MATH 2500 Numerical Methods

ASSIGNMENT 2

MARCH SEMESTER 2019

1. Determine whether the given matrix is diagonally dominant. Explain your answer.

3 −1 0 −1 
 
 −1 11 0.5 0 
 0 −7.3 −9.1 1 
 
 −1 0 1 −3 
(5 marks)

2. By using Gaussian Elimination with Partial Pivoting, solve the following system of linear
equations. Perform all the calculations in three decimal places.

x − 2y + z = 0
2 x + y − 3z = −5
4 x − 7 y + z = −7
(10 marks)

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