Classwork Activity #7 Solutions

1.)
1 2 3 4
0 5 0 0
Compute the determinant of
2 7 6 10
2 9 7 11
A
(
(
(
=
(
(

using a convenient cofactor
expansion.

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21 22 23 24 22
1 2 3 4
0 5 0 0
First compute by computing the along the second row.
2 7 6 10
2 9 7 11
1 2 3 4
1 3 4
0 5 0 0
0 5 0 0 5 52 6 10
2 7 6 10
2 7 11
2 9 7 11
5 1 66 70 3 22 20 4 14 12 5 4 6 8 5 2 10
C C C C C = + + + = = =
+ = + = =


2.) Now compute the same determinant taking advantage of theorem 3, chapter 3:
1.) If a multiple of one row of is added to another row of ,
to produce a matrix , then det det .
2.) If two row are interchanged in a matrix to produce a matrix ,
then det det .
3.) If a row of
A A
B A B
A B
B A
=
=
a matrix is multiplied by a constant to produce a
matrix , then det det
A k
B B k A =

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 7 6 10 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 2
2 9 7 11 2 9 7 11 0 5 1 3
Add 2 times row one to row three and also to row four (two steps)
This will not change the value of det . Compu A
( ( (
( ( (
( ( (

( ( (
( ( (

( )
te down column one.
1 2 3 4
5 0 0
0 5 0 0 0 2
det 13 0 2 Compute across row one 5 10
0 3 0 2 1 3
5 1 3
0 5 1 3
(
(
(
= = =
(
(



3.) Finally compute the determinant by taking advantage of Theorem 3
and properties of triangular matrices:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 7 6 10 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 2
2 9 7 11 2 9 7 11 0 5 1 3
( ( (
( ( (
( ( (

( ( (
( ( (

( )
4
0 5 0 0
0 5 1 3
0 3 0 2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3
0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2
1&2.)Add 2 times row one to row three and also to row four (two steps) NC
3.) Interchange rows three and four Multiplie
(
(
(

(
(

( (
( (
( (

( (
( (

( )
( )
( )
( )( )( )( )( )
s result by 1
4.) Multiply row two by 1 and add to row three NC
5.) Multiply row two by 3/5 and add to row four NC
Only step 3.) changes the determined by a sign det 1 1 5 1 2 10 A

= =











4.) Use Cramers rule to find for what values of s does the system of equations have
unique solutions?
1 2
1 2
3 2 4
6 1
sx x
x sx
=
`
+ =
)

{ }
1 2
1 2
2 2 2
1 2 2
2 2
3 2 4 3 2
will be invertible when:
6 1 6
3 2
0 3 12 0 3 12 4 2,2
6
4 2
1 4 2
In that case we have the relationships that
3 12 3 12
3 4
6 1 3 24
and
3 12
sx x s
A A
x sx s
s
s s s s
s
s s
x
s s
s
s
x
s
= (
=
`
(
+ =
)

= = = = e

+
= =

+
= =

2 2
8

3 12 4
s
s s
+
=



5.) Use theorem 9 and determinants to find the area or volume of the following structures:
Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the points:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 2, 2 , 0,3 , 4, 1 , 6,4

Solution: First translate the parallelogram to one with the vertex at the origin.
Translating a parallelogram does not change its area.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2 6
0,0 , 2,5 , 6,1 , 8,6 Area det 2 30 28
5 1
A
(
= = =
(