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HOMEWORK 2

1) Solve problems from Thornton and Marion: Chapter 1: 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8,
1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-19, 1-20
2) Find inverse of the following matrices
1 1 1
1 0 2 ,
1 1 1

1 1
1 1

1 1
1 1

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by Gauss method (using line subtractions) and Cramers methods (using determinants and
cofactors) and show that both methods give the same answer.
3) The basis vectors of a new coordinate system expressed in the unit vectors of a standard
coordinate system (i, j, k) are
e1 = i + j + k
e2 = i j + k .
(2)
e3 = i + j k
a)Write a transformation matrix U to the new coordinate system and the inverse matrix
U .
b)Express vector x = i + 2j k in the new coordinate system Use Cramers rule and
Gauss method and show that they both give the same result.
c) Express vector x = e1 + e2 + e3 in the old coordinate system.
d) Find the magnitudes of the vectors e1 , e3 , e3 and the angles between them.
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