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Linear Mathematics and Matrices

Class exercises. January 14th, 2015


1. Which of the following algebraic expressions are linear equations? Explain!
a. 5x + 3.7y = sin (32 )
b. 9 4a + 9x
c. 7m + n 7.5 = y
y
3
2. First: translate the problem into a (system of) linear equation(s). Second: find the
solution.
a. In June 2010 the world largest beach towel was displayed in Las Palmas (Spain). It had
a perimeter of 224.68 meters, and a length of 87.14 meters. What was the width of the
towel?
b. A carpenter needs to make a circular table leaf with a perimeter of 3 meters. What will
be the diameter of this table leaf?
c. Your neighbor has a car loan charging 0.75% interest per month and a loan for his
speedboat that charges 0.5% interest per month. How much does he owe on each account
if he pays a total of 395.50 monthly interest on a total debt of 62,200 ?

d. x + 2y 2 + z = 81

e. 34 + ab 7 = c

f. 7x a = x +

3. Bring the following linear equations in standard form, and find their solution.
1
5
31
a. 4b 7 + 2b = 1+ 2b + 8
b. ( 2x 1) = x +
3
4
12
62
42
c. 2 ( x 1) 4 = 4 (1+ x ) + 2x + 2 d. (x 1) 4 =
x (2x )
10
10
4. You are given the following system of linear equations:
" 7x + x = 2
1
5
$$
# x 2 x3 = 1
$
$% x4 + x5 =
Which of the three 5-tuples below are solutions of the system?
"
%
a. $ 2,8, 4,1, '
b. (1,8, 7, 5 , 5)
c. ( 0,177,176, 2 , 2 )
#
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5. The receipts for last weekends showing of a classic Disney movie in your
neighborhood cinema theater were 410 for an audience of 100 people. Children paid 3
for a ticket, seniors paid 5. The regular price was 6. Twice as many childrens tickets
as regular admission tickets were purchased. Determine how many of each type of ticket
were sold.

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