Practice Exam 1 Key

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Elementary Computational Linear Algebra

Row reduction can be done with your calculator except where the problem explicitly asks for the
row reduction to be done by hand. Put all work on the test and if you use a calculator to do work
indicate that on the exam paper.
1.
Rewrite the linear system so that each variable is in its own column to the left of the equal
signs and the numeric parts are to the right of the equal signs.
2 x1 3x3 5 0
7 x 11x 13 x

3
4
1

17 x1 x3 19 x4 23

x2 x3 x5 x4 29

2 x1
x
1

17 x1

x2

3 x3
7 x3
x3
x3

11x4
19 x4
x4

x5

5
13
23
29

Now find:

a. The coefficient matrix.

2
1
A
17

b. The vector of constants.

5
13

b
23

29

0
3 0
0 7 11
0 1 19
1
1 1

0
0
0

c. The augmented matrix.

3 0 0 5
2 0
1 0 7 11 0 13

A b
17 0 1 19 0 23

1 1 1 29
0 1
d. The associated homogeneous system (in matrix equation form).

2
1
A 0
17

0
2.

0
3 0
0 7 11
0 1 19
1 1 1

0
0
0
1

0
0
0

True___X___ False______ Every matrix has a unique reduced echelon form.

James Carr

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3.
4.

True___X___ False______ ABC CT BT AT .

True______ False __X__ A free variable in a linear system is a variable that corresponds
to a pivot column in the coefficient matrix.
T

5.

True __X__ False______ A vector b is a linear combination of the columns of a matrix A

if and only if the equation Ax b has at least one solution.

6.

True __X__

7.

Solve the system with this augmented matrix giving its general solution. Do not use a
calculator except to check your answer. Include details of any row reduction in your answer.
1 2 1 3
3 6 2 2

False______ Every homogeneous system of equations is consistent.

1 2 1 3
1 2 1 3 R1 1 R2 R1 1 2 0 4
~
3 6 2 2 R 3 R R ~ 0 0 1 7

1
2

0 0 1 7
4
x1 2 x2
where x2 is free

x3 7

x1 2 x2 4

where x2 is free
x2 x2
x
7
3

2 4
x x2 1 0 where x2 is free
0 7

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8.

Consider the matrices following and categorize each as 1) Not in echelon form, 2) In echelon
form but not in reduced echelon form, or 3) In reduced echelon form.
1 9 0 7 0
0 0 1 8 0
1

0 4 3 0 1

0
0

0
1
0

9.

1 8 6 0 0
0 0 0 1 0
3
0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
1 0 8 0
2
0 2 6 0

0 0 0 1
1 6 0 1 0 2
0 0 1 1 0 3
3

0 0 0 0 1 4
In this problem you may use a calculator to do any row reduction you think necessary but
write out an explanation of what you did. Let
1
2
1
1

v1 3
v 2 3
v 3 0
v 4 0
1
0
0
4
Is v 4 in Span v1 , v 2 , v3 ?

1 2 1 1
3 3 0 0

1 0 0 4

1 0 0 4
0 1 0 4

0 0 1 5

Yes

Why?
Since v 4 is a linear combination of v1 , v 2 , and v3 : v4 4v1 4v 2 5v3
10.

Determine whether or not the columns of the given m n matrix span

answer.
2 1 0
7 3 5

2 1 0
Yes,

7 3 5
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. Explain your

1 0 5
0 1 10 So the matrix has a pivot in every row.

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11.

Determine whether or not the columns of the given m n matrix span

answer.
0 3
1 1

2 3

. Explain your

No. There can be at most 2 pivots because there are only 2 columns.
So there is not a pivot in each of the 3 rows.

12.

Write the row operation that will undo each of the following elementary row operations using
similar notation.
a. R1 R 3
R1 R 3

b. 3R 2 R 2

1
R2 R2
3
c. R 3 5 R1 R 3

R 3 5 R1 R 3
13.

1
4
0
2
Let e1 , e2 , y1 , and y 2 . Let T :
0
5
1
3

be a linear transformation

7
that maps e1 into y1 and maps e2 into y 2 . Find the image of . Show your work.
3

7
1 0
1
0
2 4 14 12 2
T T 7 3 7T 3T 7 3
3 5 21 15 6
3
0 1
0
1
A shorter answer would be

14.

7 2 4 7
2 4 14 12 2
T
7 3

3 5 21 15 6
3 3 5 3
Complete the following definition:
A linear transformation (or mapping) T is linear if:
a. __ T u v T u T v _for all u, v in the domain of T ;
b. __ T c u c T u _______for all u in the domain of T and all scalars c .

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15. Using matrices A, B, and C perform the matrix arithmetic indicated.
1
6
1 1
0
2

A 0 2, B 2 4, C 0 3
4 5
3
2
5
7
A B

1 1 0
1 1 0

A B 0 2 2 4 2 2
4 5 3 5 7 10
B 2C
1
1 4 12 4 11
0
2 6 0

B 2C 2 4 2 0 3 2 4 0 6 2
2
3 5
2 7 3 5 4 14 1 9
16. If a matrix A is 5 3 and the product is 5 7 , what is the size of B ?
B must be 3 7 . 3 because otherwise the multiplication would not be
possible. 7 because then the product matrix will come out 5 7.

17.

Determine whether b is a linear combination of the columns of A .

1 1
1

A 2
1 , b 2
0 2
4
We need to solve Ax b. So we row reduce the augmented matrix
1 1 1 1 0 0
A b 2
1 2 0 1 0 . The 3rd row indicates the matrix-vector equation is

0 2 4 0 0 1
inconsistent. So b is not a linear combination of the columns of A .

18.

Write the following systems as vector equations.

a.
x 2y z 1

y
0
x

y z 2

1
2
1 1

x 1 y 1 z 0 0
0
1
1 2

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b.

x 2y z 1

2 z 1
x

y 2 0

1
2
1 1

x 1 y 0 z 2 1
0
1
2 0
19.

Suppose that S1 v1 , v 2 and S2 w1 , w 2 are linearly independent subsets of

. What

geometric object is the intersection Span S1 Span S2 ?

The Span S1 Span v1 , v 2 is a plane through the origin in

since v1 , v 2 is a

linearly independent set. Similarly, the Span S2 Span w1 , w 2 is also a plane

through the origin in 3 since w1 , w 2 is a linearly independent set. These 2 planes
could be the same plane but, if not, they intersect in a line through the origin. If they
are the same plane then the intersection, Span S1 Span S2 , is that plane through
the origin. If they are distinct planes then the intersection, Span S1 Span S2 , is the
line through the origin on which the two planes intersect..
20.

Write the following systems in the matrix-vector form Ax b

x 7 y 5
a.
2 x 4 y 0
1 7 x 5

2
4 y 0

y z 2
x

y
4
b. x
x 2 y z 1

1 1 1 x 2
1 1 0 y 4

1 2 1 z 1

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21.

22.

Write the following system in the form Ax b

x 7 y 5

2 x 4 y 0
1 7 x 5

2
4 y 0

Compute the 2, 2 entry of

1 2 2 1
3 4 3 1

1 2
2 1
1 2 2 1
Let A
,B
, and AB

C.
3 4
3 1
3 4 3 1
c 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 4 1
c
Then C 11 12

c21 c22 3 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 6 1
So the (2,2) entry of the product is c22 3 1 4 1 1.

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