Tutorial No 3
Tutorial No 3
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Bachelor of Science (General) Degree (Level II)
MATHEMATICS
MAT 211β: LINEAR ALGEBRA
2. Reduce the following matrices to their normal forms and hence determinate the rank:
5 3 8 1 0 2 1
(a) A = 0 1 1 , (b) B = 2 1 3 2 ,
1 −1 0 1 3 1 3
1 2 3 1 1 −1 1
(c) C = 2 4 7 , (d) D = 1 −1 2 −1 .
3 6 10 3 1 0 1
a 1 2
3. Let A = 1 1 1 , where a is a real number.
−1 1 1−a
Find the rank of A.
−3 1 3 2
5. Determine the LU factorization of the matrix by using elementary matrices:
2 5 3 2 5 3
(a) A = 3 1 −2 , (b) B = 3 1 −2 .
−1 2 1 −1 2 1
2 1 −3 −6
7. Let A = 3 −3 1 2 . Find non-singular matrices P and Q such that P AQ is a
1 1 1 2
normal form.
3 −3 4
8. Let A = 2 −3 4 . Find non-singular matrices P and Q such that P AQ = I.
0 −1 1
Hence, find A−1 .
1 0
9. (a) Let A = . Verify that A2 = I.
3 −1
1 0 0 0
3 −1 0 0 2
(b) Let B =
1 0 −1 0 . Use partitioned matrices to show that B = I.
0 1 −3 1
10. Assuming that the stated inverse exist, prove the following equalities:
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