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Question 2.[03 marks] Solve the given system of equations by using Gauss Jordan method:
(a)
(b)
35x + 6y − 7z = 15
90x + 15y − 21z = 40
25x + 3y − 7z = 11
(a) Find an equation involving the g, h, & k that makes this augmented matrix corresponds to a
consistent system.
1 -4 7 g
0 3 -5 h
-2 5 -9 k
(b) Suppose that system below is consistent for all possible values of a and b. what can you say
about the coefficients c and d.
x1 + 3x2 = a
cx1 + dx2 = b.
x + αy = 2
4x + 8y = β.
has: (i) No solution (ii) unique solution (iii) Infinitely many solution
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(c) Find all values of the λ such that the given system does not have a solution.
λx1 − 2λx2 = 5
3x1 + 6λx2 = −7.
x + 2y − 3z = 4
3x − y + 3z = 1
4x + y + (a2 − 2)z = a + 4
(a) Determine whether the given matrix is invertible or not? Justify your answer.
-1 -3 0 1
3 5 8 -3
-2 -6 3 2
0 -1 2 1
(b) Let
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Question 7.[03 marks] Solve these three systems (AX = b1 , AX = b2 , AX = b3 ) at the same
time. whose coefficient matrix and matrices of constant terms are given below.
1 3 2 1 0 0
A = 4 -1 3 , and b1 = 0 , b2 = 1 , b3 = 0
2 1 1 0 0 1
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(b) Given the vector x0 = is it possible to find 2 × 2 matrices A and B so that A ̸= B and
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Ax0 = Bx0 ? Explain.
(c) Let A and B be symmetric n × n matrices and let C = AB. Is C symmetric? Explain.
Question 10.[04 marks]
(a) For these matrices, when does AB = BA? When does BC = CB? When does A times BC
equal AB times C? Give the conditions on their entries p, q, r, z
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I O O
(b) Given A = O
I O where all of the submatrices are n × n, determine the block form of
O B O
−1
A .
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