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    The document is a study guide for a MATH-225 midterm exam covering systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, vector spaces, and linear transformations. It contains 5 questions testing various concepts: 1) Solving a system of linear equations with a parameter and determining values of the parameter that yield no solution, a unique solution, or infinitely many solutions. 2) Properties of matrices including submatrices, elementary matrices, and consistency of linear systems. 3) Computing determinants after a series of row operations. 4) Showing a subset of polynomials is a subspace and finding its basis and dimension. 5) Properties of a matrix including its rank, null space, and whether its

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    MATH-225 Midterm Exam Preparation — Set 1

    Question 1. Consider the system of linear equations



    x + (α + 2)y + 2z = 5

    x+y+z =1

    x + 7y + (α + 1)z = 9

    where α ∈ R is a parameter.
    (a) (10 points) Find the value(s) of the parameter α for which the above system
    has

    (i) no solution;
    (ii) a unique solution;
    (iii) infinitely many solutions.

    (b) (10 points) Determine the solutions for the cases (ii) and (iii).

    Question 2. Answer the following questions, providing arguments for each answer.
    (a) (5 points) If A is a 7 × 7 nonsingular matrix does there exist a 4 × 4 submatrix
    of A that is nonsingular?
    (b) (5 points) Find all 3 × 3 matrices N such that N 3 = 0 and I3 + N is singular.
    (c) (5 points) How many 2 × 2 matrices A have the property A3 = I2 ?
    (d) (5 points) Let A be an n × n matrix such that for any b ∈ Rn the system Ax = b
    is consistent. Is A singular or nonsingular?

    Question 3. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix and assume that B is obtained from A


    by applying the following elementary row operations, in this order: −3R2 + R1 , 2R2 ,
    2R1 + R3 , and SWAP(R1 , R3 ). It is given that det(B) = 6. Answer the following
    questions. In each case, explain your answer.

    (a) (5 points) Find det(A).


    (b) (5 points) Evaluate det(AB 2 ).
    (c) (5 points) Evaluate det(2A−1 B −2 ).
    (d) (5 points) Evaluate det(A2 B −1 A−2 B).

    Question 4. Let P3 = {ax3 + bx2 + cx + d | a, b, c ∈ R} be the vector space of all


    polynomials with real coefficients and of degree less or equal to 3.

    (a) (8 points) Show that W = {p ∈ P3 | p(−x) = −p(x)} is a subspace of P3 .


    (b) (10 points) Find a basis for W. What is the dimension of W?
    (c) (2 points) Is the basis you found in part (b) also a basis for P3 ? Explain your
    answer.
    Question 5. I. Let A be a nonzero 4 × 6 matrix. Answer the following questions
    for this matrix A and, for each case, explain briefly your answer.

    (a) (2 points) What are the minimum and the maximum values that the rank of A
    can have?
    (b) (2 points) What are the minimum and the maximum values that the dimension
    of the null space of A can have?
    (c) (2 points ) Are the column vectors of A linearly independent?
    (d) (2 points) Do the row vectors of A span R6 ?

    II. ( 12 points) Let B be a 7 × 3 matrix such that its null space is spanned by the
    vectors (1, 2, 0), (−2, 1, 3) and (−8, −1, 9). Find the rank of the matrix B.

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