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11 stepsPart a· 2 steps
For a matrix to be singular, its determinant must be zero.
The determinant is .
Given .
Set the determinant to zero:Solve the equation for .
Factor the quadratic equation:
This gives two possible values for :
The values of are .
Part b(i)· 2 steps
Let be the price of a shirt and be the price of a pair of trousers.
From the first statement, 8 shirts and 5 pairs of trousers are valued at Ksh. 49,600.
From the second statement, the number of shirts is reduced by 2 (to shirts) and the number of pairs of trousers is increased by 2 (to pairs of trousers), with a new value of Ksh. 52,800.
Form the matrix equation.
Part b(ii)
To determine the price of each item, we need to solve the matrix equation from part (b)(i).
Let , , and .
We need to find . First, calculate the determinant of :Calculate the inverse of
Multiply by to find
Calculate the values of and
The price of a shirt is Ksh. 3200 and the price of a pair of trousers is Ksh. 4800.
Part b(iii)
Calculate the profit from selling one shirt and one pair of trousers.
Cost of one shirt () = Ksh. 3200. Profit on shirt = 20%.
Profit from shirt = .
Cost of one pair of trousers () = Ksh. 4800. Profit on trousers = 25%.
Profit from trousers = .Calculate the total cost and total profit for one shirt and one pair of trousers.
Total cost = Cost of shirt + Cost of trousers = .
Total profit = Profit from shirt + Profit from trousers = .Calculate the percentage profit.
The percentage profit made from selling a shirt and a pair of trousers is .
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