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Ems 112-Tutorial 1

The document contains 12 questions on topics related to engineering mathematics including matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, and systems of equations. Questions involve performing calculations to find values, inverses, and ranks of matrices as well as solving systems of equations.

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MZUMBE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT STUDIES (EMS)
EMS 112 (ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 1)
TUTORIAL SHEET ON TOPIC 1
2018/2019-SEMESTER I

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

(c) Find the inverse of each matrix below:

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
' ' '

calculate the area of triangle A ' B 'C ' .

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Question 6
(a) Prove that the product of two matrices,

 cos  cos  sin    cos  cos  sin  


2 2

cos  sin  and


 sin   cos  sin 
 sin  


is zero when  and  differ by an odd multiple of .
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(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

(b) You are given matrix

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Question 9

 7.3 0.2 3.7 


Diagonalise B   11.5 1.0 5.5 
 
 17.7 1.8 9.3

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

(b) (i) State the Cayley Hamilton Theorem

(ii) Find A4 with the help of Cayley Hamilton Theorem, if


 1 0 1
A  1 2 1 
 
 2 2 3 

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 

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