Unit I Practice Questions
Unit I Practice Questions
2 3 4 5 1 2 3 0
3 4 5 6 2 4 3 2
1. Reduce the following matrices i) A ii) A iii)
4 5 6 7 3 2 1 3
9 10 11 12 6 8 7 5
2 1 3 1
1 2 3 1
A to Echelon form and hence find their ranks.
1 0 1 1
0 1 1 1
2 3 1 1 12 22 32 42
1 1 2 4 2
2 32 42 52
2. Reduce the following matrices i) A ii) A 2
3 1 3 2 3 42 52 62
2
6 3 0 7 4 52 62 72
into Normal form and hence find their ranks.
1 1 1 0
4 4 3 1
3. Determine the values of P such that the rank of A is 3.
P 2 2 2
9 9 P 3
2 3 4 1 1 3
4. Find the inverse of the matrices i) A 4 3 1 ii) A 1 3 3 by using
1 2 4 2 4 4
Gauss-Jordan method.
5. Test for consistency and solve the system 5x 3 y 7 z 4; 3x 26 y 2z 9;
7 x 2 y 10 z 5 .
6. Test for consistency and solve the system 2x 3 y 7 z 5; 3x y 3z 13;
2 x 19 y 47 z 32 .
7. Test for consistency and solve the system of equations 3x 3 y 2 z 1; x 2 y 4;
10 y 3z 2; 2 x 3 y z 5 .
8 1 3 6
1. Define Rank of a matrix. Find the rank of the matrix A 0 3 2 2
8 1 3 4
2 1 3 1
2. Find the rank of the matrix A 1 4 2 1
5 2 4 3
4 1 1
3. Determine the rank of 1 1 1
7 3 1
4. Explain the conditions for Echelon form.
1 2 1
5. Determine the rank of A 1 1 2 by converting to normal form .
2 1 5
1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2
6. Convert the matrix A into Echelon form
1 2 3 3
1 2 3 4
7. State Cauchy-Binet formula and explain with the help of example.
1 2 3
8. Determine the value of k if the rank of the matrix 2 k 7 is 2.
3 6 10
3 P P
9. Determine the value of P if the rank of the matrix P 3 P is 1.
P P 3
10. When the system of non-homogeneous equations will have unique solution, no
solution and infinitely many solutions.
11. When a linear system of homogeneous equations will have a non-trivial and trivial
solutions.
12. Check whether the system of equations x 2 y 1; 7 x 14 y 12 are consistent or
inconsistent.
13. Check whether the system of equations x 2 y 0; 7 x 14 y 0 have trivial or non-
trivial solutions.
14. For what values of P the following set of equations have no solution 2x 3 y 5;
3x Py 10 .
15. Suppose that the augmented matrix of a system of equation has been reduced to row
1 0 1 5
echelon form 0 1 0 2 . Solve the system.
0 0 0 0
16. Suppose that the augmented matrix of a system of equation has been reduced to row
1 2 3 0
echelon form 0 0 1 0 . Solve the system
0 0 0 0
3 0
17. Find inverse of the matrix A by Gauss-Jordan method.
1 2
18. State Diagonally dominant property.
19. Solve by Gauss-Jacobi method 3x y 5; 2 x 25 y 15 (Only two iterations)
20. Solve by Gauss-Seidel method 3x y 5; 2 x 25 y 15 (Only two iterations)