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The document contains 7 questions regarding solving systems of linear equations using Gaussian elimination and finding the rank and nullity. It also asks about determining the values of parameters for which systems have unique, no, or infinite solutions.

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Tutorial 3 2024

The document contains 7 questions regarding solving systems of linear equations using Gaussian elimination and finding the rank and nullity. It also asks about determining the values of parameters for which systems have unique, no, or infinite solutions.

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Department of Computing, Statistical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Namibia,

Windhoek
S3511ML Linear Algebra I Tutorial 3 12 April 2024

Question 1. Use Gaussian elimination to solve the following systems.



 −3x1 + 2x2 + 4x3 = 12

(a) x1 − 2x3 = −4

2x1 − 3x2 + 4x3 = −3


 x1 + 2x3 = 1

(b) x2 + x3 = 0 .

2x1 + 4x3 = 1


 2x1 + 4x2 + 6x3 = 8

(c) x1 + 2x2 + 4x3 = 8

3x1 + 6x2 + 9x3 = 12



 x4 − x5 = 3
(d) x3 − x5 = 2

x1 − x2 + 4x5 = 2



 2x1 + 4x2 − 2x3 + 2x4 + 4x5 = 2

 x1 + 2x2 − x3 + 2x4 = 4
(e)


 3x1 + 6x2 − 2x3 + x4 + 9x5 = 1
5x1 + 10x2 − 4x3 + 5x4 + 9x5 = 9



 x1 − x2 + x3 − x4 = 0

 x1 − x2 + x3 + x4 = 0
(f)


 4x1 − 4x2 + 4x3 = 0
−2x1 + 2x2 − 2x3 + x4 = 0



 2x2 + 2x3 + 3x4 = 1
(g) 2x1 + 4x2 + 6x3 + 7x4 = 3

x1 + x2 + 2x3 + 2x4 = −4

Question 2 Find the Rank and Nullity of each of the system given above.

Question 3 Consider the system 



 y + 2kz = 0
x + 2y + 6z = 2 ,

kx + 2z = 1

where k is an arbitrary constant.

(a) For which values of the constant k does this system have a unique solution?

(b) When is there no solution?

(c) When are there infinitely many solutions?

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Question 4 Consider the system 
 x1 + 2x2 + ax3 = 0

2x1 + bx2 = 0 ,

3x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 0

For what values of a and b the system has unique solutions.

Question 4 Determine the values of a for which the system has no solutions, exactly one solution,
or infinitely many solutions. 

 x + 2y − 3z = 4
3x − y + 5z = 2 .
 2
4x + y + (a − 14)z = a + 2

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