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VCE 11 General 2023

6.02 Matrix equations and applications

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Matrix equations
1

Find the value of w,x,y and z in each of the following equations:

a
\begin{bmatrix} w & x \\ y & z \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 2 \\ 7 & -6 \end{bmatrix}
b
\begin{bmatrix} 8 & w & -2 \\ 7 & y & 9 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} z & 1 & x \\ 7 & 4 & 9 \end{bmatrix}
2

Find the value of x and y in each of the following equations:

a
\begin{bmatrix} x-5 \\ -4y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} -7 \\ -16 \end{bmatrix}
b
\begin{bmatrix} -23 & 5\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 4x -3 &x + 5y \end{bmatrix}
c
\begin{bmatrix} -4 + 3x \\ 2y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 8 \\ 5y + 15 \end{bmatrix}
3

Consider the equation \begin{bmatrix} t+4 & 5 & 7 \\ 9 & 6-v & w-6 \\ 6 & 8 & 5y \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 5 & u \\ x+7 & v & 2 \\ 6 & 8 & y \end{bmatrix}.

Determine the value of:

a

t

b

u

c

v

d

w

e

x

f

y

Applications
4

The following table shows the number of customers walking through the doors of two businesses over the long weekend:

a

Organise the data into a matrix. Let the position of each element be the same as the position in the table.

b

State the dimensions of the matrix.

SaturdaySundayMonday
Cafe150130124
Bakery134133115
5

The table shows the average temperature (in degrees Celsius) in two cities over the four seasons:

SummerAutumnWinterSpring
Brisbane31221725
Tripoli34241926

The data is organised into the following matrix:

\begin{bmatrix} 31 & 34 \\ 22 & 24 \\ 17 & 19 \\ 25 & 26 \end{bmatrix}
a

In the given matrix what do the rows and columns represent?

b

State the dimensions of the matrix.

6

The following are the costs of a train ticket during different time periods:

  • Weekdays: \$7 peak, \$4 off-peak

  • Weekends: \$12 peak, \$6 off-peak

  • Public Holidays: \$18 peak, \$10 off-peak

a

Organise the data into a 3 \times 2 matrix.

b

Organise the data into a 2 \times 3 matrix.

7

Jack, a chef, is known for the following two recipes:

Crazy Cookie which contains:

  • 360 \text{ g} of yeast

  • 410 \text{ g} of salt

  • 340 \text{ g} of flour

  • 230 \text{ g} of sugar

  • 120 \text{ g} of honey

Scrumptious Surprise which contains:

  • 420 \text{ g} of yeast

  • 390 \text{ g} of salt

  • 330 \text{ g} of flour

  • 200 \text{ g} of sugar

  • 80 \text{ g} of honey

Organise the amounts into a 2 \times 5 matrix.

8

A long jump competition was down to four competitors in the final. Uther jumped 7.4 \text{ m}, 5.7\text{ m} and 7.5\text{ m} in his attempts. Yuri jumped 6.7\text{ m}, 7.3\text{ m} and 6.9\text{ m}. Vincent jumped 7.1\text{ m}, 5.9\text{ m} and 6.8\text{ m}, and Luigi jumped 5.6\text{ m}, 6.1\text{ m} and 6.3\text{ m}.

Organise the data into a 3 \times 4 matrix.

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Outcomes

U1.AoS3.1

the concept of a matrix and its use to store, display and manipulate information

U1.AoS3.2

types of matrices (row, column, square, zero, identity) and the order of a matrix

U1.AoS3.7

use matrices to store and display information that can be presented as a rectangular array

U1.AoS3.8

identify row, column, square, zero and identity matrices and determine their order

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