Tutorial 2
Tutorial 2
Tutorial 2
1. For each of the following systems of equations, write down the augmented matrix
and determine its rank. Does the system have a unique solution, no solution, or
infinitely many solutions? If there is a unique solution, then what is it? If there
are infinitely many solutions, express them in parametric form.
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x + y − 2 z = 1
(a) −2y − 2z = 0
2y + x + 12 z = 2
10x1 + 100x3 = 70
(b) x2 − 50x3 = −3
5x1 + 55x3 = 35
2. The following system of equations is homogeneous, thus it has the trivial solution
(x = y = z = w = 0). Is this solution unique? If not, then this system necessarily
has infinitely many solutions! If this is the case, express the solutions in parametric
form, and then write down a set of basic solutions.
x + y − 2z + w = 0
x + 3y − 6z = 0
2y − 4z − w = 0
x − y + 2z + 2w = 0
have (i) a unique solution, (ii) no solution, (iii) infinitely many solutions?
For each value of a, what is the rank of the augmented matrix?