1. Let a,b, c  . Which of the following is a linear equation in x , y, and z ?

i)
(
4 x +2 ) = 7 + 5y  Yes  No
5 13

x −a b
ii) =  Yes  No
y −b c

3 4 5
iii) + =  Yes  No
x y z

iv) ( )
x y + 2 = e5 + z  Yes  No

v) log2 x + e −1 = z −  3y  Yes  No
vi) ( log 2) x + e 3y = sin (e ) z  Yes  No
  y  1
vii) sin   x + cos   = tan −1   z  Yes  No
 12  2 2

viii) 3x + e 5y = 2z  Yes  No
z
ix) 2x + 4y =  Yes  No
a

(x + y + z )
2
x) =1  Yes  No
2. Solve the following linear system.
−2x1 − 4x 2 − 6x 5 = −10
2x1 + 4x 2 + x 4 + 6x 5 = 6
−3x1 + 2x 3 − 6x 2 − x 5 = −5
3. Let a and b be real numbers. Consider the following linear system.
3x + 2y + 5z = 3
2x + y + 8z = a
2x + 3y + bz = 7
i) Complete the following solution.
 
 
The augmented matrix is  
 
 

 1 1 −3 3 −a 
 
 2 1 8 a 
 2 3 b 7 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 1 1 −3 3 −a 
 
 0 1 −14 6 − 3a 
 0 1 b+6 2a + 1 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Row-echelon form

ii) Write only answers in the given spaces.

i) Find all values of a and b such that the system has no solutions.

ii) Find all values of a and b such that the system has a unique solution.

iii) Find all values of a and b such that the system has infinitely many solutions.