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This document contains a 5 question assessment on linear algebra concepts. Question 1 contains 10 true/false statements to evaluate concepts like matrix dimensions, row equivalence, elementary matrices, and consistency of systems of linear equations. Question 2 involves determining the number of equations and variables from an augmented matrix and finding values of k that make the system consistent. Question 3 asks to write a system of 3 linear equations in matrix form Ax=b and solve for variables x, y, z. Question 4 involves finding a matrix B in terms of a given invertible matrix A using a given relationship. Question 5 asks to state elementary operations to row reduce a given matrix to the identity matrix I3 and find the inverse of the elementary matrices.

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Assessment 1 (Assignment)

This document contains a 5 question assessment on linear algebra concepts. Question 1 contains 10 true/false statements to evaluate concepts like matrix dimensions, row equivalence, elementary matrices, and consistency of systems of linear equations. Question 2 involves determining the number of equations and variables from an augmented matrix and finding values of k that make the system consistent. Question 3 asks to write a system of 3 linear equations in matrix form Ax=b and solve for variables x, y, z. Question 4 involves finding a matrix B in terms of a given invertible matrix A using a given relationship. Question 5 asks to state elementary operations to row reduce a given matrix to the identity matrix I3 and find the inverse of the elementary matrices.

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FACULTY OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 30


MAT423 –Linear Algebra 1
Assessment 1: April 2021

NAME : ___________________________________ STUDENT ID: ___________________

GROUP : ____________ DATE: ________________________

Answer all five (5) questions.

Question 1
Determine whether each statement is True or False. If a statement is False, give your reason.

(a) A 6 x 3 matrix has six rows.

(b) For the product of two matrices to be defined, the number of columns of the first matrix
must equal the number of rows of the second matrix.

(c) Every matrix is row-equivalent to a matrix in row-echelon form.

(d) If the row-echelon form of the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations is given
as below
1 0 0 0 0
(0 1 0 0 | 1)
0 0 1 0 2

then the original system is inconsistent.

(e) A homogeneous system of four linear equations in six variables has an infinite number of
solutions.

(f) The identity matrix is an elementary matrix.

(g) If E is an elementary matrix, then 2E is an elementary matrix.

(h) The matrix A is row-equivalent to the matrix B if there exists a finite number of elementary
matrices E1 , E2. . . , Ek such that A = Ek Ek-1………. E2 E1 B.

(i) The inverse of an elementary matrix is an elementary matrix.

(j) The inverse of a nonsingular matrix is unique.

(10 marks)
Question 2
1 𝑘 2
Consider the matrix A = ( | ).
−3 4 1

(a) If A is the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, determine the number of
equations and the number of variables.

(b) If A is the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, find the value(s) of k such that
the system is consistent.

( 3 marks)

Question 3

Write the following system of linear equations in the form Ax = b . Then find A-1 using ERO and
use it to solve for x, y and z.

-x + y + 2 z = 1

2x + 3y + z = -2

5x + 4y + 2x = 4

( 6 marks)

Question 4
T
1 
Given that  B  A 1   A , where A and B are two n x n invertible matrices and n is any
2 
integer.

a) Find B in terms of A.

1 2
b) If A    , find B.
4 10
(5 marks)

Question 5

1 0 0
Let A = 0 4 3 .
0 0 1

a) State the elementary operations to get I3 from A.


b) Find E1 and E2 such that, I3 = E2E1A.
c) Find E1-1 and E2-1 .
(6 marks)

THE END

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