In pursuit of excellence
Department of Applied Informatics \& Mathematics
Mathematics II
Assignment 1
Assessor: Mr. Y. Tshazibana
Marks: 50
Due Date: 29 April 2024
Instructions:
Show all steps and give answers correct to 2 decimal places, unless otherwise stated.
OUESTION 1 [16]
1.1 The \( 2 \times 2 \) Matrices A, B and C are given below in terms of the scalar \( x \) :
\[
A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
2 & x \\
3 & 1
\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
2 & 1 \\
1 & 4
\end{array}\right] \text { and } C=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
3 x+2 & 7 \\
7-x & 7
\end{array}\right]
\]
Determine the value of \( x \), given \( B^{T} A^{T}=C \)
1.2 Find the value(s) of \( a \) for which the matrix: \( \left[\begin{array}{ccc}a^{2} & 0 & 3 \\ 5 & a & 2 \\ 3 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] \) is a singular.
1.3 Use the inverse matrix method to solve the following system of linear equations.
\[
\left\{\begin{array}{c}
x+y+z=6 \\
2 y+5 z=-4 \\
2 x+5 y-z=27
\end{array}\right.
\]
QUESTION \( 2[24] \)
2.1 Write the following trigonometric identity to its corresponding hyperbolic identity: \( 1+\cot ^{2} x=\csc ^{2} x \),
Hence use hyperbolic definitions to prove the corresponding hyperbolic.
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