Universiti Teknologi MARA

Oct 2020 – Feb 2021

MAT 523 - Tutorial 1.2
(Systems of Linear Equations)

Q1. July 2020

Given the following system of linear equations:
x  ky  2
2  k x  y  3
a) Determine the value(s) of the constant k such that the above system has
i) no solution
ii) infinitely many solutions.

b) If you know that a system of linear equations has at least two solutions, how many solutions
does it actually have? Explain your answer.

c) Suppose a 4x6 coefficient matrix has 4 pivot columns. Is the corresponding system of
equations consistent? Justify your answer.

Q2. Dec 2019

Given the following system of linear equations:

x  y  2z  2
2x  z 1
x  3 y  az  2

a) Determine the value(s) of the constant a such that the above system has
i) a unique solution.
ii) infinitely many solutions.
iii) no solution.

b) Given that the coefficient matrix for the above system is non-singular. Determine the
value(s) of the constant a.
Q3. June 2019
Given the following system of linear equations

x  y  z  0
2 x  3 y  2 z  1
x   y 2

Determine the value(s) of  and  such that the linear system has

a) a unique solution.
b) no solution.
c) one-parameter infinite solutions.

Q4. Dec 2018

Consider the following system of linear equation

x  y  2z  3
y  mz  1
mx  (2m  2)y 2

Show that the reduced augmented matrix for the above system is

1 1 2 3 
0 1 m 1 

0 0 m 2  4m 4  4m 

Hence, determine the value(s) of m such that the system

a) has no solution.
b) has a unique solution
c) has infinitely many solutions.

Q5. June 2018

1 2 3 0 

Consider a matrix A  2 1 4 0 

0 1 a 2  3 2b  2 

a) If A is an augmented matrix of a nonhomogeneous system of linear equations, find the

values(s) of a and b such that the system
i) has a unique solution.
ii) is inconsistent.

b) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the value

(s) of a and b so that the system has
i) a one parameter solutions.
ii) a two parameter solutions.
Q6. Jan 2018
Given the following system of linear equations:
x  my  z  0
mx  y  z  0
x  y  mz  0

Determine the value of m such that the linear system has

a) a trivial solution
b) a one-parameter family of solutions.
c) a two-parameter family of solutions.

Q7. Jul 2017

 0 2 2

Let A    4 4 

 0    

a) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the

value(s) of  and  in which the system has:

i) one parameter solution.

ii) two parameter solutions.

b) If A is an augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, find the value(s) of 

and  in which the system
i) has a unique solution.
ii) is inconsistent.

Q8. Dec 2016

Given the following system of linear equations

x  3 y  2z  6
2 x  2y 2
x  4 y  sz  t

Determine the value of s and t such that the above system will have

a) infinitely many solutions.

b) a unique solution.
c) no solution.
Q9. June 2016

 1 1 2 3
0 2k 1 2 
Let A  
0 0 1 2
 
0 0 4 p2 

a) Reduce A to an upper triangular matrix.

b) If A is an augmented matrix of a non-homogeneous system of linear equations, find

values of k and p for the system to be
i) inconsistent
ii) consistent and have infinitely many solutions.

c) Let A be the coefficient matrix for the homogeneous system Ax  0 . Find the values

of k and p if the solution is nontrivial.

Q10. Dec 2015

Given the following system of linear equations

x  y  2z  2
2 x  z2
x  3 y  az  b

a) Write down the augmented matrix for the given system.

b) Determine the value(s) of the constants a and b such that the system:

i) has no solution.
ii) has a unique solution.
iii) has infinitely many solutions.

c) Determine the value(s) of the constant a such that the coefficient matrix for the above
system is nonsingular.
Q11. June 2015

Given the following system of linear equations

x  y  z 1
2x  3y   z  3
x y  z  1

Find the value of  so that the system has

a) no solution.
b) infinitely many solutions.
c) a unique solution.