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This document is an assignment for a Linear Algebra and Fourier Analysis course, consisting of various problems related to systems of equations, consistency conditions, and matrix operations. It includes tasks such as solving systems, finding reduced row echelon forms, and determining conditions for consistency. The assignment is due on March 8, 2025, and is worth a total of 50 marks.

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Assignment-01 (fixed)

This document is an assignment for a Linear Algebra and Fourier Analysis course, consisting of various problems related to systems of equations, consistency conditions, and matrix operations. It includes tasks such as solving systems, finding reduced row echelon forms, and determining conditions for consistency. The assignment is due on March 8, 2025, and is worth a total of 50 marks.

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Linear Algebra & Fourier Analysis

Assignment 01
March 3, 2025
Total - 50 Marks, Due date: March 8
(You need to answer all questions except bonus)

1. (a) Solve the following system,


(
x + 4z + 7t = 0
y + 5z + 11t = 0

If the right hand side is zero, we call it a homogeneous system like above.
(b) Now, if we change the right hand side as,
(
x + 4z + 7t = 8
y + 5z + 11t = 11

Can you find the general solution?


Hint: You don’t need to solve it explicitly. Think wisely.
(c) So, we solve two systems:
   
1 0 4 7 0 1 0 4 7 8
and
0 1 5 11 0 0 1 5 11 11
 
⃗ ⃗ 8
We can consider them as, A⃗x = ⃗0 and A⃗x = b where b = . How can you
11
describe the relation between the solution set of A⃗x = ⃗b and the solution set of
A⃗x = ⃗0.
(5 Marks)
MAT216 Assignment-01: Linear Algebra

2. Find conditions on α, β, γ for the following system to be consistent:


x1 + 2x2 − x3 = α
2x1 + 5x2 + 3x3 = β
−x1 − 4x2 − 2x3 = γ
Furthermore, describe how the system behaves when the consistency condition is not
satisfied.
Hint: Convert the augmented matrix to row echelon form and analyze the last row.
(5 Marks)
3. Find the reduced row echelon form of the augmented matrix for the following system:
3x + 5y − 2z + 7t = 4
−6x + y + 3z − 2t = −1
9x − 4y − 5z + 8t = 7
Identify the pivot columns and determine whether any variables are free. If so,
express the solution set in parametric form. (5 Marks)
4. Take your student ID as a number. Let ID4 represent the 4th digit of your ID. For
example, if 87654321 is your ID then ID2 is 7.
(a) Now write the corresponding system of equation of the following augmented
matrix:  
ID8 0 0 ID8 ID8
 0 ID7 ID6 0 ID7 
ID3 ID7 ID6 ID3 ID3 + ID7
(b) Find the parametric solution as well as the general solution (if possible) of that
system.
(c) Find two random solution u and v and show that if u + v is also a solution of
the system or not?
(2+7+1 Marks)
5. Find the inverse of the following matrix using Gaussian Elimination:
 
1 2 3
 2 5 6 
2 5 7
Wait, let’s have some fun. I know you apply the four row operation to find the
inverse. Now, apply each of those four row operation to the identity matrix I3 and
label them as E1 , E2 , E3 and E4 . And verify that, E4 E3 E2 E1 A = I3 . Can you
describe why it happen? And how can you write the inverse matrix A−1 in terms of
E1 , E2 , E3 and E4 matrices. (15 Marks)

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MAT216 Assignment-01: Linear Algebra

6. (a) Find the values of k when the following systems will be consistent:
   
3 −4 k k 1 −2
,
−6 8 5 4 −1 2

(b) Find the value of λ and µ such that the following system of equations have (i)
No solution, (ii) Many solution, and (iii) Unique solution (if possible):
 

 x + y + z = 6 x + y + z = 6

x + 2y + 3z = 10 , y + 2z =4
 
x + 2y + λz = µ (λ − 3)z = µ − 10
 

(10 Marks)

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MAT216 Assignment-01: Linear Algebra

Bonus Question:

1. (a) Let t be an arbitrary real number and let,


3
s1 = − − 2t
2
3
s2 = + t
2
s3 = t

Is the list (s1 , s2 , s3 ) a solution to the linear system for any choice of parameter
t? If not, then for which value of t will it become?

x1 + x2 + x3 = 0
x1 + 3x2 − x3 = 0

(b) Suppose we have given the null space (remember I introduced it as nullifying
vectors which appear inside our general solution) of a matrix which was in the
reduced row echelon form:
         
7 3 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 −1
         
0 0 0 1 0
         
8 4 3 0 0
N = α 0  + β  0  + γ −1 + δ 0 + λ  0 
        
         
0 −1 0 0 0
         
3 0 0 0 0
−1 0 0 0 0

Now, can you predict that linear system?


Hint: Can you identify the pivot columns? Look carefully at the nullifying
vectors and what information they contain (like how they interact with the
pivots).
(2+3 Marks)

Best of Luck!

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