MAT223 term test 1

- Use clear handwriting.

- Write your name and tutorial time at the top of this page.
- Read all five questions. Answer all the questions; answer exactly what is being asked.
The questions have equal weight.
- Write clearly; mark your answers clearly.
- No aids allowed.
Good luck!

(1) Let A =

(a)

(b)

AT

(c)

A2

1 4
0 1

. Find

(2) The following system of linear equations has infinitely many solutions.
3x 2y = 5
12x + 8y = 20
Find three of them.

(3) Find the rank of each of these matrices:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

1 2 0 3 1
0 0 1 1 2
0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 1
0 1 5 0 0
0 0 0 1 1

1 2
1 2

1 2 3
1 2 4
1 2 5

(4) For each of the following assertions on systems of linear equations, determine whether
the assertion is true or false. You dont need to explain.

(a) If a system is homogeneous then it is consistent.

(b) If a system has a nontrivial solution then the system is not homogeneous.

(c) If a system has a trivial solution then the system is homogeneous.

(d) A system of three equations in three variables cannot have infinitely many solutions.

(5) Consider the system

x ay = 1
x + by = 3
Determine exactly for which values of a, b the system is consistent and for which
values the system is inconsistent.