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Hw. 25: 10, 12, 20, 28ab, 30. 35: 10, 14.

Recommended. 25: 9, 11, 21, 23. 35: 5, 7, 9, 13. Answers. A-438,439.

Page 25. Hint, all numeric answers can be integers.

10(1). Find 2[2 matrix A such that A I2 and A2 = I2 .

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10(1). (a) Find a 2[2 matrix B O2 and B I2 such that

AB = BA, where A = 1 2 .
0 1

12(1). Find a 2[2 matrix A such that A

O2 and A2 = O2 .
(b) How many such matrices B are there?

20(1). Find the scalar r such that AX = rX

2 1

1 2

where A =

and X =

2
28(2). Let A = 1 , B =

(a) Compute (ABT)C.

2 , C =

14(1). How many 2[2 scalar matrices are there which are
skew symmetric and scalar?

5 .

Hw 1 Answers
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1(3). Easy.
2(3). Reduced row echelon system
x = 1,
y = 2,
z = -2
Solution: x=1, y=2, z=-2.
4(2). Reduced row echelon system
x+y=5
0 = -5
Solution:
6(2). Reduced row echelon system
x - 10z = 13
y + 8z = -8
Solution: x = 13+10z, y = -8-8z, z arbitrary
10(2). Reduced row echelon system
x=2
y = -1
0=0
Solution: x = 2, y = -1
12(2).
augmented matrix
reduced echelon
form

(b) Compute (BTC)A (here, consider BTC to be a scalar rather

than a 1x1 matrix. Thus second product is a scalar product rather
than a matrix product).

-5

-1

-2

Solution:

4.

30(1). Find three 2[2 matrices A, B, C such that AB = AC 14(2).

augmented matrix
and B C and A O2.

reduced echelon form

-1

-1

-1

-8

-1

-7

-2

Solution: x = -1, y = 2, z = -2.

20(2). r = -3