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This document outlines 8 questions for a homework assignment in ECON 2015 due on October 1, 2015. The questions cover topics such as: 1) determining consistency and solutions to linear systems based on their augmented matrices, 2) properties of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices, 3) determinants of Vandermonde and other matrices, and 4) properties of determinants when adding or multiplying matrices. Students are asked to show work where applicable and the document provides context clues and mathematical hints for several questions.

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This document outlines 8 questions for a homework assignment in ECON 2015 due on October 1, 2015. The questions cover topics such as: 1) determining consistency and solutions to linear systems based on their augmented matrices, 2) properties of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices, 3) determinants of Vandermonde and other matrices, and 4) properties of determinants when adding or multiplying matrices. Students are asked to show work where applicable and the document provides context clues and mathematical hints for several questions.

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ECON 2015 Homework 1 DEADLINE – Thursday October 1, 2015

Attempt all questions.

1. Consider a linear system whose augmented matrix is of the form


1 2 1 0
( 2 5 3∨0
−1 1 β 0 )
a. Is it possible for the system to be inconsistent? Explain. (5 marks)

b. For what values of β will the system have infinitely many solutions? (5 marks)

2. Consider a linear system whose augmented matrix is of the form


1 1 3 2
( 1 2 4 ∨3
1 3 a b )
a. For what values of a and b will the system have infinitely many solutions? (12 marks)

b. For what values of a and b will the system be inconsistent? (8 marks)

3. Let Ax=b be a linear system whose augmented matrix (A|b) has row echelon form

1 2 0 3 1 −2

( 0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
4 5
0 0
0 0
)
a. Find all solutions to the system (8 marks)
1 2
b. If a 1=
1
3
4
() ( )
and a 3=
−1

3
1
determine b. (12 marks)
4. Let A be an n by n matrix and let:
B = A + AT and C = A – AT

a. Show that B is symmetric and C is skew symmetric (10 marks)


b. Show that every n by n matrix can be represented as a sum of a symmetric matrix and a
skew-symmetric matrix (10 marks)

HINT 1: A skew symmetric matrix is one in which AT = -A


HINT 2: A symmetric matrix is one in which AT = A

5. Let A and B be symmetric n by n matrices. For each of the following, determine whether the
given matrix must be symmetric or could be non-symmetric: (4 marks each)
b. C = A + B b. E = AB c. G = AB + BA d. D = A2 e. F = ABA

1 x 1 x 21

( )
6. Consider the 3 by 3 Vandermonde matrix (google it!!!) V = 1 x 2 x 2
2

1 x 3 x 23
c. Show that |V|=( x 2−x 1 ) ( x3 −x1 ) ( x 3−x 2 )(12 marks each)
d. What conditions must the scalars x 1 , x 2 , x 3 satisfy in order for V to be non-singular (8
marks each)

7. Find all values of λ for which the following determinant will equal 0: |2−λ3 4
3−λ |
(5 marks).

a11 a 12 b 11 b12 0 α
8. Let A and B be 2 by 2 matrices and let C= ( ) (
b21 b 22
, D=
a 21 a22 ) (
, E=
β 0 )
e. Show that |A+B|=|A|+|B|+|C|+|D| (8 marks).
f. Show that if B = EA, then |A+B| = |A|+|B| (12 marks).

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