Tutorial 1.2

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Oct 2020 – Feb 2021

MAT 523 - Tutorial 1.2
(Systems of Linear Equations)
Q1. July 2020

Given the following system of linear equations:
x  ky  2
2  k x  y  3
a) Determine the value(s) of the constant k such that the above system has
i) no solution
ii) infinitely many solutions.
b) If you know that a system of linear equations has at least two solutions, how many solutions
does it actually have? Explain your answer.
c) Suppose a 4x6 coefficient matrix has 4 pivot columns. Is the corresponding system of
equations consistent? Justify your answer.
Q2. Dec 2019

x  y  2z  2
2x  z 1
x  3 y  az  2
a) Determine the value(s) of the constant a such that the above system has
i) a unique solution.
ii) infinitely many solutions.
iii) no solution.
b) Given that the coefficient matrix for the above system is non-singular. Determine the
value(s) of the constant a.
Q3. June 2019
Given the following system of linear equations
x  y  z  0
2 x  3 y  2 z  1
x   y 2
Determine the value(s) of  and  such that the linear system has
a) a unique solution.
b) no solution.
c) one-parameter infinite solutions.
Q4. Dec 2018

Consider the following system of linear equation
x  y  2z  3
y  mz  1
mx  (2m  2)y 2
Show that the reduced augmented matrix for the above system is
1 1 2 3 
0 1 m 1 

0 0 m 2  4m 4  4m 
Hence, determine the value(s) of m such that the system

a) has no solution.
b) has a unique solution
c) has infinitely many solutions.
Q5. June 2018
1 2 3 0 

Consider a matrix A  2 1 4 0 

0 1 a 2  3 2b  2 
a) If A is an augmented matrix of a nonhomogeneous system of linear equations, find the

values(s) of a and b such that the system
i) has a unique solution.
ii) is inconsistent.
b) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the value

(s) of a and b so that the system has
i) a one parameter solutions.
ii) a two parameter solutions.
Q6. Jan 2018
x  my  z  0
mx  y  z  0
x  y  mz  0
Determine the value of m such that the linear system has
a) a trivial solution
b) a one-parameter family of solutions.
c) a two-parameter family of solutions.
Q7. Jul 2017
 0 2 2

Let A    4 4 

 0    
a) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the

value(s) of  and  in which the system has:
i) one parameter solution.

ii) two parameter solutions.
b) If A is an augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, find the value(s) of 

and  in which the system
i) has a unique solution.
ii) is inconsistent.
Q8. Dec 2016
x  3 y  2z  6
2 x  2y 2
x  4 y  sz  t
Determine the value of s and t such that the above system will have
a) infinitely many solutions.

b) a unique solution.
c) no solution.
Q9. June 2016
 1 1 2 3
0 2k 1 2 
Let A  
0 0 1 2
 
0 0 4 p2 
a) Reduce A to an upper triangular matrix.
b) If A is an augmented matrix of a non-homogeneous system of linear equations, find

values of k and p for the system to be
i) inconsistent
ii) consistent and have infinitely many solutions.
c) Let A be the coefficient matrix for the homogeneous system Ax  0 . Find the values
of k and p if the solution is nontrivial.
Q10. Dec 2015
x  y  2z  2
2 x  z2
x  3 y  az  b
a) Write down the augmented matrix for the given system.
b) Determine the value(s) of the constants a and b such that the system:
i) has no solution.
ii) has a unique solution.
iii) has infinitely many solutions.
c) Determine the value(s) of the constant a such that the coefficient matrix for the above
system is nonsingular.
Q11. June 2015
x  y  z 1
2x  3y   z  3
x y  z  1
Find the value of  so that the system has
a) no solution.
b) infinitely many solutions.
c) a unique solution.

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Q1. July 2020

Q2. Dec 2019

Q4. Dec 2018

Hence, determine the value(s) of m such that the system

Q5. June 2018

a) If A is an augmented matrix of a nonhomogeneous system of linear equations, find the

b) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the value

Determine the value of m such that the linear system has

Q7. Jul 2017

a) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the

i) one parameter solution.

b) If A is an augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, find the value(s) of 

Q8. Dec 2016

Given the following system of linear equations

a) infinitely many solutions.

a) Reduce A to an upper triangular matrix.

b) If A is an augmented matrix of a non-homogeneous system of linear equations, find

of k and p if the solution is nontrivial.

Q10. Dec 2015

Given the following system of linear equations

a) Write down the augmented matrix for the given system.

Given the following system of linear equations

Find the value of  so that the system has

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