King Saud University

Department of Mathematics

244 Math
First Exam, February 2018

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IV

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I) Choose the correct answer:
   
7 5 −1 −1 4
−1
1) If A = , and B = then 2A−1 B equals
0 3 2 −3

     
−1/7 7/2 −14 14 3/2 13/2 (d) None of the
(a) (b) (c)
7 1/2 24 2 3 −9/2 previous

 
a 0
2) If A = , then A is invertible if
−3 a − 4

(a) a 6= 0 (b) a 6= 4 (c) a ∈ R − {0, 4} (d) None of the

previous

3) If A is an n × n matrix and tr(A) = 5 then tr(AT ) equals

(a) −5 (b) 5 1 (d) None of the

(c) 5
previous

4) If B T AT is a 2 × 6 matrix and A is a 6 × 4 matrix then the size of B is

(a) 4 × 6 (b) 4 × 2 (c) 2 × 4 (d) None of the

previous

   
−1 −2 5 −1 2 4 −10 2
5) If A = , and EA = , Then
3 −6 −6 −6 3 −6 −6 −6

   
(d) None of the
 
−2 0 1 0 −2 0 0
(a) E = (b) E = previous
0 1 0 2 (c) E =  0 1 0 
0 0 1

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II) A) Determine wether the following is true or false.
1) A homogenous linear system must be consistent. ( )

2) Every matrix has a unique row echelon form.( )

3) If a homogenous linear system has more unknowns than equations, then it must have
free variables. ( )

4) If A, B and C are matrices and AB = AC then B = C. ( )

5) If A is an invertible matrix, then AT A−1 is invertible. ( )

6) If the system Ax = 0 has infinitely many solution then the reduced eow echelon form
of A is In . ( )

 
3 −4
B) Let p(x) = x2 − 3 + 2 and A = . Find p(A).
2 −2

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III) Solve the following linear system using Gauss Jordan elimination.

x +5y +3z = 0
−2x +6y +2z = 0
3x −y +z = 0

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IV) A) Find the inverse of the matrix A.
 
1 0 0
A =  3 −5 −3 
−3 6 4
.

 
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B) If b =  −1 . Using part A ) to solve the systems Ax = b and Ax = 0.
3

C) What is the reduce row echelon form of the matrix A.