MATH 2111 Matrix Algebra and Applications Name: Ching Yi TSOI

Homework-1 : Due 09/21/2023 at 11:59pm HKT

1. (2 points) For each system, determine whether it has a In order for the system of equations above to be a consistent
unique solution (in this case, find the solution), infinitely many system, k must be equal to .
solutions, or no solutions.
 Correct Answers:
5x+5y=−5 • -9
(1)
−5x−5y= 6
3. (2 points) Write the augmented matrix of the system
• A. No solutions 
 39x +98z=−54
• B. Unique solution: x = 6, y = −5
6x −1y −1z=−62
• C. Unique solution: x = 0, y = 0
22x+14y = 5

• D. Infinitely many solutions
• E. Unique solution: x = −5, y = 6
• F. None of the above  
  
−5x+6y=−45
(2)
2x−9y= 51
Correct Answers:
• A. Unique solution: x = −5, y = 3 • 39
• B. Infinitely many solutions • 0
• C. Unique solution: x = 3, y = −5 • 98
• D. Unique solution: x = 0, y = 0 • -54
• E. No solutions • 6
• F. None of the above • -1
• -1
• -62

6x−4y=0
(3) • 22
9x+5y=0
• 14
• A. Unique solution: x = 0, y = 0 • 0
• B. Infinitely many solutions • 5
• C. Unique solution: x = −5, y = 6 4. (2 points) Determine how many pivot positions each of the
• D. Unique solution: x = 2, y = 14 following
• E. No solutions  matrices have. 
0 1 0 6
• F. None of the above 1.
0 0 1 -5

−2x+2y= 20 • A. One Pivot
(4) • B. Two Pivots
6x−6y=−60
• C. Three Pivots
• A. Unique solution: x = 20, y = −60 • D. Four Pivots
• B. Infinitely many solutions
 
1 0 2
• C. Unique solution: x = 0, y = 0 2.  0 1 -6 
• D. No solutions 0 0 0
• E. Unique solution: x = −10, y = 0 • A. One Pivot
• F. None of the above • B. Two Pivots
Correct Answers: • C. Three Pivots
• A • D. Four Pivots 

• C 1 0 8 4
• A  0 1 -2 2 
• B 3. 
 0 0 0 0 


0 0 0 0
 2. (1 point)
 x − 3y + 7 z = −1 • A. One Pivot
5 x − 18 y + 32 z = −11 • B. Two Pivots
3 x − 12 y + 18 z = k • C. Three Pivots

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 • D. Four Pivots 
6. (3 points) Solve the system by finding the reduced row-

1 0 0 -8
4.  0 1 0 -8  echelon form of the augmented matrix.
0 0 1 5

 x − 4y − 4z =4
• A. One Pivot 2x − 11y − 5z = 14
• B. Two Pivots 
2x − 6y − 10z = 4
• C. Three Pivots
• D. Four Pivots
Correct Answers: reduced row-echelon
 form: 
• B
• B
 
• B
• C How many solutions are there to this system?
5. (2 points) The reduced row-echelon forms of the aug- • A. None
mented matrices of four systems are given below. How many • B. Exactly 1
solutions does each system have? • C. Exactly 2
• D. Exactly 3
  • E. Infinitely many
1 0 4 • F. None of the above
(1)  0 1 13 
0 0 0
•
A. Unique solution
•
B. No solutions
•
C. Infinitely many solutions If there is one solution, give its coordinates in the answer spaces
•
D. None of the above below.
  If there are infinitely many solutions, enter z in the answer
0 1 0 −6 blank for z, enter a formula for y in terms of z in the answer
(2)
0 0 1 3 blank for y and enter a formula for x in terms of z in the answer
•
A. Unique solution blank for x.
•
B. Infinitely many solutions If there are no solutions, leave the answer blanks for x, y and
•
C. No solutions z empty.
•
D. None of the above
x=
 
1 0 2 0
(3)  0 1 9 0  y=
0 0 0 1
z=
•
A. Infinitely many solutions Correct Answers:
•
B. Unique solution
• 1
•
C. No solutions
• 0
•
D. None of the above • -8
  • -4
1 0 16 • 0
(4)
0 1 −17 • 1
• A. Infinitely many solutions • -1
• B. Unique solution • -2
• 0
• C. No solutions
• 0
• D. None of the above • 0
Correct Answers: • 0
• A • E
• B • -4--8*z
• C • -2 - -1*z
• B • z

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 • 5
7. (1 point) Write a vector equation • -3
• 5
        9. (2 points) Determine whether the product Ax is defined or
  x+   y+  z=  undefined.

 
-4 -5 2  
3
that is equivalent to the system of equations:  3 7 0 

? 1. A =
 ,x =  -8 
-5 -5 -10 
-10
 -8 5 -9
 3x + 4y + 9z = −7,
 
 -7
x − y − z = −7, -8 -4 -9 -5
3  

4x + 5y + 9z = −9. ? 2. A = 7 -5 -9 -3  ,x =
7  
Correct Answers: 2 -10 -1 8
1
•

  7
3  10 
 1     
4
? 3. A = 10 -2 -6 -2 -7 ,x =  10 

 -8 
• 
4
   -8
-3
 −1   
4 9 -10  -5 
5 ? 4. A = ,x = 
9 4 6  5 
•      -10
9 -10 3 1
 −1  ? 5. A = 6 -6  ,x = -9 
9 0 -8 -7
• Correct Answers:
 
−7 • DEFINED
 −7  • DEFINED
−9 • DEFINED
• UNDEFINED
8. (1 point) Write the system of equations • UNDEFINED
2x − 1y + 4z = 5
 10. (1 point)Compute
  thefollowing
 matrix-vector product.
-6 -5 -2 7
−1x + 5y − 1z = −3  2 -8 -7   -1  = 
6 1 -2 8
−3x − 2y − 2z = 5 Correct Answers:
• -53
as a matrix equation, that is, rewrite it in the form A v= b. Find • -34
the • 25
 matrix A and vector
b   
x 11. (1 point) Use the substitution method to solve the system
   y  = .
z −x + y = 0,
Correct Answers: 4x − 3y = −4.
• 2
• -1 Your answer is
• 4 x=
• -1 y=
• 5
• -1 Correct Answers:
• -3 • -4
• -2 • -4
• -2
3
 −2x + y = 5
12. (1 point) 2x − y = −5
The solution of the linear system There are infinitely many solutions since the second equation is
equivalent to the first, from which it can be obtained by multi-
x +y = 1 plying with −1.
3x −y = 2 2x + 3y = 0
is 2x + 4y = 0
x= and y = . The unique solution of this system is x = y = 0.
Correct Answers: 2x − 3y = 5
• 0.75 4x − 6y = 10
• 0.25 There are infinitely many solutions since the second equation is
equivalent to the first, from which it can be obtained by multi-
13. (1 point) plying with 2.
Linear systems of equations arise frequently in applications. x − 3y = 5
They are usually solved by Gaussian Elimination and Backward x + 3y = 5
Substitution. When working by hand it is crucial to organize the The unique solution of this system is x = 5 and y = 0.
computation in a clear way that lets you check your calculations x − y = 15
so far. A linear system may have none, one, or infinitely many y − x = 15
solutions. There is no solution since the left hand sides are negatives of
each other, whereas the right hand sides are not.
Solve the linear system 2x + 3y = 0
4x + 6y = 0
4x −y = 3
There are infinitely many solutions since the second equation
2x +y = 5
can be obtained form the first by multiplying with 2.
2x + 3y = 1
x= and y = . 4x + 6y = 1
Solution: There is no solution since the left hand sides of the second equa-
Solution: tion is twice the left hand side of the first, but the corresponding
Adding the equations eliminates y and gives 6x = 8, i.e., right hand sides are equal.
x = 34 Substituting x in the first equation gives 16
3 − y = 3, i.e., 2x + 3y = 5
7
y = 3. x + 6y = 7
Correct Answers: The unique solution of this system is x = y = 1.
• 1.33333333333333 x+y = 5
• 2.33333333333333 x + 2y = 10
The unique solution o f this system is x = 0 and y = 5.
14. (1 point)
7x + 3y = π
A linear system may have a unique solution, no solution, or
4x − 6y = π2
infinitely many solutions. Indicate the type of the system for the
This system has a unique solution. This follows from the fact
following examples by U , N , or I , respectively.
that the left hand sides are not multiples of each other. However
2x + 3y = 0 you can also see this by actually solving the system which gives
1.
4x + 6y = 0
−2x + y = 5
2. π2 + 2π −7π2 + 4π
2x − y = −5 x= and y= .
2x + 3y = 5 18 54
3.
x + 6y = 7
2x − 3y = 5
4.
4x − 6y = 10
Correct Answers:
x − 3y = 5
5.
x + 3y = 5 • I
Solution: • I
Solution: The following list contains more examples than are • U
given in your problem. It does include your particular problems, • I
however. • U

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 15. (1 point) Solve the system: 16. (1 point) Determine all values of h and k for which the
 system
2x + 5y = a 
−5 x − 13 y = b 7x − 4y = h
−6 x + k y = 1
x=
y= has no solution.
Correct Answers: k=
h 6=
• (-13*a-5*b)*-1 Correct Answers:
• (2*b--5*a)*-1
• 3.42857142857143
• -1.16666666666667

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