Quizz matrices --- Introduction ---

This module contains 17 training exercises on basic notions of matrices: multiplication, inverse, trace, rank. See Quizz determinant for similar exercises on the determinant. Students may use them as a training tool for a better memorization of the lesson, while teachers may put them into a work sheet with activated time limit, so that proficiency can be tested.

Size of AB

Let be a matrix , a matrix .

Give the condition for to make sense.

In this case, has rows and columns.

ABA

We have a matrix , such that the multiplication
makes sense.

What is the size of ? ×

What is the size of ? ×

ABC

We have a matrix , such that the multiplication
makes sense.

What is the size of ? rows and columns.

Invertibility and coefficients

Let be a matrix. Is the following statement true?
If , .

Invertibility

. Is the following statement true?
If , then .
( is the × identity matrix.)

Matrix operations

Consider two matrices
.

Multiplicability

. Is the following statement true?
If , then .

Mult-one 4x4

What is the value of in the following multiplication of matrices?

Partial multiplication 3x3

We have an equation of multiplication of matrices × as follows, where the question marks represent unknown coefficients.
There is only one determinable coefficient in the product matrix. It is .
Type c11 for for example.

Partial multiplication 4x4

We have an equation of multiplication of matrices × as follows, where the question marks represent unknown coefficients.
There is only one determinable coefficient in the product matrix. It is .
Type c11 for for example.

Algebraic properties

Let be three × matrices, and and two numbers. Among the following properties, which ones are ?

Algebraic properties II

. Is the following property true?
( is the × identity matrix.)

Properties of multiplication

×. Is the following statement true?
If , then .
( is the × identity matrix.)

Trace 2x2

What is the trace of the matrix
?

Trace 3x3

What is the trace of the matrix
?

Trace 4x4

What is the trace of the matrix
?

Triangular invertibility 3x3

Determine whether the following matrix is invertible, where is a real number.
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