Friday, November 7, 2014 Mathematics 1229A

CODE 111
Page 1 Test 2

PART A (18 marks)

NOTE: YOUR ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEMS IN PART A MUST BE
INDICATED ON THE SCANTRON SHEET. YOU SHOULD ALSO CIRCLE
YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS BOOKLET.

1 1. Which of the following equations is/are linear in the unknowns x, y and z?

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z 2 1
(i) x−y+ = 2 (ii) x−y− = (iii) 22 x − y + z = 0
2 z 2

(iv) x+y = 6 (v) 2x2 − y + z = 3

A: (i) only B: (iv) only C: (i), (iii) and (iv) only

D: (iii) and (iv) only E: all of them

1 2. Find the augmented matrix corresponding to the following system of linear equations:
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x − y − 1 = 3z
y=x

1 −1 −1 3 1 −1 3 1 1 −1 −3 1
     
A: B: C:
0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 −1 1 0 0
1 −1 −3 1 1 −1 −3 1
   
D: E:
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

1 3. Which one of the following matrices is not in row-reduced echelon form?

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         
0 1 0 1 0 −2 1 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0
A:  0 0 1  B:  0 1 −2  C:  0 0 0  D:  0 1 0  E:  0 0 1 
         
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1 4. Let B be the row-reduced echelon form of the matrix A shown below. Find the first row
mark of matrix B.  
1 −1 3
A =  −1 1 −3 
 
1 −1 4

h i h i h i h i h i
A: 1 0 0 B: 1 0 1 C: 1 −1 3 D: 1 0 3 E: 1 −1 0

1 5. Which one of the following represents all solutions to the system of linear equations
mark corresponding to the augmented matrix shown below?
 
1 0 1 0 1
 0 1 1 0 1 
 
0 0 0 0 0

A: (1, 1) B: (1 − t, 1 − t, t) C: (1 − t, 1 − t, t, s)
D: (1, 1, 0, 0) only E: (1 − t, 1 − t, t, 0) only
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1 6. How many solutions does the system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented
mark matrix shown below have?  
1 0 −1 −1
 1 1 1 3 
 
0 1 2 5

A: no solutions B: exactly one solution

C: a one-parameter family of solutions D: a two-parameter family of solutions
E: a three-parameter family of solutions

1 7. Find all values of k for which the system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented
mark matrix below has exactly one solution.
 
1 0 0 1
 0 1 2 3 
 
0 −4 k 6

A: k = 8 only B: all k 6= 8 C: k = −8 only D: all k 6= −8 E: no values of k

1 8. Find all values of k for which the system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented
mark matrix below has no solution.
 
1 0 0 3
 0 1 0 2 
 
0 0 k2 − 1 k − 1

A: k = 1 only B: all k 6= 1 C: k = −1 only D: all values of k E: no value of k

1 9. A is a 3 × 4 matrix, B is a 4 × 3 matrix and C is a 3 × 3 matrix. Which one of the following

mark operations is not defined?

A: AT + B B: AB − C C: CB T AT D: BCA E: BA + C

   
−2 1 −3 −3 2 5
1 10. Let A =  −3 3 −2  and B =  2 1 3 . If C = [cij ] = (2B + 3A)T , find c23 .
   
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2 −1 −4 −4 2 0

A: 4 B: 0 C: 5 D: 1 E: 2

   
−2 0 3 −1 2 1
1 11. Find c31 if C = [cij ] = BA where A =  1 5 4  and B =  1 3 −2 .
   
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4 1 2 1 −2 0

A: −4 B: 1 C: 8 D: 5 E: −2

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2 3
1 12. Let C = (A − I)2 where A = and I is the 2 × 2 identity matrix. Find the first
mark −1 1
row of matrix C.
h i h i h i h i h i
A: −2 −1 B: −2 3 C: 0 9 D: 1 9 E: 3 9
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1 13. Let A be an n × n matrix for which A − A2 = O, where O is the n × n zero matrix. Let I
mark be the n × n identity matrix. Which one of the following must always be true?

A: A = O B: A = I C: A is a diagonal matrix D: A = A2 E: A2 = I

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1 −1
1 14. Let A = . Which one of the following gives the matrix An for any n ≥ 1?
mark 0 1
" # " # " # " # " #
1 n(−1)n 1 −n 1 (−1)n 1 n (−1)n n
A: B: C: D: E:
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 (−1)n

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2 3
1 15. Find all values of k for which the matrix A = has no inverse.
mark 4 1−k

A: k = 1 only B: k = 5 only C: all k 6= −5 D: all k 6= 1 E: k = −5 only

 
1 3 −1
1 16. Find all values of k for which the matrix A =  −1 −2 3  has no inverse.
 
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2 5 k

A: k = −4 only B: all k 6= 4 C: k = 0 only D: k = 2 only E: no values of k

   
a d 2 3 0 x
1 17. If  b e 2  is the inverse of  1 −1 y , what is the value of y?
   
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c f −3 0 2 z

A: −2 B: 0 C: 1 D: 2 E: Cannot be determined.

   
a11 a12 a13 4 0 1
1 18. Let A =  a21 a22 a23  be the matrix whose inverse is A−1 =  0 −1 0 .
   
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a31 a32 a33 4 5 0
Find the value of x3 in the unique solution to the system of linear equations:

a11 x1 + a12 x2 + a13 x3 = 0

a21 x1 + a22 x2 + a23 x3 = 2
a31 x1 + a32 x2 + a33 x3 = 3

A: −2 B: 0 C: 3 D: 10 E: 17
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PART B (7 marks)
SHOW YOUR WORK FOR ALL QUESTIONS IN PART B

4 19. Consider the following system of linear equations:

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x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 5
2x1 + x2 + x3 + 2x4 = 7
4x1 + x2 + x3 + 4x4 = 11

(a) Write the augmented matrix corresponding to this system of equations.

(b) Find the row-reduced echelon form of the augmented matrix you wrote in part (a).

(c) Use your row-reduced echelon form matrix from part (b) to find all solutions to the
given system of equations.
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 
1 0 −2
3 20. Use the method of row reduction to find the inverse of A =  1 1 −2 .
 
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2 2 −3
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Mathematics 1229A Test 2
Friday, November 7, 2014 Code 111 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill in the tops of this page and the back of this page completely. Be sure to
print your name legibly.

2. Fill in the top of the scantron card completely. Both print AND code your
Student Number, Section Number (see below) and Exam Code (shown above).

3. CALCULATORS AND NOTES ARE NOT PERMITTED.

4. DO NOT UNSTAPLE THE BOOKLET.

5. There are two parts to this examination: PART A (18 marks) in multiple choice
format and PART B (7 marks) in written answer format.

6. In Part A, circle the correct answer to each question on this paper AND fill
in the appropriate box on the scantron card with an HB pencil. This question
paper will be returned to you.

7. In Part B, write your answer in the space provided.

8. Questions are printed on both sides of the paper. They begin on Page 1 and
continue to Page 5. Be sure that your booklet is complete.

9. You must hand in this question paper, your scantron card, and all rough work
sheets.

10. Circle your section in the list below.

Instructor Campus/College Time Section

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