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The document discusses using Gauss elimination and Gauss-Jordan methods to solve systems of linear equations. It provides 16 examples of systems of equations and asks to find the solutions using the different methods. It also asks about the existence of solutions for some homogeneous and parameter-dependent systems. Finally, it suggests using MATLAB software to solve the first 5 examples numerically.

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The document discusses using Gauss elimination and Gauss-Jordan methods to solve systems of linear equations. It provides 16 examples of systems of equations and asks to find the solutions using the different methods. It also asks about the existence of solutions for some homogeneous and parameter-dependent systems. Finally, it suggests using MATLAB software to solve the first 5 examples numerically.

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Topic: Gauss elimination

and Gauss-Jordan
Methods

1. Use Gauss elimination method to determine all possible solutions of the following system
of linear equations:

x1 + x2 + x3 = 1,

x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 =

0,

3x1 + 5x2 + 4x3 = 4.

2. Use Gauss elimination method to determine all possible solutions of the following system
of linear equations:

x1 + 2x2 + x3 + 2x4 + x5

= 1, 3x1 + 6x2 + 5x3 + 8x4

+ 2x5 = 3,

3x1 + 6x2 + x3 + 4x4 + 5x5 = 4,

2x1 + 4x2 + 4x3 + 7x4 + 2x5 = 5,

7x1 + 14x2 + 9x3 + 17x4 + 8x5 = 11.

3. Use Gauss elimination method to find all the solutions of(if any)

−x1 + 3x2 − x3 = −10,

2x1 − 2x2 − 3x3 = −2,

−x1 + x2 + 3x3 =

4, x1 − 3x2 + 4x3

= 15.

4. Use Gauss elimination method to determine all possible solutions of the following system
of linear equations:

3x1 − 2x2 + 4x3 = −54,

−x1 + x2 − 2x3 = 20,

5x1 − 4x2 + 8x3 =


1
−83.

5. Use Gauss elimination method to determine all possible solutions of the following system
of linear equations:

4x1 − 2x2 − 7x3 = 5,

−6x1 + 5x2 + 10x3 = −11,

−2x1 + 3x2 + 4x3 = −3,

−3x1 + 2x2 + 5x3 = −5.

6. For what values of λ the homogeneous system

(λ − 1)x + 2y =

0, 2x + (λ − 1)y =

0.

have a nontrivial solution?

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7. For what values of λ the following
system has
x + 2y − 3z = 4,

3x − y + 5z = 2,

4x + y + (λ2 − 14)z = λ + 2.

(a) no solution.
(b) unique solution.
(c) infinitely many solutions.

8. Use Gauss-Jordan method to find all possible solutions of problem 1.

9. Use Gauss-Jordan method to find all possible solutions of problem 2.

10. Use Gauss-Jordan method to find all possible solutions of problem 3.

11. Use reduced row echelon form to find all possible solutions of problem 4.

12. Use reduced row echelon form to find all possible solutions of problem 5.

13. Use reduced row echelon form to find all possible solutions of the system:

−x1 + 3x2 + 7x3 + 2x4

= 4, 6x1 − 2x2 − 3x3 +

9x4 = 30,

8x1 + x2 + 4x3 − 5x4 = −33,

−7x1 − 2x3 + x4 = 15.

14. Let a be a real number. Consider the following system of equations:

x1 + x2 + x3 = 3

x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 6

x1 + 4x2 + ax3 = 14.

Then
(a) For what values of a, the system has no solution.

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(b) For what values of a, the system has infinitely many solutions.
(c) For what values of a, the system has unique solutions.

15. Does the system of equations have any nontrivial solution? Justify your answer:

2x1 − 3x2 + x3 = 0

x1 + 2x2 − x3 = 0

3x1 − x2 = 0.

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16. Does the system of equations have any nontrivial solution? Justify your answer:

x1 + x2 + x3 = 0

x1 + 2x2 + 4x3

= 0 x1 − x2 + x3

= 0.

Student Exercise Problems: Use MATLAB software to solve problems 1,2,3,4 and 5.

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