Penn State Harrisburg Math 220: Matrices Spring 2022, Sections 004/006

Final Exam Practice Problems

1. Which of the following matrices are in row reduced echelon form?

     
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
     
𝑀 = 0 = 0 , 𝑃 =
     
0 0 1  , 𝑁 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
     
     
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
     

a) Only 𝑀 c) Only 𝑃 e) 𝑀 and 𝑃 only g) All of them

b) Only 𝑁 d) 𝑀 and 𝑁 only f) 𝑁 and 𝑃 only h) None of them




 𝑥1 + 3𝑥2 + 𝑥3 =2



2. Solve the linear system −2𝑥1 + 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 3 =3 .



 −𝑥 1 + 3𝑥2 − 𝑥3
 =4


a) 𝑥 1 = −1 − 4𝑥3 , 𝑥 2 = 1 + 𝑥3 , 𝑥 3 𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑒 c) 𝑥 1 = −1 − 3𝑥 3 , 𝑥 2 = 1 + 2𝑥 3 , 𝑥 3 𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑒

b) 𝑥 1 = −1 − 𝑥3 , 𝑥 2 = 1, 𝑥 3 𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑒 d) 𝑥 1 = 1 + 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 2 𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑒, 𝑥 3 = 1





 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 + 2𝑥3 = 𝑏1



3. What conditions must 𝑏 1 , 𝑏 2 , 𝑏 3 satisfy to make the linear system 𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 + 3𝑥 3 = 𝑏 2 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡.




 3𝑥1 + 4𝑥 2 + 7𝑥3

= 𝑏3


a) 𝑏 3 = −2𝑏 1 + 5𝑏 2 b) 𝑏 3 = 3𝑏 2 c) 𝑏 3 = 2𝑏 1 + 𝑏 2 d) Consistent for all 𝑏 1 , 𝑏 2 , 𝑏 3

   
2 4 9 8
4. Let 𝑀 =   and 𝑁 = 
 
 . Find the values of 𝑘 so that 𝑀 𝑁 = 𝑁 𝑀.

3 𝑘 6 1
   
a) −2 b) −3 c) 0 d) 1 e) 3

   
1 −1 1 𝑏 1 
   
5. Let 𝐴 =  2 5 and b = 𝑏 2  . For which vector b does the linear system 𝐴x = b have a unique solution?
   
1
   
   
−1 4 2 𝑏 3 
   

a) No such vector b exists. c) Only for 𝑏 1 = 𝑏 2 = 𝑏 3 = 0 e) It has a unique solution for all 𝑏.

b) Only when 𝑏 2 = 2𝑏 1 . d) when 𝑏 3 = 𝑏 2 − 3𝑏 1 .

 
1 −2 ℎ 𝑘
 
6. What conditions must ℎ and 𝑘 satisfy to make the linear system with augmented matrix −1 1  has infinitely many
 
1 −2
 
 
2 −3 𝑘 ℎ
 
solutions.

a) ℎ = 0 and 𝑘 − 0 d) 𝑘 = 2ℎ, ℎ ∈ R
b) 𝑘 = ℎ + 1, ℎ ∈ R e) There are no such numbers ℎ and 𝑘 exist
c) ℎ = 𝑘 − 2, 𝑘 ∈ R

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   
1 −1 1 𝑏 1 
   
7. If 𝐴 =  2 5 and b = 𝑏 2  , what conditions must b satisfy to force 𝐴x = b has a unique solution?
   
1
   
   
−1 4 2 𝑏 3 
   

a) It has a unique solution if 𝑏 3 = 𝑏 2 − 3𝑏 1 c) Never has a unique solution for any 𝑏

b) Only when 𝑏 2 = 2𝑏 1 d) It has a unique solution for all 𝑏

 
2 5 −3 4
 
8. Let 𝐴 = 0 2 . How many solutions does the homogeneous equation 𝐴𝑥 = 0 have ?
 
1 9
 
 
0 0 0 −6
 

a) No solutions b) Exactly one solution c) Exactly two solutions d) Infinitely many solutions

     
1 −2  ℎ + 3
     
9. Let u = −2 , v =  5  , and w =  ℎ  . For what value(s) of ℎ is w in the linear span of u and v ?
     
     
     
3 −4  3 
     

a) No such ℎ exists 8 c) ℎ = 2 e) For every real number ℎ

b) ℎ =
3
d) ℎ = −2

10. Which of the following sets is linearly independent ?

                             
 1

 −1 6  2 

 
 1 −3 −1 
 
 1 −1 0 
 
 5 0  2 

a)   ,  ,  ,   
    
   
   
  
  
     
  
      
 
−5  b)  2  , c) 1 ,
               
 3
 4 0 −7 , 8  3 , 4  8 

 0 −3 


        


 
 
 
 
 
  



 
 
 
 
 
  d)   ,  ,
 
 
 
 −5
  15   4 
  1
 2 3 
 

 −6 0  4 
            
       
       
 2 
 0  1 

     

11. Suppose {u, v, w} is a linearly independent set of vectors in R3 . Which of the following is also linearly independent?

a) {-u, u + w, v, v - w} b) {u - v, 2v , u + v } c) {u, w, u+v+w} d) {u, 0, w}

                    


 1 2 3 
 
 2 1 
 
 2 3 0 0 


  
     

     

        
       
12. Which of the sets 𝐴 = 2 , 5 , 𝐵 = 1 , 3 , 𝐶 = 1 , 1 span R3 ?
     
5 , 1 , 1 ,

                    
       
     
        
 1
 4 1 
  3
 4 
  0
 0 1 2 

                 

a) 𝐴 only b) 𝐶 only c) 𝐴 and 𝐵 d) 𝐴 and 𝐶

13. Let 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 be 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices. Which of the following is equal to (𝐵𝐶) −1 ( 𝐴𝐵𝑡 ) 𝑡 ( 𝐴 −1 ) 𝑡 ?

a) 𝐶 −1 b) 𝐶 𝑡 𝐴𝑡 c) 𝐵 −1 𝐴𝑡 𝐵 d) 𝐶 𝑡 𝐵 −1 (𝐶 𝑡 ) −1 𝐴𝑡 𝐵

 
1 −2 1 2
 
 
−1 2 0 1
14. 𝐴 =   is the augmented matrix of a linear system. Which of the following is TRUE?

2 −4 𝑘 3
 
 
−3 6 10 6
 

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a) The system is inconsistent for every real number 𝑘. c) The system has infinite solutions when 𝑘 = 1.

b) The System is inconsistent ONLY when 𝑘 = 2. d) The system is consistent for all 𝑘

 
1 2 3 0  



 0 1 7 0 0
0 0 1 3  
15. If 𝐴 =   and 𝐵 = 0 0 0 1 0 , which of the following is true?

0 0 0 1 






 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0  
 
a) Both 𝐴 and 𝐵 are in row reduced echelon form. c) Only 𝐵 is in row reduced echelon form.

b) Only 𝐴 is in row reduced echelon form. d) None of the two matrices is in row reduced echelon form.

 
1 1 2
 
 
−2 −1 1
16. Find the value of ℎ that makes the columns of the matrix   be linearly dependent or independent.

0 0 0
 
 
0 2 ℎ
 

a) Only ℎ = 10 makes the columns of A linearly dependent

b) Only ℎ = 10 makes the columns of A linearly independent

c) No value of ℎ makes the columns of 𝐴 linearly independent

d) Every real number ℎ makes the columns of 𝐴 linearly independent

 
 1 −2 1 2 
 
17. Given that  −1 1  is the augmented matrix of a linear system, which of the following is the graph of the
 
2 0
 
 
 2 −4 1 3 
 
solution set?

a) The whole of R3 b) A plane in R4 c) A plane in R3 d) A line in R3

 
 1 0 −2 0 1 5 
 
18. Suppose the augmented matrix of a linear system of equations 𝐴x = b has an echelon form  0 0 3 .
 
0 1 −1
 
 
 0 0 0 0 1 2 
 
Which ot the following is the parametric vector form of the solution set?

                     
5 0 −2 5 0 2 3 0 2  0  0
                     
a) x = 3 + 𝑠 1 + 𝑡  0 
                     
0 1 0 0 1 0 −1 1
                     
b) x = 0 + 𝑠 0 + 𝑡 1 c) x = 0 + 𝑠 0 + 𝑡 1 d) x =  3  + 𝑡 2
                     
2 0  1 
                     
               
3 0 0 5 0 0  2  0
               
               
0 0 0 2 0 0  0  0
               
   
1 −1 2 0 −3
19. If 𝐴 =   and 𝐴𝐵 =



 , find the third column of 𝐵?

2 3 7 5 4
   

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       
3 −1 2 5
a)   b)   c)   d)  
−2 2 5 7
       

20. Let 𝐴 be a 5 × 5 invertible matrix. Which of the following statements is not necessarily true?

a) 𝐴𝑡 𝐴 is an invertible matrix. c) 𝐴 has 5 pivot positions.

b) 𝐴 = 𝐴𝑡 . d) The equation 𝐴x = 0 has no nontrivial solution.

     


  3  −1  

     

 

21. If 𝑆 = −1 ,  0  , v is linearly independent, which one of the following can vector v be?

     
      
 −1  2  
 
    
       
0 2 0 1
       
a) −1 b) −1 c) 0 d) 1
       
       
       
5 1 0 0
       

22. Let 𝑆 = {v1 , v2 , · · · , v 𝑝 } be subset of R𝑛 , Which of the following is not necessarily true?

a) If 𝑝 > 𝑛, then 𝑆 spans R𝑛 .

b) If 𝑝 > 𝑛, then 𝑆 is linearly dependent.

c) If 𝑆 is linearly independent and 𝑝 = 𝑛, then 𝑆 is a basis of R𝑛 .

d) If 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑆 = R𝑛 and 𝑝 = 𝑛, then 𝑆 is a basis of R𝑛 .

 
3 2 1
 
23. If 𝐴 = 0 2 , then the third column of 𝐴 −1 is
 
0
 
 
1 1 1
 
       
−2 1  1  −1
       
a)  3  b) −1 c) 1/2 d) −1
       
       
       
0 0  −2  3
       

24. Let 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are 4 × 4 matrices. Which of the following is (are) true?
(i) ( 𝐴 + 𝐵) 𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 + 𝐵𝑡
(ii) ( 𝐴 + 𝐵) −1 = 𝐴 −1 + 𝐵 −1
(iii) ( 𝐴𝐵) 𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 𝐵𝑡
(iv) ( 𝐴𝐵) −1 = 𝐵 −1 𝐴 −1

a) (i) , (ii) and (iii). b) (i), (ii) and (iv) c) (i) and (iv) d) All of the above

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25. Which of the following matrices in not invertible?

       
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
       
a) 0 b) 1 c) 0 d) 0
       
1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0
       
       
1 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 0
       

26. Let 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 be 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices. Which of the following is true

a) If 𝐴 = 𝐵𝐶, then det 𝐴 = det 𝐵 · det𝐶 c) If 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶, then 𝐴 = 𝐵

b) If 𝐴 = 𝐵 + 𝐶, then det 𝐴 = det 𝐵 + det𝐶 d) If 𝐴 + 𝐵 is invertible, then 𝐴 and 𝐵 are both invertible,.

27. Which of the following sets is a subspace of R3 ?


   
 
   
 
   
 
   


 𝑥 1  
 
 𝑥 1  
 
 𝑥 1  
 
 𝑥 1  

 
 
  

  
 
  

  
 
  

  
 
  


a) 𝑥2  : 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 7 b) 𝑥 2  : 𝑥 2 𝑥3 = 1 2 2
c) 𝑥2  : 𝑥1 = 𝑥2 d)  0  : 𝑥 2 + 𝑥3 = 0

   
 
   
 
   
 
   

               
 𝑥 3 
 
  𝑥 3 
 
  𝑥 3 
 
  𝑥 3 
 

           

28. Let 𝐴 and 𝐵 be 3 × 3 matrices such that det( 𝐴) = 4 and det(𝐵) = 3. Find det(2𝐴 −1 𝐵2 ).

a) −72 9 c) 18 d) 72
b)
2
 
0 2 0
0
 
 
−3 0 1 0
29. The determinant of   is

0 0 0 4
 
 
0 0 1 4
 
a) −24 b) 24 c) 0 d) 72

   
𝑎 5 6 5 1 2
   
30. If det 𝑏 1 3 = 5, find det 3𝑎
   
3𝑏 3𝑐
   
   
𝑐 2 7  6 3 7
   

a) 15 b) −15 5 5
c) d) −
3 3
 
3 1 4 0
 
31. Which of the following is not in the null space of 𝐴 = 1 3 5?
 
2
 
 
2 0 2 −2
 
       
−1 1 0 1
       
       
−1 −3 0 3
a)   b)   c)   d)  
1 0 0 1
       
       
0 1 0 0
       

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 
1 0 3 0
 
32. Let 𝐴 = 0 2 0 . Find a basis of the column space of 𝐴?
 
1
 
 
2 −3 0 2
 

                     


 1 



 1 3 
 
 1 0 0 
 
 1 0 3 

   

 
 
  
   

       

      
       
a) 0 b) 0 , c) 0 , d) 0 ,
   
2  1 , 0  1 , 2

                     
    
     
       
      
 2 
   2
 0 
  2
 −3 2 
  2
 −3 0 

                 

 
1 2 4 7
 
33. let 𝐴 = 0 3 . Which of the following is a basis of the null space of 𝐴?
 
0 1
 
 
0 0 2 6
 
                      


 −2  5  
 1 4  
 1 0 
 
 1 4 7 
 
    
    
    
     
  
      
  
b) d)
             
 1 

  0 

 0 , 1  2

 0 

 0 , 1 , 3
a)  ,
 
 
 



 
 
 
  c)  ,
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
 


 0 −3   0
 2 
 
 4 1   0
 2 6 


          
          
      
    
 0 
  1 
  7
 3 

       
 
1 3 1 2
 
34. If 𝐴 = −2 3 , then what is the dimension of the column space of 𝐴?
 
1 −2
 
 
−1 3 −1 4
 

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

35. Let 𝐴 be an 𝑛 × 𝑛 invertible matrix. Which of the followings is not true?

a) dim 𝑁𝑢𝑙 𝐴 = 0 b) det 𝐴 ≠ 0 c) 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝐴 = dim 𝑁𝑢𝑙 𝐴 d) The dimension of 𝐶𝑜𝑙 𝐴 = 𝑛

 
1 0 3
 
36. Find the eigenvalues of 𝐴 = 0 3 .
 
3
 
 
0 1 5
 

a) 𝜆 = 1, 3, 5 b) 𝜆 = 1, 2, 6 c) 𝜆 = 2, 3, 4 d) 𝜆 = −1, −3, −5

 
2 1 0
 
37. Which of the following is not an eigenvector of 𝐴 = 3
 
0 1
 
 
0 0 2
 
       
1 1 −1 −1
       
a) 1 b) 1 c)  0  d)  3 
       
       
       
0 1 3 0
       

38. Suppose 𝐴 and 𝐵 are 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices. Which of the following is always true?

a) If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are similar, then they have the same eigenvalues.

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b) If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are similar, then det( 𝐴 + 𝐵) = det 𝐴 + det 𝐵.

c) If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are similar, then they have the same eigenvectors.

d) If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are similar, then they are diagonalizable.

 
1 2 3
 
39. What is the characteristic polynomial of 𝐴 = 0 2 ?
 
1
 
 
0 2 1
 

a) 𝑝(𝜆) = (1 − 𝜆) 3 c) 𝑝(𝜆) = (1 − 𝜆) (1 + 𝜆) (𝜆 − 3)

b) 𝑝(𝜆) = (1 − 𝜆) (𝜆 + 2) d) 𝑝(𝜆) = (1 − 𝜆) 2 (𝜆 + 1)

 
1 1 1 3
 
 
0 2 1 −2
40. Find the dimension of the eigenspace of 𝐴 =   corresponding to the eigenvalue 𝜆 = 2.

0 0 2 0
 
 
0 0 0 2
 
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

 
2 1
41. Use the Diagonalization theorem to determine which of the following matrices is similar to  .

1 2
 
a) 𝐴 is not diagonalizable 
2 0
 
1 0
 
1

0
b)  
 c) 


 d) 



0 2 0 2 0 3
     

42. Which of the following is a subspace of R3 ?

a) The column space of a 5 × 3 matrix c) The null space a 3 × 4 matrix


   
 
   


 𝑥 1  
 
 𝑥 1  

 
 
  

  
 
  


b) 𝐻1 = 𝑥2  : 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 + 𝑥3 ≥ 0 d) 𝐻1 = 𝑥2  : 2𝑥1 − 3𝑥2 = 0

   
 
   

       
 𝑥 3 
 
  𝑥 3 
 

     
 
1 −3 2 + 5ℎ 9 − 4ℎ
 
 
0 0 5 16 
43. What is the determinant of the matrix  ?

0 0 0 6 
 
 
 𝑘 4 − 3𝑘 11 + 𝑘 9 − 4𝑘 
 
a) 180 b) 120 c) 60 d) 0

44. If 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are 4 × 4 invertible matrices such that det 𝐴 = 2, det 𝐵 = −4 and det𝐶 = −3, then det 3𝐴2 𝐵𝑡 (2𝐶) −1 ?

a) 96 b) 81 c) 24 d) 27

45. If 𝜆 is the eigenvalue of an 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix 𝐴 and x is the corresponding eigenvector, then which of the following statements is
always true?

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a) x in the null space of 𝐴 − 𝜆𝐼 c) x is in the column space of 𝐴 − 𝜆𝐼

b) x is in the null space of 𝐴 d) The column space of 𝐴 − 𝜆𝐼 is all of R𝑛

Answers
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. E 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. A
14. B 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. A 24. C item B 25. A 26.
D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B
40. D 41. D 42. B 43. D 44. A

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