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    Carleton University

    School of Mathematics and Statistics


    MATH 1119 A, Fall 2017
    Test 4, November 22, 2017

    Part I. True or false Questions. Each question carries one mark.


    1. Let A and B be two 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices. Then det (𝐴𝐵) = 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝐴) 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝐵). T F

    2. If A is a 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix and 𝛼 is a number, then 𝑑𝑒𝑡 (𝛼𝐴) = 𝛼 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝐴). T F

    3. Let A be a 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix. If A has a column with zeros in all its entries, 𝑑𝑒𝑡 (𝐴) = 0.
    T F
    4 5
    4. The determinant of the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] is 2. T F
    2 3
    5. Let A be a 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix. If det(𝐴) = 0, the homogeneous system Ax = 0 has an infinite
    solution set. T F

    Part II. Essay questions. Show your work for each question.
    1 1 −1
    6. Consider the matrix 𝐴 = [ 0 −1 1 ].
    −4 −2 2
    A) Compute det A by row reducing A to RREF. [2 marks]

    B) Is A invertible? [1 marks]

    C) Give the solution set of the corresponding homogeneous system 𝐴𝑥 = 0 in a


    parametric form. [2 marks]
    Answer.
    A) The row reduction process is as follows.
    1 1 −1 𝑅3 →𝑅3+4𝑅1 1 1 −1 𝑅3 →𝑅3+2𝑅2 1 1 −1 −𝑅2 1 1 −1
    [ 0 −1 1 ] → [0 −1 1 ] → [0 −1 1 ] → [0 1 −1]
    −4 −2 2 0 2 −2 0 0 0 0 0 0

    𝑅1 →𝑅1 −𝑅2 1 0 0
    → [0 1 −1] = 𝑅
    0 0 0
    Let 𝐸1 , 𝐸2 , 𝐸3 , and 𝐸4 be the elementary operations representing the operations
    𝑅3 →𝑅3 +4𝑅1 𝑅3 →𝑅3 +2𝑅2 −𝑅2 𝑅1 →𝑅1 −𝑅2
    → ,→ , → and → , respectively. Then
    1 0 0
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 [0 1 −1]
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝑅 0 0 0
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐴 = =
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐸1 𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐸2 𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐸3 𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐸4 (1)(1)(−1)(1)
    As the matrix R is triangular, 𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝑅 = (1)(1)(0) = 0. Then
    0
    𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴 = =0
    −1
    B) The matrix A is noninvertible as 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴 = 0.

    1 0 0
    C) As the RREF of A is [0 1 −1], the solution of the system is
    0 0 0
    𝑥1 = 0,
    𝑥2 = 𝑥3
    𝑥3 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒
    The solution set can be written as
    𝑥1 0 0
    𝑥 𝑥
    𝑥 = [ 2 ] = [ 3 ] =𝑥3 [1]
    𝑥3 𝑥3 1
    Letting 𝑠 = 𝑥3 , the solution set of the system can be written in the vector parametric form
    𝑥1 0 0 0
    𝑥
    as 𝑥 = [ 2 ] = [𝑥3 ] =[ 𝑠 ] = 𝑠 [1] , where s is any real number.
    𝑥3 𝑥3 𝑠 1
    −2 3 3
    7. Consider the matrix 𝐴 = [−4 −1 −4]. Compute 𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐴 by cofactor expansion along
    2 2 4
    the column 2.
    [3 marks]
    Answer
    2 2
    det 𝐴 = 3(−1)1+2 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴(1/2) + (−1)(−1)2+2 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴 ( ) + 2(−1)3+2 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴 ( )
    2 3
    −4 −4
    = −3 𝑑𝑒𝑡 [ ]
    2 4
    −2 3 −2 3
    − 𝑑𝑒𝑡 [ ] − 2 𝑑𝑒𝑡 [ ] = −3(−8) − (−14) − 2(20) = −2.
    2 4 −4 −4
    3 2 1
    8. Consider the linear system Ax=b, with 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝑏 = [ ]. Solve the system
    4 2 −2
    Ax=b by the Cramer’s rule. [3 marks]

    Answer
    𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴 = (2)(3) − (2)(4) = 6 − 8 = −2
    1 2
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 [ ]
    𝑥1 = −2 2 = 6 = −3
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐴 −2

    3 1
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 [ ]
    𝑥2 = 4 −2 = −10 = 5
    𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝐴 −2

    The solution of the system is


    𝑥1 −3
    𝑥 = [𝑥 ] = [ ]
    2 5

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