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Matrices
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Find:
(a)
(b) .
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Find the value of such that is singular.
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Given that , find and .
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For any matrix , show that is symmetric and is skew-symmetric.
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Show that can be expressed in the form , stating the values of and .
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Given that the determinant of is , determine the value of .
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(b) Write down the matrix that represents reflection in the line .
(c) Find the matrix associated with reflection in the line followed by reflection in the -axis.
(d) State the single transformation associated with .
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(b)
(c)
(d) Anti-clockwise rotation of radians about the origin.
(a)Obtain the matrix, , associated with an anticlockwise rotation of radians about the origin.
(b)Find the matrix, , associated with a reflection in the x-axis.
(c)Hence obtain the matrix, , associated with an anticlockwise rotation of radians about the origin followed by reflection in the x-axis, expressing your answer using exact values.
(d)Explain why matrix is not associated with rotation about the origin.
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(b)
(c)
(d) is not associated with rotation about the origin because it is not in the general form of a rotation matrix (e.g. elements on the leading diagonal are not equal).
Matrices and are defined by and where
(a)Find
(b)(i) Find , where is the transpose of
(b)(ii) Find an expression for the determinant of
(b)(iii) Determine the value of such that is singular.
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(b)(i)
(b)(ii) or
(b)(iii)
The matrix has the following property:
, where is the identity matrix.
(a)Express in the form , where
Matrix is non-singular.
(b)Find a similar expression for in terms of and
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(b)
Matrix is defined by
(a)State an expression for the determinant of in terms of
Matrix is multiplied by matrix such that
(b)State the determinant of
The inverse of matrix is
(c)Find matrix
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(b) , so and
(c) , so
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