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1. This document contains 10 homework problems related to linear algebra concepts such as matrix operations, systems of linear equations, and properties of matrices. The problems involve finding matrices that satisfy certain criteria, using row reduction to solve systems of linear equations, determining conditions for unique/infinite/no solutions, and proving statements about invertible, nilpotent, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices. Extra credit is offered for some problems to generalize the results to higher dimensions.

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Homework 1

1. This document contains 10 homework problems related to linear algebra concepts such as matrix operations, systems of linear equations, and properties of matrices. The problems involve finding matrices that satisfy certain criteria, using row reduction to solve systems of linear equations, determining conditions for unique/infinite/no solutions, and proving statements about invertible, nilpotent, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices. Extra credit is offered for some problems to generalize the results to higher dimensions.

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MAT 248: Applied Linear Algebra (Homework:1) 03 August 2023

1. Find two non-zero 2 × 2 matrices A and B that satisfy A.B = 02×2 and
B.A = 02×2 simultaneously.
(Extra Credit: Can you do it for any n > 2 ? )
2. Use the row reduction to solve the following system of linear equation:

x1 + x3 = 6
−3x2 + x3 = 7
2x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 11

3. Suppose a, b, c, d, e, f are six scalars with a ̸= 0. Find a condition (or condi-


tions) on the scalars such the following system

ax + by = e
cx + dy = f

has (a) unique solution, (b) infinite solution, and (c) no solution.
(Extra Credit: Enumerate your observations and make claim(s) pertinent
to your observation )
4. Find a 3 × 3 matrix A such that A ̸= 0, A2 ̸= 0 but A3 = 03×3 .
(Hint: Try upper triangular or lower triangular matrices)
5. Find an equation involving g, h and k that makes this augmented matrix
correspond to a consistent linear system (i.e. either unique solution or infi-
nite solutions)

 
1 −4 7 g
 0 3 −5 h
−2 5 −9 k
 
A11 A12
6. A matrix of the form is said to be Block upper triangular matrix.
O A22
Assume that A11 is p × p, A22 is q × q, and A is invertible. Find a fomula
for A−1 in terms of Aij ’s.

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7. A square matrix A is called nilpotent if some power of A is the zero matrix.
Namely, A is nilpotent if there exists a positive integer k such that Ak = O,
where O is the zero matrix.
Suppose that A is a nilpotent matrix and let B be an invertible matrix of
the same size as A. Is the matrix B − A invertible? If so prove it. Otherwise,
give a counterexample.
8. Let A be an n × n matrix such that Am = O for some positive integer m,
where O is the n × n zero matrix.
Prove that (I − A), (I + A) are both invertible, where I is then × n identity
matrix.
9. A matrix A of size n × n is said to be symmetric if A = AT and skew-
symmetric if A = −AT .
Prove that any square matrix with real entries can be written as sum of a
symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.
10. Let A be a n × n square matrix. tr(A) denotes the sum of the diagonal
entries of a matrix. If A is symmetric then tr(A2 ) > 0.

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