Past Year SPM Questions (Matrices Paper 2)

1. Given that the inverse matix of A = does not exist 6 k a) Find the value of k b) Write the following simultaneous linear equations as a matrix equation. 3x 2y = 7 5x 4y = 9 Hence, calculate the values of x and y using matrices. ( 6 marks ) 2.
2 3 a) Find the inverse matrix of 5 6 . b) Using matrices, calculate the value of x and of y that satisfy the following simultaneous linear equations:
2 x +3 y =1 5 x + 6 y = 2

3 1

( 6 marks ) 3. a) b)
3 The inverse matrix of 5 4 6 is m 5 6 p , find the value of m and of p. 3

Using matrices, calculate the value of x and of y that satisfy the following simultaneous linear equations. 3x 4y = -1 5x 6y = 2 ( 6 marks )

4.

1 2 1 0 P = P is a 2 x 2 matrix such that 3 0 1 4 a) Find the matrix P b) Write the following simultaneous linear equations as a matrix equation:
x 2 y =8 3 x + 4 y = 6

Hence, using matrices, calculate the value of x and of y. ( 6 marks )

5.

2 5 3 and matrix Q = k It is given that matrix P = 1 1 3 1 0 PQ = 0 1 a) Find the value of k and of h

h such that 2

b)

Using matrices, find the value of x and of y that satisfy the following simultaneous linear equations : 2x 5y = -17 x + 3y = 8 ( 6 marks )
1 4 2 n 2 1 0 = . Find the values of m and n. m 5 3 5 4 0 1 Using matrices, calculate the value of x and y that satisfy the following matrix equation.

6.

(a) (b)

Given

4 5

2 x 1 = 3 y 2

( 7 marks ) 7. (a) (b) Given that

1 p

4 q

2 1 1 3

2 1 = 4 0

0 . Find the value of p and q. 1

Write the following simultaneous linear equations as matrix equation:

x +2 y = 2 3 x + 4 y = 11

Hence, using matrices, calculate the value of x and of y. ( 7 marks ) 8.

1 2 . a) Find the inverse matrix of 3 4 b) Write the following simultaneous linear equations as matrix equation:
x 2 y =4 3 x + 4 y =2

Hence, using matrix method, calculate the value of x and of y. ( 6 marks )

SPM Past Years (Matrices Paper 1)

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. D

Answer (Matrices Paper 2)

1.

a)

k=2
1 6 3 5 1 6 2 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 2 1

b)

3 5

2 x 7 = , x = 5 , y = 4 4 y 9

2.

a)

b) x = -4, y = 3

3.

a)

m=

1 2

, p = 4 b) x = 7, y =

1 1 2

4.

a)

1 10

1 b) 3

2 x 8 = , x = 2, y = -3 4 y 6

5.

a) k =

1 , h=5 1 1

b) x = -1, y = 3

6.

a) m = - 2, n = 3

b) x =

1 3 , y= 2 2 1 2

7.

a) p = 10, q = 3

b) x = 3, y =

8.

a)

1 4 2 10 3 1

b) x = 2, y = -1