Faculty of Architecture and Engineering

Department of Computer Engineering

CEN 105 – LINEAR ALGEBRA

STUDENT’S EXAM ID: Date: 16/12/2020

Time: 9:00-10:45
Exam Hall:
Lecturer: Dr. Arban Uka

MIDTERM EXAM

1. Every square matrix is a product of elementary matrices? True of FALSE? Explain

2. If A and B are square and invertible, then AB is invertible, then (AB)-1=A-1B-1. Explain.

3. If A is 3-by-3 matrix and the equation Ax=[1 0 0]T has a unique solution, then A is
invertible? Explain.

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4. If a system of linear equations has two different solutions, it must have infinitely many
solutions. TRUE or FALSE? Explain

5. If BC=BD, then C=D. TRUE or FALSE?

6. The columns of an invertible m-by-m matrix form a basis for Rm. TRUE or FALSE?

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7. Let x1=[2 3 2]T, x2=[1 -1 2]T, v=[a b c]T.

a. Find a vector x3 such that {x1, x2, x3} is a linearly independent set of vectors.
b. Find the determinant of the 3-by-3 matrix composed of columns x1, x2, x3.
c. Find the rank of this matrix
d. Find the inverse of this matrix
e. Find a condition that a, b, c must satisfy for the set of vectors {x1, x2, v} to be
linearly dependent

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8. Given matrix A as below. Find rank of A. Find the Null Space of A. What is the
dimension of N(A)? Determine 3 vectors that are in Null(A). Calculate the inner product
of these 3 vectors with one of the rows of A.

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9. Consider the following linear system:

x +2y - z= -2
5x - 2y + z= 12
-3x + 6y - 3z= k

a. For which value(s) of k does this system have one or infinitely many solutions?
b. Find all solutions for each value of k.
c. What is the rank of Matrix A?
d. Find null space of A.

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