TMA1111 Mathematical Techniques FIST

Tutorial 1: Vector & Matrix

Vector

1. Let p = <6, -1> and q = <5,6>, find the angle,  , between p and q.
{ans:59.65680}

2. Consider the points P(1,4,4) , Q(1,1,1) and R(4,3,1) .

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(a) Find the vectors u = PQ and v = PR .
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(b) Find the dot product of PQ and PR , that is u • v .
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(c) Find the cross product of PQ and PR , that is u  v .
{ans: a. u= <0, -3, -3>, v = <3, -1, -3>; b. 12; c. 6i-9j+9k}

3. Find all unit vectors that are orthogonal to both u=<–2,1,5> and v=<3,0, –3>.
−1 3 −1
{ans:  , , }
11 11 11

4. Find an equation for the plane passing through the given points:
(a) P(–4, –1, –1) Q(–2,0,1) R(–1, –2, –3)
(b) P(5,4,3) Q(4,3,1) R(1,5,4)
{ans: a. 2y-z+1=0 (through point P); b. x+9y-5z-26=0 (through point P)}

5. Find an equation for the plane through P(–2,1,7) that is perpendicular to the
plane 4x – 2y + 2z = –1 and 3x + 3y – 6z = 5. {ans: x+5y+3z-24=0}

6. Find the angle between the following planes:

x + 4y + 7z = 3 and 5x + 3y + z = 0. {ans:600 /1.048 rad }

7. Find an equation for the plane through P(–3,1,6) that is perpendicular to the
plane 3x – y + z = –1 and 2x + 3y – z = 5. {ans: -2x+5y+11z-77=0}

8. Determine the equation of the plane passing through the point (2, 5, 4) and
perpendicular to the vector n = <7, 9, 7>. {ans: 7 x + 9 y + 7z − 87 = 0 }

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Matrices

 3 1 4  1 0 2
1. Given two matrices U =  −2 0 1  , W =  −3 1 1  . Find
   
 1 2 2  
 2 −4 1 
(a) 2U
(b) U + W
(c) 2U – 3W
(d) UW
(e) WU
(f) (WU)T
6 2 8 4 1 6  3 2 2  8 −15 11   5 5 8 5 −10 15
{ans: a. − 4 0 2 , b. − 5 1 2 , c.  5 − 3 − 1 ,d.  0 − 4 − 3 , e. − 10 − 1 − 9 ,f. 5 − 1 4  }
 2 4 4  3 − 2 3 − 4 16 1  − 1 − 6 6   15 4 6  8 − 9 6 

 4 −2
2. If matrix V = 6 −4 , find
 
8 −6
(a) (UW)V
 30 −22 
(b) VT(WU) {ans: a. − 48 34  , b.  80 46 26  }
− 60 − 30 − 16 
 8 − 10 

 2 5 4
3. Given the matrix P =  3 1 2 ,
 
5 4 6

(a) find det(P) along the first row of matrix P.

(b) find det(P) along the second column of matrix P. {ans: a&b. -16}

4. For each of the following matrices, calculate det(A), adj(A), and A-1.

1 2 
(a) A =   {ans: -7, 
 −1 −2
, 
1 / 7
}
2/7 

3 −1 − 3 1  3 / 7 − 1 / 7

1 3 1

(b) A = 2 1 1
 −3
{ans: 3,  0
5 2
1 
−1
,  0
5/ 3 2/3 
1 / 3  }
   6
1
− 8 − 5  2
1/ 3
− 8 / 3 − 5 / 3
 −2 2 −1
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5. Solve the system of linear equations by using the inverse.

2 x1 + 5 x2 = 9
x1 + 3x2 = 5
{ans: a&b. x1 = 2, x2=1}

6. Solve the system of linear equations by using the inverse.

u1 + 4u2 + 3u3 = 12
−u1 − 2u2 = −12
2u1 + 2u2 + 3u3 = 8
{ans: u1 = 4, u2 = 4, u3 = –8/3}

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