27. In the figure below, BOD is the diameter of the circle centre O.

Angle ABD - 30 and angle AXD = 70

Determine the size of:

(a) reflex angle BOC;
(b) angle ACO.
(2 marks) (1 mark) [2014 PP2 No. 3]
1. Given that A =
( 2 4^
f l l 3^
andB =
v4 lj
6j
v3

30. MATRICES
find C such that B C = A .
(4 marks)
[1989 PP1 No. 14]
2 5
2. Find the inverse of the matrix . Hence or otherwise solve the equations
,3 4y 2x + 5y = 9 3x + 4y = 6
(3 marks) [1991 PP1 No. 13]
3. Given that A =
-2 3 ^
and B =
V
-1
- 20 30 ^ 40 -10
(4 marks) [1993 PP1 No. 8]
(3 marks)
(i) Find A4B.
(ii) hence or otherwise write down the inverse of B.
4. Determine the values of x for which the matrix below has no inverse.
f i x x^
v2

1,

[1994 PP1 No. 13]

5. A clothes dealer sold 3 shirts and 2 trousers for sh. 840 and 4 shirts and 5 trousers for sh. 1,680. Form a matrix
equation to represent the above information. Hence find the cost of 1 shirt and the cost of 1 trouser. (4 marks)
[1995 PP1 No. 12]
6. A and B are two matrices. If A
4 3
, find B given that A2 ,= A + B. (4 marks)
[1996 PP1 No. 11]