MT210 MIDTERM 1 SAMPLE 2

ILKER S. YUCE
FEBRUARY 16, 2011

QUESTION 1. SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS

The augmented matrix of a linear system has the form
[
]
a
1 1
2 a1 1
Determine the values of a for which the linear system is consistent.

QUESTION 2. ROW REDUCTION AND ECHELON FORMS

Write the augmented matrix corresponding the system below:
x1
2x1
x1

6x2
10x2
+
6x2

4x3
9x3
+ 5x3

= 5
= 4
= 3.

Solve the system by applying the row reduction algorithm. If the system is consistent, find the general
solution set.

QUESTION 3. VECTOR EQUATIONS

Determine if b is a linear combination of the vectors a1 , a2 , and a3 where

2
1
1
3
3
6
1
17

a1 =
4 , a2 = 1 , a3 = 2 , b = 17
1
2
3
7

If b is a linear combination of the vectors a1 , a2 , and a3 , express b as a linear combination of the vectors
a1 , a1 , and a1 .

QUESTION 4. THE MATRIX EQUATION Ax=b

A.) Write the given matrix equation below as system of linear equations:

1
1
1
x1
1
1 1 2 x2 = 5 .
2
0 4
x3
5
B.) Solve the system and write the general solution.

QUESTION 5. SOLUTION SETS OF LINEAR SYSTEMS

A. Solve the nonhomogeneous system Ax=b and write the solution in parametric vector form where

2 1 1
1
A = 1 2 3 and b = 0 .
1 2 4
0
B. Using the parametric vector form of the solution set in part A., determine a particular solution p.
C. Write the general solution for the system Ax = 0 in parametric vector form.

QUESTION 6. LINEAR INDEPENDENCE

Find the value(s) of h for which the following set of vectors

h
1
1
0 , 1 ,
2h

0
h
3h + 1
is linearly independent.