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MATH211 ProblemSet1 SystemsLinearEquations

This document contains 8 practice problems about determining properties of systems of linear equations based on their augmented matrices. The problems ask students to: 1) Explain the geometric significance of systems having no solution, a unique solution, or infinitely many solutions. 2) Analyze augmented matrices and determine if the corresponding systems are consistent and/or unique. 3) Manipulate parameters in augmented matrices to produce systems with specific solution properties. 4) Find the general and complete solutions to systems of linear equations represented by augmented matrices.

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MATH211 ProblemSet1 SystemsLinearEquations

This document contains 8 practice problems about determining properties of systems of linear equations based on their augmented matrices. The problems ask students to: 1) Explain the geometric significance of systems having no solution, a unique solution, or infinitely many solutions. 2) Analyze augmented matrices and determine if the corresponding systems are consistent and/or unique. 3) Manipulate parameters in augmented matrices to produce systems with specific solution properties. 4) Find the general and complete solutions to systems of linear equations represented by augmented matrices.

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MATH211 LAB Problem Set 1: Systems of Linear Equations

Problem 1. You have a system of k equations in two variables, k ≥ 2. Explain the


geometric significance (what does it look like) of
(a) No solution.
(b) A unique solution.
(c) An infinite number of solutions.

1
2

Problem 2. Here is an augmented matrix in which ∗ is an arbitrary number and


 denotes a nonzero number (note that every ∗ or  can be a different value from
the other ∗ or ). Determine whether the corresponding system is consistent. If
consistent, is the system unique?
 
 ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
0
  ∗ ∗ 0 ∗

0 0  ∗ ∗ ∗
0 0 0 0  ∗
3

Problem 3. Here is an augmented matrix in which ∗ is an arbitrary number and


 denotes a nonzero number (note that every ∗ or  can be a different value from
the other ∗ or ). Determine whether the corresponding system is consistent. If
consistent, is the system unique?
 
 ∗ ∗ ∗
 0  ∗ ∗
0 0  ∗
4

Problem 4. Here is an augmented matrix in which ∗ is an arbitrary number and


 denotes a nonzero number (note that every ∗ or  can be a different value from
the other ∗ or ). Determine whether the corresponding system is consistent. If
consistent, is the system unique?
 
 ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
0
  0 ∗ 0 ∗

0 0 0  ∗ ∗
0 0 0 0  ∗
5

Problem 5. Here is an augmented matrix in which ∗ is an arbitrary number and


 denotes a nonzero number (note that every ∗ or  can be a different value from
the other ∗ or ). Determine whether the corresponding system is consistent. If
consistent, is the system unique?
 
 ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
0
  ∗ ∗ 0 ∗
0 0 0 0  0
0 0 0 0 ∗ 
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Problem 6. Choose h and k such that the augmented matrix shown has one solution.
Then choose h and k such that the system has no solutions. Finally, choose h and k
such that the system has infinitely many solutions.
 
1 h 2
2 4 k
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Problem 7. Fine the general solution of the system whose augmented matrix is
 
1 1 0 1
1 0 4 2
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Problem 8. Give the complete solution to the system of equations, 3x-y+4z=6,


y+8z=0, and -2x+y=-4.

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