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SMA 1216 Matrices Tutorial

This document defines 18 linear algebra terms including matrix, square matrix, identity matrix, triangular matrix, transpose, invertible matrix, singular matrix, row equivalent matrices, row echelon form, row-reduced echelon form, rank of a matrix, degenerate linear equation, consistent linear system of equations, non-consistent linear system of equations, linear independence, adjoint of a matrix, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. It then provides exercises to reduce matrices to echelon and row-reduced echelon form, find matrix ranks, solve systems of linear equations, determine linear independence of vectors, find adjoints and inverses of matrices, and find eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

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SMA 1216 Matrices Tutorial

This document defines 18 linear algebra terms including matrix, square matrix, identity matrix, triangular matrix, transpose, invertible matrix, singular matrix, row equivalent matrices, row echelon form, row-reduced echelon form, rank of a matrix, degenerate linear equation, consistent linear system of equations, non-consistent linear system of equations, linear independence, adjoint of a matrix, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. It then provides exercises to reduce matrices to echelon and row-reduced echelon form, find matrix ranks, solve systems of linear equations, determine linear independence of vectors, find adjoints and inverses of matrices, and find eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

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Linear Algebra (Matrices) Tutorial Worksheet

A1. Define the following terms

(a) matrix,
(b) square matrix,
(c) identity matrix,
(d) triangular matrix,
(e) transpose of a matrix,
(f) invertible matrix,
(g) singular matrix,
(h) row equivalent matrices,
(i) row echelon form,
(j) row-reduced echelon form,
(k) rank of a matrix,
(l) degenerate linear equation,
(m) consistent linear system of equations,
(n) non-consistent linear system of equations,
(o) linear independence,
(p) adjoint of a matrix,
(q) eigenvalues,
(r) eigenvectors.

A2. Reduce each of the following matrices to echelon form and then to row-reduced echelon
form
 
1 1 2
(a) A =  2 4 9  ,
 

3 15 36
 
1 2 −1 2 1
(b) B =  4 8

2 −4 10 
,
3 6 3 −7 7
1 3 2 3
 
 2 8 10 10 
(c) C =  ,

1 7 14 −11

 
3 11 14 15
0 2 2 3
 
 0 6 8 12 
(d) D =  .
 
 0 0 4 6 
0 4 17 10

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A3. Hence find the rank of the matrices in A2(a)-A2(d).

A4. Consider the following system,

y + x + az = 1,
x + z + ay = 4,
ax + y + z = b,

(a) find the values of a and b for which the system has a unique solution,
(b) and find points (a, b) such that the system has more than one solution.

A5. For what values of k and m does the system

2x − y + 4z = 1,
x + 2y − z = m,
3x − y + kz = −2,

has

(a) a unique solution,


(b) no solution, and
(c) infinitely many solutions?

     
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A6. Given that v~1 =  0  , v~2 =  3  , v~3 =  5  determine if the set of vectors
     

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{ v~1 , v~2 , v~3 } is linearly independent.

A7. (a) Find the adjoint of matrix A, adj A, if


 
1 0 2
(i) A = 

2 −1 3 ,

4 1 8
 
0 1 1
(ii) A = 

1 1 −1 ,

1 1 0
(b) Hence find the A−1 .

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A8. Find the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix
 
1 0 2
(a) A =  2 −1 3 

,
4 1 8
 
5 8 16
 4
(b) B =  1 8 
.
−4 −4 −11

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