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Technical Mathematics I - TMA501C

Semester Test 1 - Memo

NOTE: All solutions correct to two decimal places unless otherwise stated, and simplify
all solutions as far as possible.

QUESTION 1 3

State whether the following are TRUE or FALSE with reference to matrices.

1.1 A × B −1 = B −1 × A −1 TRUE ✓

1 1 1
1.2 If I 3 = 1 1 1
1 1 1

then I 3 is a unit matrix FALSE ✓

0 0 −3
1.3 If C = 0 7 0
1 0 0

then C is a diagonal matrix FALSE ✓

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]

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QUESTION 2 3

Determine a, b and c if

1 4 3 1 4 3
a 2 4 = 2 2 4 .
9 1 b c 1 0
Solution
a=2 ✓ b=0 ✓ c=9 ✓

QUESTION 3 6

Determine

1 7 6 2 −1 6
3. 1 0 2 4 + 1 −2 3 . 3
−1 0 1 2 1 2

Solution

1 7 6 2 −1 6 3 6 12 ✓
0 2 4 + 1 −2 3 = 1 0 7 ✓
−1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 ✓
3. 2 − A − 2B
1 4 1 2 1 1
if A = , B= . 3
2 4 0 0 2 4

Solution
1 4 1 2 1 1
− A − 2B = −1 − 2 ✓
2 4 0 0 2 4

−1 −4 −1 −4 −2 −2
= + ✓
−2 −4 0 0 −4 −8

−5 −6 −3
− A − 2B = ✓
−2 −8 −8

OR
5 6 3
− A − 2B = −1 ✓
2 8 8

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]

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QUESTION 4 3

−7 3
Consider a square matrix A =
−2 1

Determine A 2

Solution
−7 3 −7 3 43 −18 ✓
A 2 = AA = =
−2 1 −2 1 12 −5 ✓

QUESTION 5 4

2 5 −3 4 2 1
Given A= 5 1 4 and B = 2 5 6 .
−3 4 6 1 6 3

Show that AB T = BA.

Solution
T
15 11 23 15 26 2
LHS = AB = T
26 39 23 ✓ = 11 39 50 ✓
2 50 39 23 23 39

4 2 1 2 5 −3 15 26 2
RHS = BA = 2 5 6 5 1 4 = 11 39 50 ✓
1 6 3 −3 4 6 23 23 39

Thus LHS = RHS ⇒ AB T = BA QED ✓

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]

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QUESTION 6 6

3 −4 3
Consider matrix A= 2 0 7 .
1 2 −2
Determine:

6. 1 the minor of 7 2

Solution
3 −4
= 10 ✓ ✓
1 2

6. 2 the cofactor of −4 2

Solution
2 7
−1 = −1−4 − 7 = 11 ✓ ✓
1 −2

6. 3 the trace of A traceA = trA 2

Solution
traceA = trA = 1 ✓ ✓

QUESTION 7 3

i j k
Compute the determinant of A = −5 4 3 , using cofactors and expand along row 1.
1 7 −1
NOTE: Show all your working.

Solution
i j k
4 3 −5 3 −5 4
|A| = −5 4 3 =i −j +k
7 −1 1 −1 1 7
1 7 −1

− 25i −2j −39k

|A| =
✓ ✓ ✓

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]

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QUESTION 8 9

Consider the following system of linear equations

3x + 5y + 6z = 4
x + 2y + 3z = 2
2x + 4y + 5z = 3
8. 1 Write the following system of equation’s in matrix form 3

Solution
3 5 6 x 4
1 2 3 y = 2
2 4 5 z 3
✓ ✓ ✓

8. 2 Determine

8. 2. 1 the inverse of the coefficient matrix 3

Solution
−1
3 5 6 2 1 −3 ✓
1 2 3 = −1 −3 3 ✓
2 4 5 0 2 −1 ✓

8. 2. 2 the values of x, y and z, using the matrix inversion 3

Solution

x 2 1 −3 4 1 ✓
y = −1 −3 3 2 = −1 ✓
z 0 2 −1 3 1 ✓
∴ x = 1, y = −1 and z=1

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]

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QUESTION 9 3

Use Cramer’s rule to solve for x 2 for the following system of equations
x 1 + 2x 2 − 3x 3 = −4
x1 − x2 + x3 = 3
−x 1 − x 2 + 2x 3 = 2
Solution
1 2 −3 1 −4 −3
detA = 1 −1 1 = −1 ✓ detA x 2  = 1 3 1 =1 ✓
−1 −1 2 −1 2 2

detA x 2 
x2 = = 1 = −1 ✓
detA −1

QUESTION 10 3

Resolve the velocity vectors, v 1 , v 2 and v 3 as shown in Fig. 10.1 to their horizontal and
vertical components respectively.
v2

20 m s −1

v1
10 m s −1

30 °

15 °
v3 15 m s −1

Figure 10.1
Solution
Horizontal - Component Vertical - Component
v1 10 cos 30 ° = 8. 660 10 sin 30 ° = 5
✓
v2 20 cos 90 ° = 0 20 sin 90 ° = 20 ✓
v3 15 cos 195 ° = − 14. 489 15 sin 195 ° = − 3. 882 ✓

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]

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QUESTION 11 3

Determine the unit vector in the direction of vector a = 〈−4, 10, 2〉.

Solution

 a
a =
|a| ✓
〈−4, 10, 2〉
= ✓
−4 + 10 2 + 2 2
2

 1 〈−4, 10, 2〉
a = ✓
120

QUESTION 12 4

Determine the angle between the vectors a and b where a = 3i − 5j + 2k and

b = 7i + j − 2k.

Solution

a ⋅ b = 〈3, −5, 2〉 ⋅ 〈7, 1, −2〉 = 12 ✓

|a| = 3 2 + −5 2 + 2 2 = 38 ✓
|b| = 7 2 + 1 2 + −2 2 = 3 6 ✓
a⋅b
θ = cos −1
|a| ⋅ |b|
12
θ = cos −1 = 74. 64 ° ✓
38 3 6

Memo Set by: Dr. AC Mkolesia [Total: 50]