ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 2 DUM20132

UNIT 1 : MATRICES

1. Determine the transpose of each of the following matrices:

 1 3
1 4   2 0 1
a) 2 0  b)  2 0  c) 3 − 2 4
   − 2 5   

2. Given the matrix A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I. Perform the following operation:

 1 2
 2 − 1 3 1 
A=  B=  C =  3 0
− 3 3  0 − 2 − 1 5

0 − 1 2 −1 5
D = 2 5 
3
𝐸=[ ] 𝐹 = [4 −3 −2]
4
 1 3  6 1 2

−5 −1 2
G = [−2 1 3] H=[ ] I = [9]
6 7 −4

a) A+B g) IG

b) B−A h ) F2

c) D +C i) BE

d) C −D j) AH

e) 2A + B k) GF

f) C − 2D l) EI

3. Determine the determinant of the following matrices:

 1 3 − 2 1
a) A=  b) B= 
− 2 4  5 4

 2 1 3  4 −3 2 
c) C = − 1 4 1 d) D =  3 − 2 − 1
 4 2 5 − 3 2 4 
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4. Determine the inverse of the following matrices:

 2 1 3 − 2 3 1
a) A = − 1 4 1 b) A =  − 1 3 1
 4 2 5  3 1 2

 1 − 2 − 1
c) A = 3 1 3 
2 1 3 

5. Solve the following pairs of equations by using Matrix method.

x + 2y − 3z = 15 x − 2y + 6z = −3
a) − 2 x − 3 y + z = −15 b) 5 x − 9 y + 4z = 2
4 x + 9 y − 4z = 49 2 x − 4 y + 6z = −3

6. Use Cramer’s rule to solve the following set of equations:

x + 2 y + 2z = 9 x + 3 y − 4z = 9
a) x + 3 y − 2z = 5 b) 2 x + y + 2z = 18
2 x + 5 y − 2z = 14 x + y − z = 10

7. Kirchhoff’s voltage law when applied to a circuit with three meshes gives the
following three equations:

2l 1 + 8(l 1 − l 2 ) = 40
8(l 2 − l 1 ) + 6l 2 + 6(l 2 − l 3 ) = 0
6(l 3 − l 2 ) + 4l 3 = −20

with the three currents being in amperes. Determine the currents l 1 , l 2 , l 3 .

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8. The relationship between the displacement, s, velocity, v, and acceleration, a, of a

piston is given by the equations:
s + 2v + 2a = 4
3s − v + 4a = 25
3s + 2v − a = −4
Use matrices inversion method to determine the values of s, v and a.

9. In two closed loops of an electrical circuit, the currents flowing are given by the
simultaneous equations:
I1 + 2I2 + 4 = 0
5I1 + 3I2 − 1 = 0
Use matrices to solve for I1 and I2
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ANSWER :

 1 2 −16 −9 8
1. a)  j) [ ]
 33 24 −18
4 0
k) [18 2 −6]
 1 2 − 2
b) 3 0 5 
  27
l) [ ]
36
2 3 
0 − 2 
c)   3. a) det( A) = 10
 1 4 
b) det( B ) = −13
 5 0 c) det( A) = −9
2. a)  
 − 3 1
d) det( A ) = 3

 1 − 11
1 2  − 2 
b)   
9 9

3 − 5 4. a) A −1 =  − 1
− 2 − 5

 9 9 
2 0 − 1
 
 1 1
c) 5 5 
0 8 
 
− 1 1 0
 1
A −1 = − 1
7
b) 
 1 3   5 5

d)  1 − 5  2 11 3 
 5
− 2 2  5

 
 7 − 1 0
e)   1 − 1
− 6 4  − 3 − 6
c) A −1 =  1 
5 5 

2 −1
7 

 − 2 − 5  5 5 

f) − 4 5 
 
 3 − 7 
 x  − 1
5. a) y  =  5 
   
g) [−18 9 27]  z   2 

30 6 22  
h) [−16 3 22] x   8 
28 −7 32 b) y  =  4 
   1
 z   − 
 2
13
i) [ ]
−8
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6. a) x = 17 y = −4 z = 0 7. l 1 = 5.6 l 2 = 2 l 3 = −0.8

b) x = 11 y = −2 z = −1

8. s= 2 v= -3 a= 4 9. I1 = 2 I2 = - 3