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Sheet 1 Solution of Systems of Linear Equations

1. The document provides problems involving solving systems of linear equations using various methods like Gauss elimination, LU factorization, and Gauss-Jordan elimination. It also involves finding inverses of matrices and determining whether a linear system has a unique solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions. 2. The problems cover topics like elementary matrices, homogeneous systems, constructing systems from data points, and applying linear algebra concepts to circuit analysis problems. 3. The document tests a wide range of skills for solving systems of linear equations which is a core topic in linear algebra.

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Sheet 1 Solution of Systems of Linear Equations

1. The document provides problems involving solving systems of linear equations using various methods like Gauss elimination, LU factorization, and Gauss-Jordan elimination. It also involves finding inverses of matrices and determining whether a linear system has a unique solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions. 2. The problems cover topics like elementary matrices, homogeneous systems, constructing systems from data points, and applying linear algebra concepts to circuit analysis problems. 3. The document tests a wide range of skills for solving systems of linear equations which is a core topic in linear algebra.

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Sheet 1

Solution of Systems of Linear Equations

1- Find the values of  such that

2x − y = 5
4x − 2 y = 
i) has a solution
ii) has no solution
What is the geometric interpretation in each case?

2- Solve the following systems of linear equations using Gauss elimination


method:

a) x + y + 2z + 3w = 13, x − 2 y + z + w = 8, 3x + y + z − w = 1

b) x + y + z = 1, x + y − 2z = 3, 2x + y + z = 2

2x + y + z − 2w = 1, 3x − 2 y + z − 6w = −2, x + y − z − w = −1,
c)
6x + z − 9w = −2, 5x − y + 2z − 8w = 3

d) x + y + z = 0, x + y = 3, y + z = 1

e) x + 2 y + 3z = 0, x + y + z = 0, x + y + 2z = 0, x + 3y + 3z = 0

f) x − 2 y + 3z = 4, 2x − y − 3z = 5, 3x + z = 2, 3x − 3y = 7

3- Find a non-trivial solution to the homogeneous system (−4I3 − A)X = 0 for

1 0 5 
A = 1 1 1 
 
0 1 − 4

4- Find all values of  for which the resulting linear system of equations has (a)
no solution, (b) a unique solution and (c) infinitely many solutions:

x + y − z = 2, x + 2y + z = 3, x + y + ( 2 − 5)z = 
5-Which of the following matrices are elementary? If so, describe the
corresponding elementary row operation.

1 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 0
(a) [0 3 0] (b) [ ] (c) [0 1 0]
0 1 0
0 0 1 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0 0
1 0
(d) [0 0 1] (e) [ ] (f) [0 2 0 ]
2 1
0 1 0 0 0 −1

−1 −2
6- Find a sequence of elementary matrices whose product is A= [ ].
3 8

7- Find a sequence of elementary matrices that can be used to write the matrix
A in row-echelon form.

0 1 3 5
A=[1 −3 0 2]
2 −6 2 0

1 1 0 
8-Find all values of  for which the inverse of A = 1 0 0  exists. Find A-1.
1 2  

9- Find the inverse of the following matrices using Gauss-Jordan method, if it


exists:

1 2 −3 1 
 3 1 2 − 1 3 − 3 − 2
a) A = 2 1 2 b) B =  
2 0 1 5
1 2 2  
3 1 −2 5 

 4 0 0
10- Find the inverse of the diagonal matrix A = 0 − 2 0 . Comment on your
0 0 3
results.
1 2 3
11- Find the inverse of A = 1 1 2 using Gauss-Jordan and hence solve the
1 1 0
following systems of equations:

1 − 1
a) AX =  0  b) AX =  2 
− 1  1 

12- Use the LU Factorization method to solve the following systems of linear
equations ( AX = B ):

2 3 4 6
a) A = 4 5 10 , B = 16

  
4 8 2   2 
4 2 3 1
b) A = 2 0 5 , B =  − 1
  
1 2 1 − 3
4 2 1 0  6 
− 4 − 6 1 3  13 
c) A =   , B= 
 8 16 − 3 − 4 − 20
   
 20 10 4 − 3  15 

13- Use the LU Factorization method to find the determinant of the following
matrix:

2 3 4 
A = 4 5 10
 
4 8 2 

14- Construct a system of linear equations to find the coefficients of the second
degree polynomial p(x) = a0 + a1x + a2x2 passing through the set of points (0,1),
(1,3) and (-1,1).
Solve using the Gauss-Jordan method.
15- Use Gauss-Jordan elimination to find the values of the currents I1, I2 and I3
flowing through the branches of the given circuit. [Hint: Use Kirchoff’s Voltage
Law]

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