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210 NCC 10 Spring 1

This document contains an exam for a mathematics course with 4 questions covering matrix operations and linear algebra concepts. The exam tests students on computing matrix products, inverses, and determinants as well as solving systems of linear equations using row reduction, inverse matrices, and Cramer's rule.

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210 NCC 10 Spring 1

This document contains an exam for a mathematics course with 4 questions covering matrix operations and linear algebra concepts. The exam tests students on computing matrix products, inverses, and determinants as well as solving systems of linear equations using row reduction, inverse matrices, and Cramer's rule.

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Math 210 Applied Mathematics for Engineers I. Exam 24.03.

2010
Last Name : Dept./Sec. : Signature
Name : Time : 17 : 40
Student No: Duration : 110 minutes
4 QUESTIONS ON 4 PAGES TOTAL 100 POINTS
1 2 3 4

Q1 (5+5+5+5=20 pts.) Let



1 2 " # "
#
1 1 2 0
A = 0 1 , B= , C= .

1 0 3 1
1 1
Compute the following (if defined):

(i) BA.

(ii) 2B + C.

(iii) AT .

(iv) (AB)T .
Q2 (5+5+5+5+5+5=30 pts.) Consider the matrix equation Ax = b given by

0 1 2 x1 4
1 0 1 x2 = 4 .

1 0 2 x3 5

(i) Write the matrix equation as a system of equations and as an augmented matrix.

(ii) Compute the determinant of the matrix A using row and/or column expansion.

(iii) Find the solution to the matrix equation using row reduction.

(iv) Find the inverse of the matrix A (by any method).

(v) Find the solution to the matrix equation using the inverse matrix from (iv).

(vi) Find x3 using Cramers rule.


Q3 (6+6+6+6+6+6=36 pts.)

The matrix A reduces as indicated below:



2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2
4 1 8 5 0 1 2 1
A=


2 3 1 2 0 0 0 2

8 2 16 16 0 0 0 0

(i) What is the rank of A? Why?

(ii) What is the nullity of A (i.e. the dimension of the nullspace)? Why?

(iii) Are the rows of A linearly independant? Why?

(iv) Is there a b so that Ax = b has no solution? Why?

(v) Give the solution to Ax = 0.


4 4
4 1
(vi) Ax = has a solution x = . Give another solution.

10 1
2 1

(Hint: this should not require algebra.)


Q4 (14 pts.) Find the determinant of the following matrix:

1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 2


A=
1 2 3 3 3
1 2 3 4 4

1 2 3 4 5

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