MATH 1107 Test 1

January 2003

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This test paper has 4 questions and total of 40 marks. It can not be taken from the examination room. Calculators are not allowed. SHOW ALL YOUR WORK. Duration: 50 minutes.

NAME (Please PRINT): STUDENT NUMBER: 1. [10 Marks] Circle T for TRUE and F for FALSE. 2 marks are given for a correct answer; -1 for an incorrect one. T F (a) If the augmented matrix of a linear system has 3 rows and 4 columns, and it has exactly 2 pivot columns, then the system has a unique solution. T F (b) The number of pivot columns of a coecient matrix is equal to the number of basic variables. T T F (c) The Reduced Row Echelon Form (RREF) of a matrix is unique. F (d) If vector u is in R2 and vector v is in R2 , then u + v is in R4 .

T F (e) Elementary row operations may change the solution set of the associated linear system of equations.

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2. [8 Marks] Circle only one of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) per question. 4 marks are given for a correct answer; 0 for an incorrect one. 1 0 1 a-b b (a) For which values of a and b is the matrix A = 0 a 0 . b 0 0 a+b-1 in the Reduced Row Echelon Form (RREF)? (i) a = 0, b = 1; (ii) a = 1, b = 0; (iii) a = 1, b = 1; (iv ) a = 2, b = 0.

(b) Consider the following system of linear equations: x y 2z + w 2x + 4y 3z w 4x 8y + 6z + 2w x + y + 2z w = = = = 1 2 4 1

This system has (i) no solutions; (ii) only one solution; (iii) an innite number of solutions with one parameter; (iv) an innite number of solutions with two parameters.

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Determine the value(s) of h and k such that the following system x + 2y 3z = 1 2x + 3y + hz = 2 x 2y + hz = k a) has no solutions, b) has innitely many solutions, c) has exactly one solution.

4. [10 Marks] Let W be the set of all linear combinations of the columns of the following matrix:

2 -9 -1 0 3 -13 -1 5 0 2 (a) Is u = 5 in W ? If the answer is yes, write the vector u as a linear 1 combination of the columns of A; otherwise, explain. (b) Is the last column of A in W ?

Answers. 1. F,T,T,F,F. 2. (ii), (iv). 3. (a) h = 3, k = 1. (b) h = 3, k = 1. (c) h = 3, any k . 4. (a) Yes. If we denote the columns of matrix A as a1 , a2 and a3 , then u = 6a1 + a2 + a3 . (b) Yes.