𝑦 =𝐴 5
   
−1 −2 !!
  therefore,    𝐴!! = ! !  
−3 1 !
!!  
Since  𝐴!! = |!|  and  𝐴! = 𝐴! ! ,  
𝑥 !! −1 −2 −3
  then,  !𝑦! = ! ! ! ! !  
−3 1 5
−1 −3 −1 −2  
𝐴! =    then,  𝐴! =   𝑥
−2 1 −3 1 !! −7
  !𝑦! = ! ! !    
14
1 2
𝐴 = = −7    
3 −1
 
 
  𝒙 𝟏
    ∴ !𝒚! = ! !  
−𝟐
   
 
 
 
 
 
  

3. Using  the  third  row,  

 
2 1 −4 2 2 −4
    𝑍 = −1 0 8 −3 − 1 3 0 −3  
1 2 1 5 1 1
 
8 −3 1 −4 2 −4 2 2
𝑍 =− 2 + − −3 +3    
2 1 8 −3 1 1 5 1
 
𝑍 = − 2 8 + 6 + −3 + 32 − −3 2 + 4 + 3(2 − 10)    
 
𝑍 = − 28 + 29 − [−3 6 + 3 −8 ]    
 
  |𝒁| = −𝟏𝟓