CIVE1620: Engineering Mathematics 1.

1: Example Sheet 1
1. (a) Solve the following set of equations: x + 2 y + 3z = 1
2x + 3y + 4z = 2 2x + 3y + 9z = 2

(b) For what values of does the following equation have a non-trivial solution, and find a general solution for each .
x + 2 y 4z = 0 3x 5 y z = 0 2 x + 3 y + z = 0

2. For the spring system shown, i) develop a set of simultaneous linear equations in the three nodal displacements 1, 2 and 3. For the spring constants; Ka= 1 N/mm, Kb = 1 N/mm, Kc = 1 N/mm, KD = 3 N/mm, KE = 6 N/mm, and the nodal loads W1 = 7N, W2 = 2N and W3 = 0. Convert these equations to an equivalent set in echelon form and hence find the nodal displacements.

Ka node 1 1 W1 Kd node 3 W3

Kb node 2 W2 Ke

Kc

ii)

3. Use the rules of determinants to evaluate the determinant of the matrix 1 2 A= 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 1

4. Let E be the matrix 2 4 5 3 1 3 4 4 7 i) ii)

1 Show that 0 is an eigenvector of E and find the corresponding eigenvalue. 1 Find the other eigenvalues of E and for each find the corresponding eigenvectors.

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