Name _____________________

Matrices ws #2
Solve for the variables in the following equivalent matrices:

 − 6 4 x  2a 4 1  0
1.
 5 1 20  =
 5 3y 2  a= ______; x = _______; y = _______

   
 1 −83x + 5 − 1   1 18 −0 a 
2.
 − 2 4x + 6 − 1  0  3 y 2x − 1  0
= a= ______; x = _______; y = _______

   
Solve the matrix equation for matrix X

 − 17  − 4 9 − 4 51  9 − 5 8
3.
X  =+   4.
X−   =  
0 8  − 3 1 1 − 402  2 −32 0
 − 8 4 − 7 3  − 9 3 09 
5.
−  X=   6. 3X =
 2 −71 12
− 3 2 1  0  

Find the determinant of each matrix

− 5 0 2 
4 2   3 2 1 5  − 3 9 − 2
7.
 8 − 1 8.
 6 4 9.
 4 0 10.
 
       1 − 4 0 
Multiply the following matrices

 3 4
 2 5 3 1 5 
 4 6 1
6 − 3− 2 1

 
11. 4 12.
 − 7
− 5 8


   0 2
 2 5  − 1 − 1 5
 − 1 4  
  
1 05 − 8
13. 14. 0 1 12 

 3 − 7  − 3 1 −0 4
 3 

 1 − 2 − 5  − 7 3 
 4 1 −1 6   1 − 2 4 
8 
15. [5 − 4 ]  16.
2

  
17. Describe and correct the error in finding the element in the location a11

6 8  2 0 6( 2) + 8(0)  12 

4 =   = 
 12 
− 3

7   



Use the following matrices to answer the questions below:

 4 − 8  − 3 8
 3 1 2  7 − 5  − 9 1 −4 4 
 1 −7 5 − 1  1
− 5 1 

   
A= B= C=  D=
13 − 6


 − 1 6   0 6   
18. find the dimension of each matrix above A _______; B _________; C ________; D ________

19. find the following elements: a13 = _______; b31 = _______; c12 = _______; d13 = _______

20. A – B 20.
________________

21. 2B + A 21. ________________

22. B – D 22.
________________

23. -4D 23. ________________