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The document provides a tutorial sheet with 10 questions on topics related to engineering mathematics including: determining the order and type of matrices, calculating determinants, finding inverses using determinant and row reduction methods, solving systems of equations using Gaussian elimination, properties of orthogonal and diagonalizable matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and using row reduction to find matrix ranks.

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Tutorial 1 EMS 112-1

The document provides a tutorial sheet with 10 questions on topics related to engineering mathematics including: determining the order and type of matrices, calculating determinants, finding inverses using determinant and row reduction methods, solving systems of equations using Gaussian elimination, properties of orthogonal and diagonalizable matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and using row reduction to find matrix ranks.

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MZUMBE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT STUDIES(EMS)
EMS 112 (ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 1)
TUTORIAL SHEET 1 2019/2020

1. For each matrix below, determine the order and state whether it is a square
matrix or not

−2 0
a) 𝐴 = [3] b) 𝐵 = [ ] c) C = [1 2 5 −2] d) D =
1 3
4 6 4
[ 2 7 5]
5 1 2

2. Calculate the determinant of the following matrices

4 6 4 4 6 4
−2 0
𝐴= [ ] , B = [2 7 5] and C = [2 7 5]
1 3
5 1 2 5 1 2

3. Use i) Determinant method ii) Elementary Row operations method to find


the inverse of the following matrices

4 6 4 4 6 4
−2 0
𝐴= [ ] , B = [2 7 5] and C = [2 7 5]
1 3
5 1 2 5 1 2

4. Solve the following systems of equations by Gaussian elimination method

2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 8
𝑥−𝑦+𝑧 =1
−𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = −2

5. Show that the determinant of any orthogonal matrix is either +1 or -1


6. Solve by Cramer’s rule the following relations
(i) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 12
6𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 6
4𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 5

(ii) 2x+y-z=8
z+x-y=1
2y-x+z=-2

7. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix

1 1
a) 𝐴 = [ ]
−2 4
2 −1 6
b) B = [3 −3 27]
1 −1 7

8. a) Show that the following matrix A is not diagonalizable

5 −3
A=[ ]
3 −1

9. Find 𝑀6 if
2 −1 6
1 1
a) 𝑀 = [ ] 𝑏) M = [3 −3 27]
−2 4
1 −1 7

10.Find the rank of the following matrices using elementary row operations

1 −2 0 4
1 0 2 1
(a) A = [0 2 4 2] (𝑏) B = [ 3 1 1 0 ]
−1 −5 −1 8
0 2 2 1
3 8 2 −12
2 −1 3 1 −1 1 −1
(c) C = [1 0 1] (d) D = [−1 1 −1 1 ]
0 2 −1 1 −1 1 −1
1 1 4 −1 1 −1 1

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