UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR

2ND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR

OF EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME
COURSE CODE/ TITLE: SMA B203 LINEAR ALGEBRA
END OF SEMESTER: II DURATION: 2 HOURS
DAY/TIME: FRIDAY 9.00 – 11.00 AM DATE: 16/11/2018

Instructions
Answer ALL Questions

QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]

0 1 5
a) Consider the matrix given by (3 −6 9)
2 6 1
i. Find the determinant of the matrix [3 marks]
ii. Find the inverse of this matrix [6 marks]
b) Using elimination or otherwise ,solve the following system of equations

7𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 21, 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5 , −3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 2𝑧 = −1 [7 marks]

c) Two vectors are given as a=(3,−3,1) and b=(4,9,2).

i. Calculate the cross product between the two vectors [5 marks]
ii. Calculate the area of the parallelogram spanned by these vectors [4 marks]
d) Use substitution to find the value of x and y [5 marks]
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 2
−𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1

QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]

a) Give the properties of the a matrix which is in echelon form and one in the reduced echelon
form [4 marks]
b) Find the reduced echelon form of the following matrix [7 marks]
0 3 −6 6 4 −5
(3 −7 8 −5 8 9 )
3 −9 12 −9 6 15
c) Us crammers Rule to solve the following system of equations [9 marks]
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 1

1 of 2
 4𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 11
3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 21
QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]

a) Calculate the dot product of a=(1,2,3) andb=(4,−5,6). Do the vectors form an acute
angle, right angle, or obtuse angle? [4 marks]

b) Find a basis for the following vectors [9 marks]

1 −1 1 3 0 4
(2) , (−1) , (4) , ( 4 ) , (1) , (9)
1 1 5 −1 2 6
c) Use row reduction method or otherwise to solve the following system of equation
[7 marks]
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 9
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 8
3𝑥 − 𝑧 = 3
=

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