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The document contains 9 math problems involving matrix operations and determinants: 1) Use Gauss-Jordan elimination to determine if a given 3x3 matrix has an inverse 2) Verify an identity relating the determinants of matrices A, B, and C, where A can be expressed as the sum of B and C 3) Use cofactor expansion to compute the determinant of a given 3x3 matrix 4) Use an input-output matrix to determine how much of 3 inputs are required to produce given amounts of 3 outputs 5) Use Cramer's rule to solve a system of 3 linear equations with 3 unknowns 6) Show that the determinants of AB and BA are equal even if AB

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Homework 2: Instructions: Same As Previous Homeworks

The document contains 9 math problems involving matrix operations and determinants: 1) Use Gauss-Jordan elimination to determine if a given 3x3 matrix has an inverse 2) Verify an identity relating the determinants of matrices A, B, and C, where A can be expressed as the sum of B and C 3) Use cofactor expansion to compute the determinant of a given 3x3 matrix 4) Use an input-output matrix to determine how much of 3 inputs are required to produce given amounts of 3 outputs 5) Use Cramer's rule to solve a system of 3 linear equations with 3 unknowns 6) Show that the determinants of AB and BA are equal even if AB

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HOMEWORK 2

Instructions: Same as previous homeworks.

1. Use the Gauss-Jordan elimination method to decide whether the


following matrix has an inverse:

12 13 14 
 
A=  15 16 17 
 18 19 20 
 

2. Verify that det A = det B + det C, where

 a11 a12 u1  v1   a11 a12 u1   a11 a12 v1 


     
A =  a21 a 22 u2  v2  B =  a 21 a 22 u2  C =  a 21 a 22 v2 
a a32 u3  v3  a a32 u3  a a32 v3 
 31  31  31

What do you conclude about the statement that in general for all matrices B
and C, det (B+C) = det B + det C?

3. Use the cofactor expansion method to compute |A|, where:

1 5 0 
 
A= 2 4  1
0 2 0 

4. Suppose that a firm produces three outputs y1, y2 and y3 with 3 inputs
z1, z2 and z3. The input-output requirements matrix is given by A
below:

3 1 2
 
A= 2 5 1
1 1 3
 
If the firm wants to produce 10 units of y 1, 20 units of y2 and 10 units of
y3, how much of z1, z2 and z3 will it require?
5. Use Cramer’s rule to compute the solutions to

2x1 + x2 = 3
-3x1 + x3 = -8
x2 + 2x3 = -2.

6. Let A and B be square matrices. Show that even though AB may not
be equal to BA, it is always true that |AB| = |BA|
7. Let A be a square matrix such that ATA = I. Show that |A| = ±1.
8. Let A and B be square matrices, with B invertible. Show that |BAB-1|
= |A|.
9. Suppose that A is a square matrix such that |A3| = 0. Show that A is
not invertible.

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