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.
2.Solve the matrix equation AX + B = 2C for X, where A= [ 12 25], B=[ 13 −12 ] and C=[30 −21 ].

3. Assume that A = [a1a2a3a4a5] and B = [b1b2b3b4 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.