Universiti Teknologi MARA
Oct 2020 – Feb 2021
MAT 523 - Tutorial 1.2
(Systems of Linear Equations)
Q1. July 2020
Given the following system of linear equations:
x ky 2
2 k x y 3
a) Determine the value(s) of the constant k such that the above system has
i) no solution
ii) infinitely many solutions.
b) If you know that a system of linear equations has at least two solutions, how many solutions
does it actually have? Explain your answer.
c) Suppose a 4x6 coefficient matrix has 4 pivot columns. Is the corresponding system of
equations consistent? Justify your answer.
Q2. Dec 2019
Given the following system of linear equations:
x y 2z 2
2x z 1
x 3 y az 2
a) Determine the value(s) of the constant a such that the above system has
i) a unique solution.
ii) infinitely many solutions.
iii) no solution.
b) Given that the coefficient matrix for the above system is non-singular. Determine the
value(s) of the constant a.
Q3. June 2019
Given the following system of linear equations
x y z 0
2 x 3 y 2 z 1
x y 2
Determine the value(s) of and such that the linear system has
a) a unique solution.
b) no solution.
c) one-parameter infinite solutions.
Q4. Dec 2018
Consider the following system of linear equation
x y 2z 3
y mz 1
mx (2m 2)y 2
Show that the reduced augmented matrix for the above system is
1 1 2 3
0 1 m 1
0 0 m 2 4m 4 4m
Hence, determine the value(s) of m such that the system
a) has no solution.
b) has a unique solution
c) has infinitely many solutions.
Q5. June 2018
1 2 3 0
Consider a matrix A 2 1 4 0
0 1 a 2 3 2b 2
a) If A is an augmented matrix of a nonhomogeneous system of linear equations, find the
values(s) of a and b such that the system
i) has a unique solution.
ii) is inconsistent.
b) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the value
(s) of a and b so that the system has
i) a one parameter solutions.
ii) a two parameter solutions.
Q6. Jan 2018
Given the following system of linear equations:
x my z 0
mx y z 0
x y mz 0
Determine the value of m such that the linear system has
a) a trivial solution
b) a one-parameter family of solutions.
c) a two-parameter family of solutions.
Q7. Jul 2017
0 2 2
Let A 4 4
0
a) If A is a coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system of linear equations, find the
value(s) of and in which the system has:
i) one parameter solution.
ii) two parameter solutions.
b) If A is an augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, find the value(s) of
and in which the system
i) has a unique solution.
ii) is inconsistent.
Q8. Dec 2016
Given the following system of linear equations
x 3 y 2z 6
2 x 2y 2
x 4 y sz t
Determine the value of s and t such that the above system will have
a) infinitely many solutions.
b) a unique solution.
c) no solution.
Q9. June 2016
1 1 2 3
0 2k 1 2
Let A
0 0 1 2
0 0 4 p2
a) Reduce A to an upper triangular matrix.
b) If A is an augmented matrix of a non-homogeneous system of linear equations, find
values of k and p for the system to be
i) inconsistent
ii) consistent and have infinitely many solutions.
c) Let A be the coefficient matrix for the homogeneous system Ax 0 . Find the values
of k and p if the solution is nontrivial.
Q10. Dec 2015
Given the following system of linear equations
x y 2z 2
2 x z2
x 3 y az b
a) Write down the augmented matrix for the given system.
b) Determine the value(s) of the constants a and b such that the system:
i) has no solution.
ii) has a unique solution.
iii) has infinitely many solutions.
c) Determine the value(s) of the constant a such that the coefficient matrix for the above
system is nonsingular.
Q11. June 2015
Given the following system of linear equations
x y z 1
2x 3y z 3
x y z 1
Find the value of so that the system has
a) no solution.
b) infinitely many solutions.
c) a unique solution.
