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Linearity in Nature: Engineering Through Linear Algebra: Test 1

1. This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about linear algebra concepts such as linear systems, row reduction, rank, homogeneous systems, and the relationship between consistency/solutions of a linear system and the rank of matrices. 2. Questions cover topics like determining the number of solutions of a linear system based on the value of k, using row reduction to find a polynomial that satisfies given conditions, properties of homogeneous linear systems, and relationships between the rank of matrices and consistency/solutions of associated linear systems. 3. The questions test understanding of key linear algebra concepts like linear independence, rank, homogeneous systems, consistency, uniqueness of solutions, and the relationship between these concepts and row reduction.

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Linearity in Nature: Engineering Through Linear Algebra: Test 1

1. This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about linear algebra concepts such as linear systems, row reduction, rank, homogeneous systems, and the relationship between consistency/solutions of a linear system and the rank of matrices. 2. Questions cover topics like determining the number of solutions of a linear system based on the value of k, using row reduction to find a polynomial that satisfies given conditions, properties of homogeneous linear systems, and relationships between the rank of matrices and consistency/solutions of associated linear systems. 3. The questions test understanding of key linear algebra concepts like linear independence, rank, homogeneous systems, consistency, uniqueness of solutions, and the relationship between these concepts and row reduction.

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Linearity in nature: Engineering through Linear Algebra: Test 1

March 5, 2013
1. Consider the following equations 0x + y + 2kz x + 2y + 6z kx + 0y + 2z = = = 0 2 1

where k is an arbitrary constant. For which values of the constant k does this system (a.) have a unique solution? (b.) has no solution? (c.) has innitely many solutions? 2. Use row reduction method to nd all polynomials f (t) of degree 3 such 2 that f (0) = 3, f (1) = 2, f (2) = 0, and 0 f (t)dt = 4. 3. Justify the following facts for a homogeneous linear system of the form AX = 0. (a.) All homogeneous systems are consistent. (b.) A homogeneous system with fewer equations than unknowns has innitely many solutions. (c.) If x is a solution of a homogeneous system and k is an arbitrary constant, then kx is a solution as well. 4. Consider a linear system AX = B , where A is a 4 3 matrix. If (A : B ) = 4, how many solutions does the system have? 5. Dene a row rref? Justify. 1 2 0 0 (a) 0 0 0 0 reduced echelon form (rref). Are the following matrices in 0 1 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1

1 (b) 0 0

2 0 0

0 0 1

2 0 4

6. Determine whether the following equations are true or false, and justify your answer. Give suitable counter examples wheresover required. 1. There exists a 3 4 matrix with rank 4. 2. There exists a 5 5 matrix of rank 4 such that the system AX = 0 has X = 0 as the only solution. 2 2 2 3. Rank of 2 2 2 = 2. 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4. The system 4 5 6X=2 is inconsistent. 3 0 0 0 5. There exists a 2 2 matrix A such that A and A 2 2 = 2 1 1 1 = 1 2

6. If the system AX = B has a unique solution, then A must be a square matrix. 2 3 7. If A ia a 4 4 matrix and the system AX = 4 has a unique solution 5 then the system AX = 0 has the only solution X = 0. 8. If A and B are matrices of the same size, then the formula (A + B ) = (A) + (B ) must hold. 9. The system AX = B is inconsistent if and only if rref(A) contains a row of zeroes. 10. The linear system AX = B is consistent if and only if rank of coecient matrix is same as rank of augmented matrix.

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