Linear Algebra
(AMA1120 Instructor: Zhonghua Qiao)
Operations on Matrices
1. Let A and B be 4 × 5 matrices and let C, D, and E be 5 × 2, 4 × 2, and 5 × 4 matrices,
respectively. Determine which of the following matrix expressions are defined. For those
that are defined, give the size of the resulting matrix.
(a) BA (c) AE + B (e) E (A + B)
(b) AC + D (d) AB + B (f) E (AC)
2. Find, where they exist, the matrices (i) A + B, (ii) A − B, (iii) AB, (iv) BA, (v)
(A + B) (A − B) and (vi) A2 − B2 , if:
4 −5 −1 0 [ ] 2 6
(a) A = 2 0 B= 0 7 1 2 3 8 4
(d) A = B= −1 0
−6 3 2 −5 −4 0 6
0 0
[ ] 1
2 3 4 2 −1 1
(b) A = B= 2
1 5 6 (e) A = 0 1 2
3
1 0 1
3 −4 [ ] 0 3 −5
1 2 1
(c) A = 1 5 B= B= 2 0 6
4 0 2
−2 2 1 −1 4
3. Consider the matrices
3 0 [ ] [ ]
4 −1 1 4 2
A = −1 2 B= C=
0 2 3 1 5
1 1
1 5 2 6 1 3
D = −1 0 1 E = −1 1 2
3 2 4 4 1 3
Compute
(a) AB (d) DE (g) 3C − D (j) A (BC)
(b) D + E (e) ED (h) (3E) D (k) (4B) C + 2B
(c) D − E (f) −7B (i) (AB) C (l) D + E2
4. Find the transposes of
[ ]
2 1 6 1 1 (c) 7 0 2
(a) −3 1 (b) −8 4 3
0 2 0 1 3