Term 1 Chapter 3 - Matrices
Term 1 Chapter 3 - Matrices
= 2). If
1 1
, and AB BA I B A A B
= = = =
3).
1 1
AA A A I
= = 4).
1
1
a b d b
c d c a ad bc
| | | |
=
| |
\ . \ .
5). When
1
0, A A
=
(E) : Using Elementary Row Operation to find A
-1
1). 3 operations : i ). Interchange any 2 rows. (e.g.
1 2
R R )
ii ). Multiply a row by a scalar. (e.g.
3 3
2R R )
iii). Multiply a row by a scalar and add to another row. (e.g. ( )
1 3 3
2 R R R + )
Note :
Operation like ( )
3 2
1 R R is not allowed as it totally eliminates all relations in row 2.
2). Steps for Elementary Row Operation:
i ). Write the augmented matrix : ( ) | A I
ii ). Use the operations above and change the augmented matrix into : ( ) | I B
iii).
1
A B
=
3
3). Sequence guideline for Elementary Row Operation:
Step 3
Step 1
Step 2
1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 1
| |
|
|
|
\ .
Step 6
Step 5
Step 4
3.2: Systems of Linear Equations
(A) : Augmented Matrix, Row-echelon Form & Types of Solutions
1). System of linear equations :
3 3 6 3
2 2 4 10 AX = B
2 3 7
x y z
x y z
x y z
=
=
+ + =
2). Augmented matrix = ( )
3 3 6 3
2 2 4 10 | = |
2 3 1 7
A B
| |
|
|
|
\ .
3). Row-echelon form :
e.g. 1 :
1 2 4
3 5
6
1
0 1
0 0 1
a a a
a a
a
| |
|
|
|
\ .
e.g. 2 :
1 2 3 5
4 6
7
1
0 0 1
0 0 0 1
a a a a
a a
a
| |
|
|
|
\ .
4). Reduce the augmented matrix to a matrix in row-echelon form to find the values of the x, y & z of
the system of linear equations or solve the equations.
5). Types of solutions:
i ). If the row-echelon form has a row of ( 0 0 0 | c ) where c is a constant, then the system
has no solution. ( |A| = 0 )
ii ). If the row-echelon form has a row of ( 0 0 0 | 0 ) , then the system has infinitely many solutions.
( |A| = 0 )
iii). If the row-echelon form does not have the form in (i) or (ii) above, then the system has a unique
solution.
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(B) : Using Gaussian Elimination to solve a system of linear equations
Steps:
1). Write AX = B in matrix form from the 3 given linear equations to be solved.
2). Write the augmented matrix, ( A | B ).
3). Using Elementary Row Operation to reduce ( A | B ) to ( I | C ). (e.g.
1 0 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 0 1 2
| |
|
|
|
\ .
)
4). ( I | C ) is known as the Reduced row-echelon form.
5). Find the values of x, y & z.
(C) : Using the inverse of a matrix to solve a system of linear equations
Steps:
1). Write AX = B in matrix form from the 3 given linear equations to be solved.
2). Find
1
A
.
3). Use
1
X A B