MAT1320-LINEAR ALGEBRA MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS B

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1. Let A be a 4 × 4 matrix with real entries and assume that −1 1 3
A−1 exists. Which of the following is always true? 3. Let A =  2 0 −2  be a nonsingular matrix. Which
1 3 −2
a) Rank(A) = 1 b) det(A) = 1 c) det(A) = 4 of the following matrices is equal to Adj A−1 ?

d) Rank(A) = 4 e) det(A) = Rank(A)    

3/7 11/14 −1/7 −1/14 1/14 3/14

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a)  1/7 −1/14 2/7  b)  1/7 0 −1/7 
3/7 2/7 −1/7 1/14 3/14 −1/7
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3/7 1/7 3/7 −1/14 1/7 1/14
c)  11/14 −1/14 2/7 d)  1/14 0 3/14 
−1/7 2/7 −1/7 3/14 −1/7 −1/7
e) None of them
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4. Which of the following statement(s) are true?

I. Every matrix in row echelon form is also in reduced
2. For which value of k, the linear system corresponding to the row echelon form
augmented matrix
II. The reduced row echelon form of a nonsingular matrix
is an identity matrix
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2 1 2 2 1
 1 2 −1 1 −1  III. The reduced row echelon form of a singular matrix has
4 5 0 k 2 a row of zeros
is inconsistent? IV. Any matrix equivalent to an identity matrix is singular

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) k ∈ R a) I and IV b) Only I c) II and III d) Only IV

e) There is no such k e) All of them

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5. Compute the determinant of the following matrix. 0 0 2 0
 1 0 0 1 
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2 0 0 −3 1
 8. Consider the matrix A =   0 −1 3
. Which of
0 
 0 0 0 0 7  2 1 5 −3
 
 −3 2 0 −1 −6  the following is the inverse of A, (if exists) ? (Hint: You
 
 2 −2 −1 1 4  may use elementary row operations.)
0 0 0 4 3  
−4/5 3/2 1/2 4/5
a) 0 b) −56 c) 56 d) −112 e) 112  3/5 0 0 2/5 
a)   1/5 −1

0 −1/5 
1/5 0 0 −1/5
 
−4/5 3/5 1/5 1/5
 3/2 0 −1 0 
b)   1/2

0 0 0 
4/5 2/5 −1/5 −1/5
 
−4/5 3/5 3/2 4/5
 1/5 0 0 1/5 
c)  2/5 −1

0 −2/5 

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2/5 0 0 −2/5
 
−4 3 1 4
 3/5 0 0 2/5 
d)  1 −1 0 −1  e) A is noninvertible.

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6. For which choice(s) of the constant k is the following matrix

invertible?  
1 1 1
A= 1 2 k 
1 4 k2

a) k = 1 or k = 2 b) R − {1} c) R − {1, 2}
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d) For all k ∈ R e) There do not exist such a constant k.

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1 x y 0
7. Let A = be an involutary matrix, B =
0 1 y 0 9. If A and B are 3 × 3 matrices with real entries such that
√
 
1 −3 1
a nonzero idempotent matrix and C = a det(A) = 3 and det(B) = , what is the value of
z 3 2
det 2AT B −3 ?


singular matrix. What is the value of x − y − z ?
√ √ √ √
a) −1 b) 0 c) 1 d) −2 e) 2 a) 32 3 b) 16 3 c) 48 d) 4 3 e) 64 3
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10. Find the solution(s) to the homogeneous system 0 −3 −1 1
 −2 0 2 5 
13. Let A =  . Which of the following
4x1 − 2x2 + 7x3 = 0  3 −2 0 0 
8x1 − 3x2 + 10x3 = 0 1 −4 0 0
statement(s) are correct for the matrix A ?
a) It has only a trivial (zero) solution.
I. A has an inverse.
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b) x1 = k, x2 = 4k, x3 = k, k ∈ R. II. The reduced row echelon form of A is a 4 × 4 identity
4 matrix.
1 
70 0 0 0
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c) x1 = 4k, x2 = k, x3 = k, k ∈ R.
4  0 70 0 0 
III. Adj(A)A =  0
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d) x1 = k, x2 = 4k, x3 = k, k ∈ R. 0 70 0 
0 0 0 70
e) The system is inconsistent (no solution).
a) Only I b) I and II c) I and III
d) II and III e) I, II and III

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11. Assume
 that rank(A) =
 2 for the matrix
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a 1 2
A= 1 1 1 . Find the value of a.
−1 1 1 − a

a) a = −1 or a = −2 b) a = −2 or a = 2 14. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix

 such that  the sum of 
the columns
0 −1 1 2
c) a = −1 or a = 1 d) a 6= −1 or a 6= −2 of A is equal to  0 . Let B =  −1 1 2 . Which of
0 −1 1 2
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e) a = −1 or a = 2
the following could be the product matrix AB?
   
−1 1 2 0 0 0
a) None of them b)  −1 1 2  c)  0 0 0 
−1 1 2 0 0 0
   
1 0 0 −1 −1 −1
d)  0 1 0  e)  1 1 1 
0 0 1 2 2 2
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12. Which of the following statement(s) for determinants

concerning n × n matrices A and B are correct?



I. det AT B = det B T A .
II. If the determinant of a 3 × 3 (n = 3) matrix is equal to
the product of its elements in the main diagonal then
it is either an upper triangular or a lower triangular
matrix.
III. For a 4×4 (n = 4) matrix B one always has det(2B) =
15. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with det(A) = −7.
Which of the
16 det(B).
following is the value of det 2A−1 + adj(A) ?
a) Only I b) I and II c) II and III
125 −125 −1 −7
a) b) −125 c) d) e)
d) I and III e) All of them 7 7 7 125
16. For what value(s) of a does the following linear system have a1 a2 a3
a unique solution? 18. If b1 b2 b3 = 4, which of the following is equal to
c1 c2 c3
x+y−z =2 a1 a2 4a3 − 2a2
x + 2y + z = 3 b1 b2 4b3 − 4b2 ?
1 1
x + y + a2 − 5 z = a


c1 c2 2c3 − c2
2 2
a) a = 2 b) a = −2 c) a = ±2 d) a 6= ±2 a) 8 b) 6 c) 4 d) 2 e) 1
e) There is no such a.

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3 4 1 0 −2 5
19. If A = and AB = , which of
1 1 4 −1 0 3
the following is the (2, 4)-entry (b24 ) of B ?
a) −2 b) 3 c) 8 d) −4 e) 11
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17. 
Let A be  a nonsingular  matrix
 whose inverse is A =
4 1 1
and let b = . Which of the following is
1 0 −2 20. Determine the
 value of a11 A
12 + a21 A22 + a31 A32 for the
a solution of the linear system AT x = b ? −2 3 0
      matrix A =  4 1 −3 , where Aij is the cofactor of
1 2 2
a) x = b) x = c) x = 2 0 1
2 −1 1 each aij ?
   
−2 −2
d) x = e) x = a) 0 b) −32 c) 32 d) 16 e) −16
1 −1