Assignment # 38
Vectors and Matrices
1. State the order of the following matrices:
       a. 𝐴 = (2 9)                                                  (1 mark)
                1
       b. 𝐵 = ( )                                                    (1 mark)
                3
                1 0 5
       c. 𝐶 = (      )                                               (1 mark)
                7 9 3
                4 −5
       d. 𝐷 = (0 1 )                                                 (1 mark)
                6 0
         5 −3     −1          9
2. Find (    )+ (               )                                    (2 marks)
         3 0       4          −7
          6 2     −5           0
3. Find (    )− (                )                                   (2 marks)
         −1 0      3          −11
              0 −1
4. Find 6 (       )                                                  (2 marks)
              3 5
        1     9      −12
5. Find 3 (             )                                            (2 marks)
             −30      3
             𝑎+6      24
6. Given (       ) = ( ), what are the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏?            (2 marks)
              𝑏       −7
              −𝑎        13
7. Given (         ) = ( ), what are the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏?          (2 marks)
             4𝑏 − 1     −9
             −3𝑎     7     18 7
8. Given (             )=(      ), what are the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏?   (2 marks)
             −2     2𝑏    −2 16
                   1 −3
9. Given 𝑃 = (          ), find det(𝑃).                              (2 marks)
                   −5 4
                    0    3
10. Given 𝐴 = (           ), find 𝑎𝑑𝑗 (𝐴).                           (2 marks)
                   −12   6
                                             4 −11
11. Find the inverse of A given that 𝐴 = (        )                  (3 marks)
                                             −7 1
12. Given
    𝑝 = (−6
          9
            )        𝑞 = (−4
                          −2
                            )             1
                                    𝑟 = (−6 )
    Find,
        (a) 𝑝 + 𝑞                                                (2 marks)
        (b) 𝑞 + 𝑟                                                (2 marks)
        (c) 2𝑝 + 𝑟                                               (2 marks)
        (d) 4𝑟 − 𝑝                                               (2 marks)
        (e) 𝑞 − 2𝑟                                               (2 marks)
        (f) −𝑞                                                   (2 marks)
        (g) |𝑞⃗|                                                 (2 marks)
        (h) |𝑟⃗|                                                 (2 marks)
                                 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ .
13. Using the Triangle Law, find 𝐴𝐵                              (2 marks)
                                  𝑨 (2, 5)
                                                𝑩 (5, 1)
                                                           TOTAL: 43 Marks