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    MATH 265 BASIC LINEAR ALGEBRA

    MIDTERM EXAM, 29 July 2011


    ANSWER KEY

    Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total


    Question Value 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100
    Student Value

    1. Find the solution set of the homogeneous system

    −x1 + 2x2 + x3 − 2x4 = 0


    −x1 − x2 + x3 + x4
    x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0
    2x1 − x2 − 2x3 + x4 = 0

    Answer: The solution set of the system is:


     
    −t
     t 
    S = { 
     −t  | t ∈ R}
    t

    2. For which values of k the following linear system has, a unique solution, infinitely
    many solution, no solution.

    x1 + kx2 = 2
    kx1 + x2 + x3 = 1
    x1 + x2 + x3 = k

    Answer: The system has

    (a) a unique solution if k 6= 0, k 6= 1

    (b) an infinitely many solution if k = 1

    (c) no solution if k = 0.

    1
    3. Find the solution set of the linear system:

    x1 + x2 + x3 − x4 = 4
    x1 − x2 − x3 − x4 = 2
    x1 + x2 − x3 + x4 = −2

    Answer: The solution set is:


     
    t+3
     −t − 2 
    S = { 
     t + 3  | t ∈ R}
    t

    or equivalently
     
    t
     1−t 
    S = { 
     t  | t ∈ R}
    t−3

    4. For which values of k the following matrix invertible?


     
    k+1 2 1
    A= 0 3 k 
    1 1 1

    Find A−1 when k = 1.


    Answer: The matrix is invertible for all k 6= 0, 4.
     
    2/3 −1/3 −1/3
    For k = 1, A−1 =  1/3 1/3 −2/3 
    −1 0 2

    2
    5. Suppose that A and B are 4 × 4 invertible matrices. If det(A) = −2 and det(B) = 3
    compute the following determinants.

    (a) det(AB) = −6
    −9
    (b) det(A−1 B 2 ) = 2

    (c) det(2AT ) = −32


    −8
    (d) det(A3 .B −3 ) = 27

    (e) det(adj(A)A−1 ) = 4

    6. For an n × n matrix A such that det(A) 6= 0, prove that


    1
    (a) [adj(A)]−1 = det(A)
    A.

    (b) det(adj(A)) = det(A)n−1 .


    Answer:
    1 1
    (a) It is straightforward to check that adj(A). det(A) A= det(A)
    A. adj(A) = In

    (b) We know that adj(A) = det(A)A−1 . Evaluate the determinant of both sides to get
    the required equality.

    3
    7. Consider the matrix
     
    1 1 1
     −1 1 −1 
    1 1 −1

    (a) Find det(A).

    (b) Find adj(A).

    (c) Find det(adj(A)).

    (d) Find A−1 , if it exists.


    Answer:

    (a) det(A) = −4
     
    0 2 −2
    (b) Find adj(A) =  −2 −2 0 .
    −2 0 2

    (c) det(adj(A)) = 16
     
    0 −1/2 1/2
    (d) A−1 =  1/2 1/2 0 
    1/2 0 −1/2

    8. Use Cramer’s rule to solve the system

    2x − y + z = 3

    x − 2y + 4z = 1
    x−y−z =5
    3 −23 −11
    Answer: x = , y = ,z=
    4 8 8

    4
    · ¸
    −1 1 −1
    9. Compute adj(A) if A is an invertible matrix with A =
    1 1
    · ¸
    −1 1/2 −1/2
    Answer: adj(A) = det(A).A =
    1/2 1/2
    · ¸
    4 1
    10. For the matrix A = , find an upper triangular 2×2 matrix U and a lower
    −2 −1
    triangular 2 × 2 matrix L such that A = U L.
    · ¸ · ¸
    1 −1 2 0
    Answer: U = and L =
    0 1 −2 −1
    These U and L are not unique!!

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