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This document provides the answer key for a midterm exam in basic linear algebra. It contains solutions to 10 multiple choice and short answer questions testing concepts like finding the solution set of homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of linear equations, determining the invertibility of matrices, computing determinants and inverses using Cramer's rule and adjugate matrices, and factorizing matrices.

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Math 265 Answer Key

This document provides the answer key for a midterm exam in basic linear algebra. It contains solutions to 10 multiple choice and short answer questions testing concepts like finding the solution set of homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of linear equations, determining the invertibility of matrices, computing determinants and inverses using Cramer's rule and adjugate matrices, and factorizing matrices.

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MATH 265 BASIC LINEAR ALGEBRA

MIDTERM EXAM, 29 July 2011


ANSWER KEY

Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total


Question Value 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100
Student Value

1. Find the solution set of the homogeneous system

−x1 + 2x2 + x3 − 2x4 = 0


−x1 − x2 + x3 + x4
x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0
2x1 − x2 − 2x3 + x4 = 0

Answer: The solution set of the system is:


 
−t
 t 
S = { 
 −t  | t ∈ R}
t

2. For which values of k the following linear system has, a unique solution, infinitely
many solution, no solution.

x1 + kx2 = 2
kx1 + x2 + x3 = 1
x1 + x2 + x3 = k

Answer: The system has

(a) a unique solution if k 6= 0, k 6= 1

(b) an infinitely many solution if k = 1

(c) no solution if k = 0.

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3. Find the solution set of the linear system:

x1 + x2 + x3 − x4 = 4
x1 − x2 − x3 − x4 = 2
x1 + x2 − x3 + x4 = −2

Answer: The solution set is:


 
t+3
 −t − 2 
S = { 
 t + 3  | t ∈ R}
t

or equivalently
 
t
 1−t 
S = { 
 t  | t ∈ R}
t−3

4. For which values of k the following matrix invertible?


 
k+1 2 1
A= 0 3 k 
1 1 1

Find A−1 when k = 1.


Answer: The matrix is invertible for all k 6= 0, 4.
 
2/3 −1/3 −1/3
For k = 1, A−1 =  1/3 1/3 −2/3 
−1 0 2

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5. Suppose that A and B are 4 × 4 invertible matrices. If det(A) = −2 and det(B) = 3
compute the following determinants.

(a) det(AB) = −6
−9
(b) det(A−1 B 2 ) = 2

(c) det(2AT ) = −32


−8
(d) det(A3 .B −3 ) = 27

(e) det(adj(A)A−1 ) = 4

6. For an n × n matrix A such that det(A) 6= 0, prove that


1
(a) [adj(A)]−1 = det(A)
A.

(b) det(adj(A)) = det(A)n−1 .


Answer:
1 1
(a) It is straightforward to check that adj(A). det(A) A= det(A)
A. adj(A) = In

(b) We know that adj(A) = det(A)A−1 . Evaluate the determinant of both sides to get
the required equality.

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7. Consider the matrix
 
1 1 1
 −1 1 −1 
1 1 −1

(a) Find det(A).

(b) Find adj(A).

(c) Find det(adj(A)).

(d) Find A−1 , if it exists.


Answer:

(a) det(A) = −4
 
0 2 −2
(b) Find adj(A) =  −2 −2 0 .
−2 0 2

(c) det(adj(A)) = 16
 
0 −1/2 1/2
(d) A−1 =  1/2 1/2 0 
1/2 0 −1/2

8. Use Cramer’s rule to solve the system

2x − y + z = 3

x − 2y + 4z = 1
x−y−z =5
3 −23 −11
Answer: x = , y = ,z=
4 8 8

4
· ¸
−1 1 −1
9. Compute adj(A) if A is an invertible matrix with A =
1 1
· ¸
−1 1/2 −1/2
Answer: adj(A) = det(A).A =
1/2 1/2
· ¸
4 1
10. For the matrix A = , find an upper triangular 2×2 matrix U and a lower
−2 −1
triangular 2 × 2 matrix L such that A = U L.
· ¸ · ¸
1 −1 2 0
Answer: U = and L =
0 1 −2 −1
These U and L are not unique!!

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