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x1 + 2x2 − 3x3 = −5
2x1 + 4x2 − 6x3 + x4 = −8
6x1 + 13x2 − 17x3 + 4x4 = −21
a) Find the reduced row echelon form of the coefficient matrix. [3]
b) Give the general solution to the system. [3]
1
1 2 0
1 2 2 −5
4
2. Let B = , , ⊂ R . Is in span(B)? Justify your
−4
0 1 1
1 1
3 1
answer. [3]
1 1
1 2
3. Let W = span({v1 , v2 }) where v1 = , v2 = . Let W ⊥ =
−1 1
1 0
{v ∈ R4 | v · w = 0 ∀w ∈ W }.
1
4. Let A be a matrix.