Ems 112-Tutorial 1
Ems 112-Tutorial 1
Question 1
Question 2
(a) Show that,
x y z
x 2
y 2
z 2 xyz x y y z z x
x3 y3 z3
1
x 5 2
2
(b) Without performing calculations find x 9 4 when x = 2
3
x 16 8
1 4 7 1 5 7
2 4 2
A B 5 8 C 0 6 8
5 10 3 6 9 4
3 6
Question 3
ElementaryRow operationscanbe used to finddeterminants and inverses of matrices. By
usingelementary rowoperationsfind the determinants and inverses of the following matrices.
1 4 7
1 5 7
2 4
A B 2 5 8 C 0 6 8
5 10 3 6 9 3 6 4
Question 4
Question 5
(a) Given that z is the complex number x iy and that the matrix A z is defined as
x y
A z , prove that A z1z 2 A z1 A z 2 .
y x
x ' 5 12 x
(b) The transformation y ' 3 5 y maps the triangle A 3,2 , B 7,2 ,
C 3,8 onto the triangle A B C . Find the coordinates of A ', B ' and C ' and
' ' '
2
Question 6
(a) Prove that the product of two matrices,
is zero when and differ by an odd multiple of .
2
(b) Solve question 4 above using (i) inverse method (ii) Gaussian elimination method
Question 7
An elastic membrane in the x1x 2 -plane with boundary circle x12 x 22 1 is stretched so
that a point P : x1, x 2 goes over into the point Q : y1, y2 given by,
y 5 3 x 1
y 1 Ax
y 2 3 5 x 2
i. Find the principal directions, that is, the directions of the position vector x of P for which the
direction of the position vector y of Q is the same or exactly opposite.
ii. What shape does the boundary circle take under this deformation?
Question 8
(a) Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of
3
Question 9
Question 10
(a) Determine the values of and such that the following system
2 x 5 y 2 z 8, 2 x 4 y 6 z 5, x 2 y z has,
i. no solution
ii. a unique solution
iii. infinite number of solutions
Question 11
By using elementary row operations, find the rank of each of the following matrices:
2 3 4 5
1 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 4 5 6
A 1 2 1 , B 0 2 4 2 and C
4 5 6 7
2 2 3 0 2 1 1
9 10 11 12
Question 12
0 2 y z
Find𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 if A x y z satisfies 𝐴𝑇 = 𝐴−1
x y z