CIVE1620: Engineering Mathematics 1.

1: Example Sheet 1
1. (a) Solve the following set of equations:
x + 2 y + 3z = 1
2x + 3y + 4z = 2
2x + 3y + 9z = 2

(b) For what values of does the following equation have a non-trivial solution, and find a general
solution for each .
x + 2 y 4z = 0
3x 5 y z = 0
2 x + 3 y + z = 0

2. For the spring system shown,

i)

ii)

develop a set of simultaneous

linear equations in the three
nodal displacements 1, 2 and
3.
For the spring constants; Ka= 1
N/mm, Kb = 1 N/mm, Kc = 1
N/mm, KD = 3 N/mm, KE = 6
N/mm, and the nodal loads W1
= 7N, W2 = 2N and W3 = 0.
Convert these equations to an
equivalent set in echelon form
and hence find the nodal
displacements.

Kc

Kb

Ka

node 2
node 1
1

W1

W2

Kd

Ke

node 3
W3

3. Use the rules of determinants to

evaluate the determinant of the matrix
1

2
A=
3

2 1
2

2 1 1
2 4
2

2 4 1

4. Let E be the matrix

2 4 5

3 1 3
4 4 7

i)
ii)

1

Show that 0 is an eigenvector of E and find the corresponding eigenvalue.
1

Find the other eigenvalues of E and for each find the corresponding eigenvectors.

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