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Lebanese American University
Lebanese An1crican Univcrsity
11TH 301 - Linear Algebra
Instructor: Ali Wehbe
Exa111 1 - Sum1ner 2023
24 points
Exercise 1
Given , ,.
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A=! -1 -3 and B = [~l !1 ~ ]
[ -3 6 2 0 1
1. Is the matrix A invertible? .Justify.
2. Solve for X E M3x3 (~) the following equations
a) 2X + 2A = 3B.
b) X - A= -2B.
Exercise ""2: 27 points
Consider the system whose augmented matrix is below.
1 2 -3
3 -1 5
(4 1
i 0.=i_,4
a) Discuss, according to the values of a, the nature of the solu·~.ion after u~ing Gaussian elimination.
b) Solve the system whenever possible.
Exercise 3: . I 28 points
We consider the following 1patrix A:
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A= k
. ( k2
I
a) Discuss according to the values of k the invertibility of the matrix A.
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b) In what. follows take k = 2.
i) Find Cof(A) the cofactor matrix associated to A.
ii) Deduce A- 1 the inverse of A.
Exercise 4: 21 points
1) Let A a.nd B denote invertible n x n matrices. show that A= B if and only if A- 1 B = I.
2) Let A and B denote invertible n x n matrices and let / be the n x n identity matrix.
a) Verify that A(!+ BA)= (I+ AB)A and tha.t (1 + BA)B = B(I + AB).
b) If/+ AB is invertible, verify that J + BA is also invertible and show that
(/ + BA)- 1 = I - B(I + AB)- 1A.
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{Bonus exercise)
Let A be a square symmetric matrix of size n x n. We say that A is positive-definite if and only
of j(?:llt:
U1:AU > 0, 'v'O =f U E Mn,1 (JR).
• Show that the matrix A defined by
2 -1 0)
A= -l 2 -1
( 0 -1 2
is positive-definite.
Show that if A is positive-definite then AT is also positive definite.
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