MTK3201 Linear Algebra

TUTORIAL 1
1. Solve each of the following system using elementary row operations on the equations
or on the augmented matrix. Follow the systematic elimination procedure described in
this section.
a.

x1 5 x2 7
2 x1 7 x2 5

b.

2 x1 4 x2 4
5 x1 7 x2 11

2. Find the point x1 , x2 that lies on the line x1 5 x2 7 and on the line x1 2 x2 2 .
See the figure.

3. Find the point of intersection of the lines x1 5 x2 1 and 3 x1 7 x2 5 .

4. Solve the following systems:
x2 4 x3 5
a.

x1 3 x2 5 x3 2
3 x1 7 x2 7 x3 6
x1

3 x3 8

c. 2 x1 2 x2 9 x3 7
x2 5 x3 2

x1 3 x2 4 x3 4
b.

3 x1 7 x2 7 x3 8
4 x1 6 x2 x3 7
x1 3 x2

d. x1 x2 5 x3 2
x2 x3 0

5. Determine if the following systems are consistent. Do not completely solve the
systems.
3 x3

x1

2 x2 2 x3

b.

2 x2 3 x3 2 x4 1

x3 3 x4 1
2 x1 3 x2 2 x3 x4 5

7 x4 5

3 x1

2 x4 3

x1

3x4 3

x2

a.

6. Determine which matrices are in reduced echelon form and which others are only in
echelon form.

1 0 0 0
a.

0 1 0 0

1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0

1 0 1 0

b.

0 0 1 1
1 1 0 1

e. 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0

f. 0 1 1 0

0 0 1 1

c.

d.

0 0 0 0

1 1 01 1
0 2 0 2 2

0 0 0 3 3

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 4

1 0 0 0
1 1 0 0

g.
0 1 1 0

0 0 1 1

01
0 0
h.
0 0

0 0

1 1 1
2 2 2
0 0 3

0 0 0

7. Row reduce the matrices to reduced echelon form. Circle the pivot positions in the
final matrix and in the original matrix, and list the pivot columns.
1

a. 4
6

2
5

3
6

4
7
9

b. 3
5

3
5

5
7

7
9
1

8. Find the general solution of the systems whose augmented matrices are given as

a.
3 9
1
d.
3
1
0

1
0
g.
0

2
6

7
6

4
7

1
2

b.
2

0
1

6
2

5
3
7

1
0
1
0

0
4
9
0

0
0
0
0

0
0

e. 9
6

3
2

7
0

3
1
0
0

4
7

2
1
4

7
10

12
8

6
4

1
0
h.
0

c.
1 2

2
1
0
0

6
7

0
0
0

5
6
0
0

f.

6
3
0
0

0
0
1
0

5
2
0

5
6