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UNIT 1 EXERCISES
2 1 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 1
1. Consider the matrices A = 0 1 2 1 , B = 2 2 5 1 , C = 0 1 1 ,
3 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1
2 3
1 0 1 1
0 1
D = 1 , E = 1 2 3 , F = 2 1 0 , and G = .
1 2
2 1 0 2
3 1
1
(a) Compute: 3A 2B, 2 F 2C, B G, C A, and B t A.
(b) Find the determinant of the following matrices: C, F , A B t , C F , and D E.
(c) Determine the rank of the matrices given above.
(d) Find the inverse matrix of each matrix, if it is possible.
1
! !
1 2 1 3
(b) AX A2 = BX 5I, where: A = ,B= , and I is the identity matrix
1 1 2 1
of size 2. ! !
1 2 1 3
(c) AX B2 = 3B 2I, where: A = ,B= , and I is the identity matrix of
1 1 2 1
size 2.
7. Given the vectors u = (1, 2), v = (3, 1), w = (2, 5), x = (1, 0, 1), y = (2, 1, 4) and z = (0, 3, 6),
if it is possible, determine the linear combinations indicated bellow:
(a) 3u 31 v;
(b) 13u + 9v 7w;
(c) (u v) + 3(u + w);
(d) u v + 2y;
(e) x 2y + 3z;
(f) 2x + y.
9. For each item, if it is possible, write the vector v as a linear combination of the other vectors.
(a) v = (3, 2), a = (1, 0), b = (1, 2);
(b) v = (2, 1), a = (1, 0), b = (4, 0);
(c) v = (1, 4), a = (2, 1), b = (5, 2);
(d) v = (1, 0, 0), a = (1, 1, 1), b = (1, 1, 0), c = (1, 0, 1);
(e) v = (3, 3, 0), a = (0, 1, 1), b = (1, 1, 0), c = (1, 2, 1);
(f) v = (0, 0, 1), a = (1, 1, 1), b = (1, 1, 0).
10. Discuss and solve, when it is possible, the following systems of linear equations:
x y = 2
3x +2y =0 x y = 2
( (
x y = 3 x 2y = 0 2x +y = 1
x y = 1 3x +2y = 4
2x +y = 5
2x +3y = 2 2x +4y = 0
4x x 2y = 3
+y = 6
x +2y = 1
11. Discuss and solve, when it is possible, the following systems of linear equations:
x +y +z = 0
x +2y +z = 4 3x
+y z = 0
x +y +z = 0 2x y 3z = 2 x +y +z = 0
+y 2z = 7
x +3y +z = 0
3x
3x +5y +7z = 0
5x
11y +9z = 4 2x +4y
=2 3x
+y z = 0
x 3y +5z = 2 x +2y =1 x +y +z = 0
4y +2z = 1 x 3x +2y 2z = 3
2x
+z = 1
2
2x +3y
z = 0 (
5x
y +3z 14t = 0
3x +y +z = 0
3x z = 0 x 2y z +t = 1
x 6y +z = 0
2x y +z = 0 3x +3y +5z 16t = 2
1 1 1 1 3x x 2
13. Solve the following two equations: 1 x 1 = 0 and 1 x 2x + 1 = 0.
1 x2 1
4x 1 3x 3x 2
0 7 5
14. Find the inverse matrix of 3 4 a , given explicitly the values of a IR which make possible this
7 0 5
computation.
2 0 1
15. Solve the matrix equation XB(A + A2 ) (XB B 2 )A B 2 A = A, with A = 1 2 3 and
1 1 3
3 5 6
B = 1 2 2 .
1 1 1
16. Given the vectors u = (1, 2, 1, 1), v = (0, 2, 3, 0) and w = (3, 2, 9, 3):
(a) Compute: u 3v + 2w, 2u + v 4w, and 2u + 5v + w.
(b) Deduce if the vector set {u, v, w} is linearly dependent or linearly independent.
(c) If it is possible, write u as a linear combination of v and w.
17. Discuss and solve, if it is possible, the following systems of linear equations:
2x 3y +4z t = 4
x 2y +3z 4t +w = 0
x +3y
+2z = 2 5x +3y z +2t =9
3x +2y 3z +5t = 4
2x y +2z 4t =2
4x +2y +3z +4t = 1
z +3t w = 0
2x + y +z =3
x +y 3z +5t =0
x +2y
z =1 y 3z +5t =0
3x y +2z =2
3z +5t =0
x +3y + z =2
x +3z 5t =0