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This document is an assignment for the SMA1102 Linear Algebra course at the National University of Science and Technology, due on April 8, 2025. It includes ten questions covering vector operations, conditions for collinearity and coplanarity, intersection of lines, and equations of lines and planes. The assignment is structured to assess students' understanding of various linear algebra concepts.

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Assignment I

This document is an assignment for the SMA1102 Linear Algebra course at the National University of Science and Technology, due on April 8, 2025. It includes ten questions covering vector operations, conditions for collinearity and coplanarity, intersection of lines, and equations of lines and planes. The assignment is structured to assess students' understanding of various linear algebra concepts.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SMA1102

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

ASSIGNMENT I SMA1102: LINEAR ALGEBRA

APRIL 2025

DUE DATE : 08 APRIL 2025

Attempt ALL questions.

A1. Let u = (1, −2, 4), v = (3, 5, 1), w = (2, 1, −3). Find: (a) 5u + 3v − 4w; (b) v · w; (c)
∥v∥; (d) cos θ, where θ is the angle between u and v; (e) d(u, v); (f) proj(u, v). [13]

A2. Let u = (1, −3, 4) and v = (3, 4, 7). Find sin θ, where θ is the angle between u and
v. [3]

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A3. Write v =  −3  as a linear combination of u1 =  3  , u2 =  5  , u3 =
  16 3 −1
4
 −2 . [3]
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A4. Define and state the conditions for vectors to be:

(a) Collinear. [2]


(b) Coplanar. [2]

A5. Find the value of k for which vectors (1, 2, k), (2, 3, 4), and (3, 5, 7) are coplanar. [4]

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A6. Determine whether the given lines intersect. If they do, find their point of intersection.
The line passing through the points (1, −2, 13) and (2, 0, −5) and the line given by:

⃗r(t) = (2 + 4t, −1 − t, 3) .

[5]

A7. Does the line given by x = 9 + 21t, y = −7, z = 12 − 11t intersect the xz−plane? If
so, give the point. [4]

A8. Find the equation of the line in (i) vector form, (ii) parametric form and (iii) symmetric
form for the line through the point (−7, 2, 4) and parallel to the line given by x =
5 − 8t, y = 6 + t, z = −12t. [4]

A9. Write down the equation of the plane containing the points (4, −3, 1), (−3, −1, 1) and
(4, −2, 8). [4]

A10. (a) The line given by ⃗r(t) = (−2t, 2 + 7t, −1 − 4t) and the plane given by 4x + 9y −
2z = −8. [3]
(b) The line given by ⃗r(t) = (4 + t, −1 + 8t, 3 + 2t) and the plane given by 2x − y +
3z = 15. [3]

The End (50 Marks)

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