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