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Final Review Questions

This document contains 17 review questions related to linear algebra concepts such as matrix operations, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and solving systems of equations. Specifically, it asks about determining values that make matrices singular or defective, computing determinants and inverses, finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems, computing matrix transformations, and diagonalizing matrices.

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Final Review Questions

This document contains 17 review questions related to linear algebra concepts such as matrix operations, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and solving systems of equations. Specifically, it asks about determining values that make matrices singular or defective, computing determinants and inverses, finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems, computing matrix transformations, and diagonalizing matrices.

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FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) Find x such that the matrix


1 2
3 0
0 1 1
x
x
(
(
(
(

is singular.
2) For what values of x does the matrix
2 1
3 x
(
(

have real eigenvalues?
3) For what values of x is the matrix
2
0 2
x (
(

defective?
4) Suppose A is a 2x2 matrix and that
2
3 0 A A I + = and
1 2
3 1
A
( (
=
( (

.
a) Find
2
1
3
A
(
(

and
3
2
6
A
(
(



b) Show that A is non-singular
c) Find
1
1
3
A

(
(


5) Find x and y so
1
1
(
(

is an eigenvector of
2
x y
x y
(
(


for the eigenvalue 1. =
6) True/False: If x is an eigenvector for an invertible matrix A, then x is also an
eigenvector for the matrix
1
A

.
7) True/False: det( ) det( ) det( ) A B A B + = +
8) If A is a square matrix and
3
0 A = , then what are the eigenvalues of A.
9) If A is a non-singular matrix such that
1 T
A A

= , then what is det( ) A ?


10) Calculate:
1 3 1 3
2 1 2 2
det
0 2 0 0
0 4 1 1
(
(

(
(
(



11) If A is a 2x2 matrix and
2
det(2 ) det( ) A A = , and A is non-singular, then what is
det( ) A ?
12) If G and H are square matrices, and G is row-equivalent to H, then does
det( ) det( ) ? G H = If in addition we know G is singular, then does det( ) det( ) ? G H =
13) Suppose that A is an mxn matrix. Let b be a vector in
m
R . Then there are
either 0, 1, or infinitely many solutions to Ax b = .
a) Suppose A is a 4x3 matrix. Consider the matrix equation
1
4
2
6
Ax
(
(
(
=
(
(

.
Decide which of the possibilities for the number of solutions to this matrix can
actually occur and give a specific example of a 4x3 matrix A illustrating each of
those possibilities. (Note-to answer correctly you will have to give one, two
or three examples.)
b) Now suppose that A is a 3x4 matrix and consider the equation
3
9
1
Ax
(
(
=
(
(

.
Answer the same questions as in part a.
14) F is a 2x2 matrix with characteristic polynomial
2
( ) 2 p t t t = + . Suppose we
know that the nullspace of F is span
1
3
(
`
(
)
and the nullspace of F+2I is span
2
1
(
`
(
)
.
Based on this information, compute
5
5
5
F
(
(

.
15) Diagonalize
3 1 1
12 0 5
4 2 1
A
(
(
=
(
(


16) Let
1 2 5
1 1 5 .
1 2 6
A
(
(
=
(
(

. Let
1 2 3
1 2 5
1 , 1 , 5
1 2 6
V V V
( ( (
( ( (
= = =
( ( (
( ( (

.
(a) Find
1
A

if it exists, or explain why


1
A

doesnt exist.
(b) Find scalars
1 2 3
, , and c c c such that
1 1 2 2 3 3
7
3 .
0
cV c V c V
(
(
+ + =
(
(


(c) A certain matrix B has the property that:
1 2 3
2 4 2
3 , 3 , 3 .
4 2 4
BV BV BV
( ( (
( ( (
= = =
( ( (
( ( (


Based on this information, compute
7
3 .
0
B
(
(
(
(


(d) Based on the information in part (c), can you determine if B is singular or
non-singular? Explain your answer briefly.
17) (a) Find a parabola of the form
2
y ax bx c = + + passing through the points (0,-1),
(1,3), and (2,6).

(b) Find all values of a for which the following homogenous system has non-
trivial solutions.
(1 ) 0
0
0
a x z
ay z
y az
+ =
+ =
=

18)
1 2 1 3 7
2 4 2 7 18
A
(
=
(


a) Find a basis for the nullspace of A.
b) Find a basis for the range of A.
19) T is a linear transformation and
1 3 0 1
2 2 , 0 0 ,
3 1 1 0
T T
| | | | ( ( ( (
| |
( ( ( (
= =
| |
( ( ( (
| |
( ( ( (
\ . \ .
and
0 2
2 2 .
2 0
T
| | ( (
|
( (
=
|
( (
|
( (
\ .

a) Find
1 0
0 , and 1 .
0 0
T T
| | | | ( (
| |
( (
| |
( (
| |
( (
\ . \ .

b) Find a matrix A such that ( ) T x Ax = .

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