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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 3 Exercise 3.2
Exercise 3.2: Operations on matrices. Add or subtract matrices of the same order element by element; a scalar multiplies every element. The product AB needs (columns of A) = (rows of B), and its (i, j) element is row i of A times column j of B. In general \(AB \ne BA\).
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Exercise 3.2, Question 1
\(A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 4 \\ 3 & 2\end{bmatrix},\ B = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 3 \\ -2 & 5\end{bmatrix},\ C = \begin{bmatrix}-2 & 5 \\ 3 & 4\end{bmatrix}\). Find:
(i) \(A + B\)
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Add corresponding elements.
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}3 & 7 \\ 1 & 7\end{bmatrix}\]
(ii) \(A - B\)
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Subtract corresponding elements.
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1 \\ 5 & -3\end{bmatrix}\]
(iii) \(3A - C\)
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\[3A = \begin{bmatrix}6 & 12 \\ 9 & 6\end{bmatrix}\], then subtract C.
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}8 & 7 \\ 6 & 2\end{bmatrix}\]
(iv) \(AB\)
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Row 1: \((2)(1) + (4)(-2) = -6\), \((2)(3) + (4)(5) = 26\). Row 2: \((3)(1) + (2)(-2) = -1\), \((3)(3) + (2)(5) = 19\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}-6 & 26 \\ -1 & 19\end{bmatrix}\]
(v) \(BA\)
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Row 1: \(2 + 9 = 11\), \(4 + 6 = 10\). Row 2: \(-4 + 15 = 11\), \(-8 + 10 = 2\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}11 & 10 \\ 11 & 2\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 2
Compute:
(i) \(\begin{bmatrix}a & b \\ - b & a\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}a & b \\ b & a\end{bmatrix}\)
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Add element by element.
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}2 a & 2 b \\ 0 & 2 a\end{bmatrix}\]
(ii) \(\begin{bmatrix}a^{2} + b^{2} & b^{2} + c^{2} \\ a^{2} + c^{2} & a^{2} + b^{2}\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}2 a b & 2 b c \\ - 2 a c & - 2 a b\end{bmatrix}\)
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Each sum is a perfect square, e.g. \(a^2 + b^2 + 2ab = (a + b)^2\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}\left(a + b\right)^{2} & \left(b + c\right)^{2} \\ \left(a - c\right)^{2} & \left(a - b\right)^{2}\end{bmatrix}\]
(iii) \(\begin{bmatrix}-1 & 4 & -6 \\ 8 & 5 & 16 \\ 2 & 8 & 5\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}12 & 7 & 6 \\ 8 & 0 & 5 \\ 3 & 2 & 4\end{bmatrix}\)
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Add element by element.
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}11 & 11 & 0 \\ 16 & 5 & 21 \\ 5 & 10 & 9\end{bmatrix}\]
(iv) \(\begin{bmatrix}\cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} & \sin^{2}{\left(x \right)} \\ \sin^{2}{\left(x \right)} & \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}\sin^{2}{\left(x \right)} & \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} \\ \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} & \sin^{2}{\left(x \right)}\end{bmatrix}\)
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Every element is \(\cos^2 x + \sin^2 x = 1\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 3
Compute the products.
(i) \(\begin{bmatrix}a & b \\ - b & a\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}a & - b \\ b & a\end{bmatrix}\)
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\((1,1)\): \(a^2 + b^2\); \((1,2)\): \(-ab + ab = 0\); \((2,1)\): \(-ab + ab = 0\); \((2,2)\): \(b^2 + a^2\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}a^{2} + b^{2} & 0 \\ 0 & a^{2} + b^{2}\end{bmatrix}\]
(ii) \(\begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 2 \\ 3\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 & 4\end{bmatrix}\)
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A \(3 \times 1\) times a \(1 \times 3\) gives \(3 \times 3\): entry \((i, j)\) is \(a_i b_j\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 & 4 \\ 4 & 6 & 8 \\ 6 & 9 & 12\end{bmatrix}\]
(iii) \(\begin{bmatrix}1 & -2 \\ 2 & 3\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 1\end{bmatrix}\)
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Row 1: \(1 - 4,\ 2 - 6,\ 3 - 2\). Row 2: \(2 + 6,\ 4 + 9,\ 6 + 3\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}-3 & -4 & 1 \\ 8 & 13 & 9\end{bmatrix}\]
(iv) \(\begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 & 4 \\ 3 & 4 & 5 \\ 4 & 5 & 6\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}1 & -3 & 5 \\ 0 & 2 & 4 \\ 3 & 0 & 5\end{bmatrix}\)
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Row 1: \(2 + 0 + 12 = 14\), \(-6 + 6 + 0 = 0\), \(10 + 12 + 20 = 42\); rows 2 and 3 the same way.
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}14 & 0 & 42 \\ 18 & -1 & 56 \\ 22 & -2 & 70\end{bmatrix}\]
(v) \(\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 3 & 2 \\ -1 & 1\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 2 & 1\end{bmatrix}\)
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\((3 \times 2)(2 \times 3) = 3 \times 3\). Row 1: \(2 - 1,\ 0 + 2,\ 2 + 1\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 4 & 5 \\ -2 & 2 & 0\end{bmatrix}\]
(vi) \(\begin{bmatrix}3 & -1 & 3 \\ -1 & 0 & 2\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}2 & -3 \\ 1 & 0 \\ 3 & 1\end{bmatrix}\)
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Row 1: \(6 - 1 + 9 = 14\), \(-9 + 0 + 3 = -6\). Row 2: \(-2 + 0 + 6 = 4\), \(3 + 0 + 2 = 5\).
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}14 & -6 \\ 4 & 5\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 4
\(A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & -3 \\ 5 & 0 & 2 \\ 1 & -1 & 1\end{bmatrix},\ B = \begin{bmatrix}3 & -1 & 2 \\ 4 & 2 & 5 \\ 2 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix},\ C = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 3 & 2 \\ 1 & -2 & 3\end{bmatrix}\). Find \(A + B\) and \(B - C\), and verify \(A + (B - C) = (A + B) - C\).
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\[A + B = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 1 & -1 \\ 9 & 2 & 7 \\ 3 & -1 & 4\end{bmatrix}\], \[B - C = \begin{bmatrix}-1 & -2 & 0 \\ 4 & -1 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & 0\end{bmatrix}\] \(A + (B - C)\) and \((A + B) - C\) both work out to the matrix below.
Answer: Both sides equal \[\begin{bmatrix}0 & 0 & -3 \\ 9 & -1 & 5 \\ 2 & 1 & 1\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 5
\(A = \begin{bmatrix}\frac{2}{3} & 1 & \frac{5}{3} \\ \frac{1}{3} & \frac{2}{3} & \frac{4}{3} \\ \frac{7}{3} & 2 & \frac{2}{3}\end{bmatrix},\ B = \begin{bmatrix}\frac{2}{5} & \frac{3}{5} & 1 \\ \frac{1}{5} & \frac{2}{5} & \frac{4}{5} \\ \frac{7}{5} & \frac{6}{5} & \frac{2}{5}\end{bmatrix}\). Compute \(3A - 5B\).
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\[3A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 & 5 \\ 1 & 2 & 4 \\ 7 & 6 & 2\end{bmatrix}\] and \(5B\) is the same matrix.
Answer: The zero matrix \[\begin{bmatrix}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 6
Simplify \(\cos\theta\begin{bmatrix}\cos{\left(\theta \right)} & \sin{\left(\theta \right)} \\ - \sin{\left(\theta \right)} & \cos{\left(\theta \right)}\end{bmatrix} + \sin\theta\begin{bmatrix}\sin{\left(\theta \right)} & - \cos{\left(\theta \right)} \\ \cos{\left(\theta \right)} & \sin{\left(\theta \right)}\end{bmatrix}\)
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\((1,1)\): \(\cos^2\theta + \sin^2\theta = 1\); \((1,2)\): \[\cos\theta\sin\theta - \sin\theta\cos\theta = 0\]; similarly \((2,1) = 0\), \((2,2) = 1\).
Answer: \(I = \) \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 7
Find X and Y.
(i) \(X + Y = \begin{bmatrix}7 & 0 \\ 2 & 5\end{bmatrix}\), \(X - Y = \begin{bmatrix}3 & 0 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}\)
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Add: \[2X = \begin{bmatrix}10 & 0 \\ 2 & 8\end{bmatrix}\] Subtract: \[2Y = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 0 \\ 2 & 2\end{bmatrix}\]
Answer: \[\begin{gathered}X = \begin{bmatrix}5 & 0 \\ 1 & 4\end{bmatrix}, \\ Y = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 \\ 1 & 1\end{bmatrix}\end{gathered}\]
(ii) \(2X + 3Y = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 \\ 4 & 0\end{bmatrix}\), \(3X + 2Y = \begin{bmatrix}2 & -2 \\ -1 & 5\end{bmatrix}\)
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Eliminate Y: \(3(3X + 2Y) - 2(2X + 3Y) = 5X\), so \[X = \tfrac15\left(3\begin{bmatrix}2 & -2 \\ -1 & 5\end{bmatrix} - 2\begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 \\ 4 & 0\end{bmatrix}\right)\] Eliminate X: \(3(2X + 3Y) - 2(3X + 2Y) = 5Y\).
Answer: \[\begin{gathered}X = \begin{bmatrix}\frac{2}{5} & - \frac{12}{5} \\ - \frac{11}{5} & 3\end{bmatrix}, \\ Y = \begin{bmatrix}\frac{2}{5} & \frac{13}{5} \\ \frac{14}{5} & -2\end{bmatrix}\end{gathered}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 8
\(Y = \begin{bmatrix}3 & 2 \\ 1 & 4\end{bmatrix}\) and \(2X + Y = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ -3 & 2\end{bmatrix}\). Find X.
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\[\begin{aligned}2X &= \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ -3 & 2\end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}3 & 2 \\ 1 & 4\end{bmatrix} \\ &= \begin{bmatrix}-2 & -2 \\ -4 & -2\end{bmatrix}\end{aligned}\]
Answer: \(X = \) \[\begin{bmatrix}-1 & -1 \\ -2 & -1\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 9
Find x and y: \(2\begin{bmatrix}1 & 3 \\ 0 & x\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}y & 0 \\ 1 & 2\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}5 & 6 \\ 1 & 8\end{bmatrix}\)
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Left side: \[\begin{bmatrix}y + 2 & 6 \\ 1 & 2 x + 2\end{bmatrix}\] \(2 + y = 5\), \(2x + 2 = 8\).
Answer: \(x = 3,\ y = 3\)
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Exercise 3.2, Question 10
Solve for x, y, z, t: \(2\begin{bmatrix}x & z \\ y & t\end{bmatrix} + 3\begin{bmatrix}1 & -1 \\ 0 & 2\end{bmatrix} = 3\begin{bmatrix}3 & 5 \\ 4 & 6\end{bmatrix}\)
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\(2x + 3 = 9\), \(2z - 3 = 15\), \(2y = 12\), \(2t + 6 = 18\).
Answer: \(x = 3,\ y = 6,\ z = 9,\ t = 6\)
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Exercise 3.2, Question 11
\(x\begin{bmatrix}2 \\ 3\end{bmatrix} + y\begin{bmatrix}-1 \\ 1\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}10 \\ 5\end{bmatrix}\). Find x and y.
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\(2x - y = 10\) and \(3x + y = 5\); adding, \(5x = 15\).
Answer: \(x = 3,\ y = -4\)
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Exercise 3.2, Question 12
\(3\begin{bmatrix}x & y \\ z & w\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}x & 6 \\ -1 & 2 w\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}4 & x + y \\ w + z & 3\end{bmatrix}\). Find x, y, z, w.
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\(3x = x + 4 \Rightarrow x = 2\); \(3w = 2w + 3 \Rightarrow w = 3\). \[\begin{aligned}&3y = 6 + x + y \\ \Rightarrow\ &2y = 8 \\ \Rightarrow\ &y = 4\end{aligned}\]; \[\begin{aligned}&3z = -1 + z + w \\ \Rightarrow\ &2z = 2 \\ \Rightarrow\ &z = 1\end{aligned}\]
Answer: \(x = 2,\ y = 4,\ z = 1,\ w = 3\)
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Exercise 3.2, Question 13
\(F(x) = \begin{bmatrix}\cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} & 0 \\ \sin{\left(x \right)} & \cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}\). Show \(F(x)F(y) = F(x + y)\).
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The top-left \(2 \times 2\) block of the product is \[\begin{bmatrix}- \sin{\left(x \right)} \sin{\left(y \right)} + \cos{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(y \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(y \right)} - \sin{\left(y \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)} \\ \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(y \right)} + \sin{\left(y \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} \sin{\left(y \right)} + \cos{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(y \right)}\end{bmatrix}\]; the third row and column stay \(0, 0, 1\). By the compound-angle formulas this is \[\begin{bmatrix}\cos{\left(x + y \right)} & - \sin{\left(x + y \right)} \\ \sin{\left(x + y \right)} & \cos{\left(x + y \right)}\end{bmatrix}\] in the block, i.e. \(F(x + y)\).
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Exercise 3.2, Question 14
Show that:
(i) \(\begin{bmatrix}5 & -1 \\ 6 & 7\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 3 & 4\end{bmatrix} \ne \begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 3 & 4\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}5 & -1 \\ 6 & 7\end{bmatrix}\)
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Left: \[\begin{bmatrix}7 & 1 \\ 33 & 34\end{bmatrix}\] Right: \[\begin{bmatrix}16 & 5 \\ 39 & 25\end{bmatrix}\]
Answer: The products differ, so the inequality holds
(ii) \(\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}-1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4\end{bmatrix} \ne \begin{bmatrix}-1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}\)
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Left: \[\begin{bmatrix}5 & 8 & 14 \\ 0 & -1 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}\] Right: \[\begin{bmatrix}-1 & -1 & -3 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 6 & 11 & 6\end{bmatrix}\]
Answer: The products differ, so the inequality holds
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Exercise 3.2, Question 15
Find \(A^2 - 5A + 6I\) for \(A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 0 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 3 \\ 1 & -1 & 0\end{bmatrix}\).
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\[A^2 = \begin{bmatrix}5 & -1 & 2 \\ 9 & -2 & 5 \\ 0 & -1 & -2\end{bmatrix}\] \[A^2 - 5A + 6I = \begin{bmatrix}5 & -1 & 2 \\ 9 & -2 & 5 \\ 0 & -1 & -2\end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}10 & 0 & 5 \\ 10 & 5 & 15 \\ 5 & -5 & 0\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}6 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 6 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 6\end{bmatrix}\]
Answer: \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & -1 & -3 \\ -1 & -1 & -10 \\ -5 & 4 & 4\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 16
\(A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 2 \\ 0 & 2 & 1 \\ 2 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}\). Prove \(A^3 - 6A^2 + 7A + 2I = O\).
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\[A^2 = \begin{bmatrix}5 & 0 & 8 \\ 2 & 4 & 5 \\ 8 & 0 & 13\end{bmatrix}\], \[\begin{aligned}A^3 &= A^2 A \\ &= \begin{bmatrix}21 & 0 & 34 \\ 12 & 8 & 23 \\ 34 & 0 & 55\end{bmatrix}\end{aligned}\] \(A^3 - 6A^2 + 7A + 2I\): e.g. the \((1,1)\) entry is \(21 - 30 + 7 + 2 = 0\), and every entry works out to 0.
Answer: Proved: the result is \[\begin{bmatrix}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 17
\(A = \begin{bmatrix}3 & -2 \\ 4 & -2\end{bmatrix}\). Find k so that \(A^2 = kA - 2I\).
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\[A^2 = \begin{bmatrix}1 & -2 \\ 4 & -4\end{bmatrix}\] \[kA - 2I = \begin{bmatrix}3 k - 2 & - 2 k \\ 4 k & - 2 k - 2\end{bmatrix}\] Equating: \(3k - 2 = 1\), \(-2k = -2\), \(4k = 4\), \(-2k - 2 = -4\): all give \(k = 1\).
Answer: \(k = 1\)
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Exercise 3.2, Question 18
\(A = \begin{bmatrix}0 & - \tan{\left(\frac{\alpha}{2} \right)} \\ \tan{\left(\frac{\alpha}{2} \right)} & 0\end{bmatrix}\). Show \(I + A = (I - A)\begin{bmatrix}\cos{\left(\alpha \right)} & - \sin{\left(\alpha \right)} \\ \sin{\left(\alpha \right)} & \cos{\left(\alpha \right)}\end{bmatrix}\).
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Let \(t = \tan\tfrac{\alpha}{2}\): \(\cos\alpha = \dfrac{1 - t^2}{1 + t^2}\), \(\sin\alpha = \dfrac{2t}{1 + t^2}\). \[I - A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & t \\ - t & 1\end{bmatrix}\] Row 1 of the product: \[\begin{aligned}\cos\alpha + t\sin\alpha &= \dfrac{1 - t^2 + 2t^2}{1 + t^2} \\ &= 1\end{aligned}\] and \[\begin{aligned}-\sin\alpha + t\cos\alpha &= \dfrac{-2t + t - t^3}{1 + t^2} \\ &= -t\end{aligned}\] Row 2: \(-t\cos\alpha + \sin\alpha = t\) and \(t\sin\alpha + \cos\alpha = 1\). So the product is \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & - t \\ t & 1\end{bmatrix} = I + A\]
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Exercise 3.2, Question 19
Rs 30,000 is split between bonds paying 5% and 7% a year. Using matrix multiplication, find the split for a total annual interest of:
(a) Rs 1800
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Let Rs x go in the 5% bond and Rs \(30000 - x\) in the 7% bond: \[\begin{bmatrix} x & 30000 - x\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}0.05 \\ 0.07\end{bmatrix} = [1800]\] \[\begin{aligned}&0.05x + 2100 - 0.07x = 1800 \\ \Rightarrow\ &0.02x = 300\end{aligned}\]
Answer: Rs 15,000 in each bond
(b) Rs 2000
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\[\begin{aligned}&0.05x + 0.07(30000 - x) = 2000 \\ \Rightarrow\ &0.02x = 100\end{aligned}\]
Answer: Rs 5,000 at 5% and Rs 25,000 at 7%
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Exercise 3.2, Question 20
A shop has 10 dozen chemistry, 8 dozen physics and 10 dozen economics books, priced Rs 80, Rs 60 and Rs 40 each. Find the total sale value using matrices.
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Quantities \[\begin{bmatrix}120 & 96 & 120\end{bmatrix}\], prices \[\begin{bmatrix}80 \\ 60 \\ 40\end{bmatrix}\] \[120 \cdot 80 + 96 \cdot 60 + 120 \cdot 40 = 9600 + 5760 + 4800\]
Answer: Rs 20,160
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Exercise 3.2, Question 21
X, Y, Z, W, P have orders \(2 \times n\), \(3 \times k\), \(2 \times p\), \(n \times 3\), \(p \times k\).
For \(PY + WY\) to be defined: (A) \(k = 3, p = n\) (B) k arbitrary, \(p = 2\) (C) p arbitrary, \(k = 3\) (D) \(k = 2, p = 3\)
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PY: \((p \times k)(3 \times k)\) needs \(k = 3\); it is \(p \times 3\). WY: \((n \times 3)(3 \times 3)\) is \(n \times 3\). Adding needs \(p = n\).
Answer: (A)
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Exercise 3.2, Question 22
If \(n = p\), the order of \(7X - 5Z\) is: (A) \(p \times 2\) (B) \(2 \times n\) (C) \(n \times 3\) (D) \(p \times n\)
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X and Z are both \(2 \times n\) when \(n = p\), and so is the difference.
Answer: (B) \(2 \times n\)
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