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CSEC Matrices Worksheet

This document contains 10 practice problems involving matrix operations: 1) Find the sum and product of two given matrices L and M. 2) Calculate the matrix product 3AB of given matrices A and B. 3) Find the value of expressions involving addition and multiplication of given matrices P and S. 4) Calculate the value of a given matrix expression. 5) Find the difference of a matrix and its square. 6) Calculate the product and solve an equation involving addition and product of matrices A, B, and C. 7-8) Solve systems of equations given in matrix form to find values of variables. 9) Represent drink purchase data in matrix form and calculate costs using matrix multiplication

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CSEC Matrices Worksheet

This document contains 10 practice problems involving matrix operations: 1) Find the sum and product of two given matrices L and M. 2) Calculate the matrix product 3AB of given matrices A and B. 3) Find the value of expressions involving addition and multiplication of given matrices P and S. 4) Calculate the value of a given matrix expression. 5) Find the difference of a matrix and its square. 6) Calculate the product and solve an equation involving addition and product of matrices A, B, and C. 7-8) Solve systems of equations given in matrix form to find values of variables. 9) Represent drink purchase data in matrix form and calculate costs using matrix multiplication

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Matrices Practice Sheet 1

1) L and M are two matrices such where L =  3 − 2  a   a 


7) Given that    =   , determine the
3 2  −1 3  2 1  b   5 
  and M =  
1 4  0 2 values of a and b
Evaluate (3 marks)
a) L + 2M (2 marks)
b) LM (2 marks)  2 − 3  x   − 2   3 
8) Given that    =   +   ,
 1 2  − 1  y   − 1
2) Calculate the matrix product 3AB, where A =
calculate the values of x and y
1 2  1 3
  and B =   (3 marks)
2 1  2 5
(3 marks) 9) The table below shows the types and number
of drinks that Mary and Jane buy each week.
 3 1
3) Given the matrix P =   and S =
 − 2 0 Malt Juice Sorrel
2 1  Mary 5 3 6
  , find the value of
 −1 − 2 Jane 2 7 4
a) 2P – S
b) S2 (4 marks) a) Show this information as a 2 x 3 matrix
b) Name the matrix P
c) Given that the cost of malt is $2, juice is
 1 
2 3 1   $1.50 and sorrel is $1.00, write a column
4) Find the value of    3 
 0 1 2   matrix Q to represent the cost of drinks.
 − 2 d) Calculate the matrix product PQ
(2 marks) e) What information is given by EACH number
in the resulting matrix?
3 2 (7 marks)
5) L and N are two matrices where L =  
1 4
10)
 −1 3
and N =   a) Eastern Airlines have 6 Tridents, 4 VC10s
 0 2 and 2 Jumbo Jets. Western Airlines have 3
Evaluate L – N2 (3 marks) Tridents, 6 VC10s and 1 Jumbo Jet. Write
this information as a 2 x 3 matrix A
3 5 6 4  b) Tridents carry 150 passengers, VC10s carry
6) If A =   and B =  
1 0  −1 − 2 120 passengers and Jumbo Jets carry 375
a) Calculate the matrix product AB passengers. Write this information as a 3 x
1 matrix B
 x − 8
b) If C =   and 2A + C = AB, calculate c) Multiply these matrices to find a 2 x 1
4 y  matrix
the values of x and y d) What does this 2 x 1 matrix represent?
(5 marks) (7 marks)

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