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Math Review

This document contains 16 exercises involving linear algebra concepts such as solving systems of linear equations, determining if a system has a unique solution, finding inverses of matrices, finding lines and planes in 3D space, and determining if lines intersect planes. The exercises cover skills with linear systems, matrices, vectors, lines, and planes.

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Math Review

This document contains 16 exercises involving linear algebra concepts such as solving systems of linear equations, determining if a system has a unique solution, finding inverses of matrices, finding lines and planes in 3D space, and determining if lines intersect planes. The exercises cover skills with linear systems, matrices, vectors, lines, and planes.

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L INEAR A LGEBRA

Exercise Sheet 00: Revision

Exercise 1. Solve the following systems of linear equations:


a)

x3 = 0
2x1 + 2x2 2x3 = 5

5x1 + 5x2 x3 = 5

b)
x1 x2 + x3 = 1
x1 + x2 x3 = 2

Exercise 2. Is there any polynomial of the form y = a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 which


passes through the points (0,1), (2,2) and (1,2)?
Exercise 3. Find the values of for which the following SLE is consistent:

x+y = 2
xy = 0

3x y =

Exercise 4. For which values of and does the following system have: 1) no
solution; 2) a unique solution; 3) infinitely many solutions?

x1 2x2 + 3x3 = 4
2x1 3x2 + x3 = 5

3x1 4x2 + 5x3 =

Exercise 5. Show that the following system is consistent if and only if c =


2a 3b and solve the system in this case.

2x1 x2 + 3x3 = a
3x1 + x2 5x3 = b

5x1 5x2 + 21x3 = c


1

Exercise 6. For which numbers does the homogeneous system:



x1 + ( 3)x2 = 0
( 3)x1 + x2 = 0
have a non-trivial solution?
Exercise 7. Given the following matrices:

A=

3
1


D=

0
5


;

0 3
2 1

B=

1 2
2 1
; C = 3 4 ;
2 3
5 6



1
4 2 ; F=
;
2

4
0


;

E=

compute, if possible, the following operations:


3D 2A;

B Ct ;

Bt B;

D + BC;

EAF;

Bt Ct (CB)t ;

Exercise 8. Find the inverse of the following matrices:

4 5 1
3 1 1
a) 5 1 0 ; b) 2 1 0 ;
4 0 0
1 5 1


-1 0 1
Exercise 9. Let A =
. Show that if B is a 3 2 matrix such that
0 1 1
a
b

-a-1 1-b , for suitable numbers a and b. Prove that


AB = I2 then B =
a+1 b
(BA)2 B = B.




1 2
a
Exercise 10. Let A =
be a matrix and suppose B =
4 8
c
inverse. Determine B by solving the system AB = I2 .


b
d


is its


1 4
Exercise 11. If A =
, verify that A2 2A + 13I2 = 0 and use that
-3 1
expression to deduce the value of A1 .
2

Exercise 12. Find the straight line in R3 that passes through P = (0, 0, 0) and
has the direction given by the vector d = (1, 1, 4).
Exercise 13. Find the plane in R3 that passes through P = (0, 0, 0) and contains
the vectors u = (0, 1, 1) and v = (1, 1, 1).
Exercise 14. Find the distance between the point P = (0, 1, 0) and the straight
line:

x
1
2
y = 1 + t 0 .
z
1
3

Exercise 15. Consider the plane with direction vectors v1 = (8, 5, 4) and v2 =
(1, 3, 2).
1. Write the vector and parametric equations of the plane.
2. Determine if the point P = (10, 8, 6) is on the plane.
3. Find the coordinates of two other points on the plane.
4. Find the X intercept of the plane.

Exercise 16. Without solving, determine if each line intersects the plane.
1. l1 v = (2, 5, 3) + (3, 2, 1);
2. l2 v = (1, 0, 1) + (2, 1, 4);

1 3x y + z = 6.
1 4x 2z = 11.

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