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INDEX
Chapter 2 : Calculus
Assignment
Answer Key 308 Model Solutions 310
Test Paper
Answer Key 332 Model Solutions 333
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Chapter - 1 : Linear Algebra
1.1 Determinants
If a, b, c and d are any four terms then the representation a^ b c d
is called a determinant
and is denoted by D.
A determinant of order 2 is evaluated as follows:
D = ^ a^ b c d
= ad bc
A determinant of order 3 can be evaluated as follows:
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
a a a b b b c c c
2 3 1 3 1 2
a b^ b^ a b^ b^ a b^ b c c c c c c
For example:
Interchange of rows and columns (R (^) i Ci)
The value of determinant is not affected by changing the rows into the corresponding
columns, and the columns into the corresponding rows. Thus
1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3
a a a a b c b b b a b c c c c a b c
Identical rows and columns (R (^) i = R (^) j , C (^) i= C (^) j).
If two rows or two columns of a determinant are identical, the determinant has the value
zero. Thus,
1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 3
a a a a a a a a a 0 b b b 0 c c c c c c
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Note : 1. Area of a triangle whose vertices are (x 1 , y 1 ) (x 2 , y 2 ) and (x 3 , y 3 ) is
given by the absolute value of 1 2
1 1 2 2 3 3
x y 1 x y 1 x y 1
**2. Area of a quadrilateral can be found by dividing it into two triangles.
1 1 2 2 3 3
x y 1 (^1) x y 1 (^2) x y 1
Solved Example 1 :
Find the area of a triangle whose vertices
are (2, 1), (4, 3), (2, 5).
Solution :
The area of the triangle is
1 1 2 2 3 3
x y 1 (^1) x y 1 2 x y 1
× abs [2( 3 5) 4(1 5) 2(1 + 3)]
× abs [16 + 16 8] = 4 sq. units
Solved Example 2 : Find if the three points (1, 1), (5, 7) and (8, 11) are collinear. Solution : If the points are collinear, area of the triangle formed by the three given points should be zero.
Area A = 1 2
The given points are collinear.
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1.2 Matrices
A Matrix is a rectangular array of elements written as
1 2 n
11 12 1n 21 22 2n
m m m
a a.... a a a.... a
.... .... .... .... a a.... a
The above matrix A has m rows and n columns. So it is a m × n matrix or it is said that
the size of the matrix is m × n.
Square Matrix :
It is a Matrix in which number of rows = number of columns
For example:
is a square matrix of order 3.
Diagonal Matrix :
It is a square matrix in which all non diagonal elements are zero.
For example:
Scalar Matrix :
It is a diagonal matrix in which all diagonal elements are equal
For example:
Unit Matrix :
It is a scalar matrix with diagonal elements as unity. It is also called Identity Matrix.
Identity matrix of order 2 is I 2 = 1 0 0 1
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Symmetric Matrix :
If for a square matrix A, A = A then A is symmetric
For example:
Skew Symmetric matrix :
If for a square matrix A, A = A then it is skew symmetric matrix.
For example:
Note : For a skew symmetric matrix, diagonal elements are zero.
Orthogonal Matrix :
A square matrix A is orthogonal if AA = AA = I
For example: A = cos^ sin sin cos
Here AA = I
Note : For orthogonal matrix A, A ^1 = A
Conjugate of a Matrix :
Let A be a complex matrix of order m n. Then conjugate of A is the matrix obtained by
taking conjugate of every element in the matrix and denoted by A
For example: if A = 7 i^3 3i^4 9 2i i 8 4i
then conjugate of A = A 7 i^3 3i^4 9 2i i 8 4i
Matrix A ^ :
The transpose of the conjugate of a matrix A is denoted by A
For example: Let A = 7 i^2 4i^4 3 2i i 1 2i
then A 7 i^2 4i^4 3 2i i 1 2i
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and A^ = (^)
7 i 3 2i A 2 4i i 4 1 2i
Unitary Matrix :
A square matrix A is said to be unitary if A^ A = I
For example: A =
1 i 1 i 2 2 1 i 1 i 2 2
Here AA = 1 0 0 1
Hermitian Matrix :
A square matrix A is called Hermitian matrix if a (^) ij = aji
For example: A =
4 1 i 2 5i 1 i 3 1 2i 2 5i 1 2i 8
The necessary and sufficient condition for a matrix A to be Hermitian is that A = A .
Skew Hermitian Matrix :
A square matrix A is skew Hermitian matrix if a (^) ij = aji
For example:
2i 2 8i 1 2i (2 8i) 0 2i (1 2i) 2i 4i
The necessary and sufficient condition for a matrix A to be skewHermitian is that A ^ = A
Note : All the diagonal elements of a skew Hermitian matrix are either zeroes or pure imaginary.
Idempotent Matrix :
Matrix A is called idempotent matrix if A 2 = A
For example: A =
Here A^2 = A
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Minor : Consider the determinant
11 12 13 21 22 23 31 32 33
a a a a a a a a a
To find minor leave the row and column passing through the element a (^) ij.
The minor of the element a 21 = M 21 = 12 13 32 33
a a a (^) a
The minor of the element a 32 = M 32 = 11 13 21 23
a a a (^) a
The minor of the element a 11 = M 11 = 22 23 32 33
a a a (^) a
Cofactor : The minor Mij multiplied by (1) i+j^ is called the cofactor of the element a (^) ij.
The cofactor of the element a 21 = A 21 = (1) 2+1^ M 21 = 12 13 32 33
a a a (^) a
The cofactor of the element a 32 = A 32 = (1) 3+2^ M 32 = 11 13 21 23
a a a a
The cofactor of the element a 11 = A 11 = (1) 1+1^ M 11 = 22 23 32 33
a a a a
And so on.
Adjoint of a Matrix :
Adjoint of a square matrix A is the transpose of the matrix formed by the cofactors of the
elements of the given matrix A.
If A =
11 12 13 21 22 23 31 32 33
a a a a a a a a a
Then adj (A) =
11 21 31 12 22 32 13 23 33
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Inverse of a Square Matrix :
For a nonsingular square matrix A
A^1 = 1 adj(A) | A |
where A^1 is called the inverse of square matrix.
Note : A A ^1 = A ^1 A = I
Solved Example 3 :
Calculate the adjoint of A,
where A =
Solution :
A 11 = the cofactor of a 11 in
| A | = 2 3 1 3
A 12 = the cofactor of a 12 in
| A | = 1 3 2 3
A 13 = the cofactor of a 13 in
| A | = 1 2 2 1
A 21 = the cofactor of a 21 in
| A | = 1 1 1 3
A 22 = the cofactor of a 22 in
| A | = 1 1 2 3
A 23 = the cofactor of a 23 in
| A | = 1 1 2 1
A 31 = the cofactor of a (^31)
in | A | =
A 32 = the cofactor of a 32 in
| A | = 1 1 1 3
A 33 = the cofactor of a 33 in
| A | = 1 1 1 2
Adj (A) = transpose of the matrix formed by cofactor
11 21 31 12 22 32 13 23 33
Solved Example 4 : Find the inverse of the matrix by finding its
adjoint where A =
Solution : |A| = 1 0 A^1 exists
Now A =