Mathematics 1 Assignment 2

Solve each of the following problems:

1. An individual has invested a total of $24,000 in a saving account, mutual funds and
bonds. The annual returns were 6% on a savings account, 8% on mutual funds, and 12%
on bonds. The amount of investment in bonds was twice the amount of his investment in
the savings account, and the interest earned from his investment in bonds was equal to the
dividends he received from his investment in mutual funds. Find how much money he
placed in each type of investment using Cramer’s Rule.
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2. Solve the matrix equation AX + B = 2C for X, where A=

[
C= 3 −2 .
0 1 ]
3. Assume that A = [a1 a2 a3 a4 a5] and B = [b1 b2 b3 b4 b5] are row equivalent, where

[ ] [ ]
−3 −2 3 8 7 1 0 1 0 7
1 1 −2 −2 3 0 1 −3 0 6
A= , B=
−4 −3 5 10 4 0 0 0 1 5
2 1 −1 −5 −5 0 0 0 0 0
a) Find a basis for the: i) column space of A, ii) row space of A, iii) null space of A.
b) State the dimension of RowA, the dimension of NulA, and the rank of A.