ADDIS ABABA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

Applied Mathematics I Assignment I (10%) Submission date: November 9/2022

INSTRUCTION: Do the following questions in a group of five or six students showing all the necessary

steps clearly in detail according to the specified method.

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1. Show that the set W =   : a  b  c, b  c  d , c  d  a is a subspace of M 2,2 = a matrix
 c d 
of size 2x2. Find the dimension of the subspace?

2. Find the angle between the line with equation (x,y,z)= (2,0,1)+t(3,-4,1) and the plane with
equation 5x+y-6z-2=0?

3. A mixture containing X – pounds of ingredient A, Y- pounds of ingredient B and Z – pounds of

Ingredient C is to be made. The mixture is expected to have a weight of 10 pounds and contains

3700 units of vitamin and 4300 units of calories. The vitamin and calorie content of the three

ingredients are shown below.

Ingredients Number of pounds Units of Vitamin Units of Calories

Per pound per pound

A X 500 300

B Y 200 600

C Z 100 700

Formulate matrix equation and determine how many pounds of each ingredient should be in the

10 pounds mixture using Gaussian elimination method?

4. A manufacturer produces three products p, q and r. Each unit of product p requires in its production

20 units of raw material A , 10 units of raw material B and 1 unit of raw material C whereas each unit of

product q requires 30 units of raw material A , 50 units of raw material B and 1 unit of raw material C.

Each unit of product r requires in its production 10 units of raw material A, 5 units of raw material B

and 1 unit of raw material C. There is a limited supply of only 1200 units of raw material A, 950 units of

raw material B and 95 units of raw material C.

Formulate a matrix equation and use inverse method to find how many units of P, q and r can be
produced if the manufacturer is to exhaust the supply of raw materials (to operate at full capacity)