MAT490

Special Topics in Mathematics

WEEK 6
Solve the system of equations by the elimination method.
1) -7x + 9y = 28
-3x - 3y = 12

Provide an appropriate response.

2) A pharmaceutical company manufactures 3 drugs for high blood pressure, A, B, and C, each of which
requires a 2-step production process. The production cost of each drug has a materials and labor component.
If the matrices S1 and S2 represent the costs per ounce associated with each step, use the matrix operations
on a graphing calculator to write a matrix that shows the total cost of the two steps.
Materials S = 2.00 1.50 1.80 ; S = 1.50 1.25 2.00
1 2
Labor 1.25 1.75 1.50 2.50 1.75 1.00

3)
1 6 0 4
If A = 2 3 1 0 , determine (a) a 32, and (b) the order of A.
4 7 2 8

4) A small airline has 3 flights, A, B, and C, to each of 3 cities in Colorado. The matrix N represents the number
of passengers carried in November, and matrix D represents the number of passengers carried in December.
Write a matrix that shows the total number of passengers carried in these two months.
Denver 2000 3000 1500 2500 3500 2000
Boulder N = 4000 1000 3500 ; D = 4500 1500 4500
Aspen 1500 2000 2500 2000 3000 3000

The energy economy of an area is composed of four industries: gas, coal, hydroelectric, and nuclear. The three main
consumers of energy are area residential consumers, a manufacturing plant, and a university. Assume that each
consumer may use some of the energy produced by each industry, and also that each industry uses some of the energy
produced by each of the other industries. The energy needs of each consumer and industry is represented by a
demand vector whose entries, in order, give the amount of gas, coal, hydroelectric, and nuclear energy needed by each
consumer or industry, in some convenient units. The demand vectors for the consumers are: DR = 2 4 0 1 ;
DM = 3 0 2 5 ; DU = 0 3 5 1 ; and the demand vectors for the industries are: DG = 0 1 3 2 ; DC = 4 0 1 2 ;
DH = 3 1 0 1 ; DN = 2 1 3 0 . The price of gas is $15,000 per unit, the price of coal is $10,000 per unit, the price of
hydroelectric power is $7000 per unit, and the price of nuclear energy is $9000 per unit. These prices can be
represented by the (column) price vector:
15,000
P = 10,000
7000
9000

5) Find the income earned by the gas industry and its cost for the other forms of energy it uses. Then calculate
its profit.

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An air freight company has three types of aircraft which carry three types of cargo. The payload, in tons, is
summarized in the table below.
Passenger Transport Commuter
Mail 2 4 1
Medical 1 2 1
Freight 3 2 0

6) On Saturdays, the company must move 23 tons of mail, 16 tons of medical supplies, and 17 tons of freight.
2 4 1 23
This system of equations can be represented by the matrix: 1 2 1 16 . Reduce this matrix to calculate how
3 2 0 17
many aircraft of each type should be used.

Provide an appropriate response.

7) If A is a 3 × 5 matrix, B is a 5 × 7 matrix, C is a 7 × 11 matrix, D is a 5 × 7 matrix, which of the following matrix
products are defined? Give the size of each answer if it is defined.
(a) A × B × C
(b) B × C × D
(c) A × D × C
(d) A × B × D

8) Solve by the Method of Reduction:

5x + 3y + z = 2
2x - y + 2z = 10
4x - 2y + 3z = 17

Solve using the elimination method.

9) x + 3y = 13
2x + 3y = 8

Graph the linear inequality.

10) 5x + y ≤ -3
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

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Answer Key
Testname: MAT490 WEEK 6

1) (-4, 0)
2) T = 3.50 2.75 3.80
3.75 3.50 2.50
3) (a) 7 (b) 3 × 4
4500 6500 3500
4) T = 8500 2500 8000
3500 5000 5500
5) Income = $210,000
Cost = $49,000
Profit = $161,000
1 0 0 5
6) 0 1 0 1 ; 5 passenger planes, 1 transport plane, and 9 commuter planes.
0 0 1 9
7) (a) 3 × 11
(b) not defined
(c) 3 × 11
(d) not defined
8) x = 1, y = -2, z = 3
9) (-5, 6)
10)
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10