Mathematics for Economics

Homework 4

Do the following questions in the textbook.

Section 15.2. #4 in page 540

Section 15.3. #2 and #4 in page 544-545
Section 15.4. #5 and #6 in page 551 (Hint for #6 (c): Suppose Ak = A for a positive
integer k ≥ 1, and then show Ak+1 = A, which completes the proof by induction)
Section 15.5. #2 in page 553
Section 16.1. #4 and #6 in page 576
Section 16.2 #6 in page 580 (For the question (b), use a 3 × 3 coefficient matrix)
Section 16.4. #4 in page 587
Section 16.8. #2 in page 603

1. Given u0 = (5, 2, 3), find u0 u (this is called the scalar product or inner product).

2. Suppose that x0 = (x, y, z) and

⎛ ⎞
a d e
A = ⎝ d b f ⎠.
e f c
Then find x0 Ax, which is called a “quadratic form.”

3. Consider a matrix: ⎛ ⎞
a b c
B=⎝ d e f ⎠
g h i
a. Find the determinant |B| .
b. Find the condition under which B is nonsingular.
c. Find the inverse matrix if it exists.