University of KwaZulu-Natal: December 2016 Examination Math140 P2 W2

MATH140 EXAMINATION REVISION: LINEAR ALGEBRA

QUESTION 4 (9 Marks)

(a) Prove that if A is an invertible  ×  matrix and C is any nonzero scalar then CA is
invertible and CA = C  A . (3)

(b) If A is a 3 × 3 matrix for which detA = −2, find det2A . (3)

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QUESTION 4 (cont.)

(c) Determine the values of G for which the following matrix

G−4 0 0
A=H 0 G 2 I
0 3 G−1
is invertible. (4)

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QUESTION 5 (12 Marks)

Consider the system of linear equations:

2
+ 4- − 2J = −1
−4
− 6- + J = 2
3
+ 5- − J = −1

(a) Write the system in matrix form AL = M. (1)

(b) Using the adjoint method, find the inverse of the coefficient matrix A. (5)

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QUESTION 5 (cont.)

(c) Verify that your answer found in part (b) is the inverse of A. (2)

(d) Use the inverse of matrix A to solve the system of linear equations. (2)

(e) Use Cramer’s rule to find the value of variable - only. (2)

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QUESTION 9 (5 Marks)

Find an equation of the plane that passes through the points A1,3,2, W3, −1,6 and
X5,2,0.

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NB: PLEASE CHOOSE TO ANSWER EITHER QUESTION 10(a) OR 10(b), NOT

BOTH.

QUESTION 10(a) (6 Marks)

Use elementary row operations to determine the values of 2 for which the following
system:

+ 2- − 3J = 4
3
− - + 5J = 2
4
+ - + 2  − 2J = 2 + 4

has: (a) no solution, (b) exactly one solution, or (c) infinitely many solutions.

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QUESTION 4 (15 Marks)

(a) Find a vector equation and parametric equations for the line L1 that passes
through the point P(1, 3, 2) and Q(3, –1, 6). (3)

(b) Find an equation for the plane containing the line L1 in 4(a) and point R(5, 2, 0). (4)

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QUESTION 4 (cont.)

= 2 + 32, ; = −42, H = 5 + 2, 2 ∈ℝ
(c) Find the point at which the line with parametric equations

intersects the plane with equation 4
+ 5; − 2H = 18.

(3)

(d) For *, + ∈ ℝ@ , prove that L* ∙ +L ≤ N*N N+N. (2)

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QUESTION 4 (cont.)

(e) Determine whether triangle ABC with vertices A(1, –1, 2), B(3, 0, –1) and
C(–1, 2, –3) is a right-angled triangle. (3)

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QUESTION 5 (15 Marks)

1 0 –3
Given O = P4 −1 – 5R:
2 –1 0
(a)

(i) Given that O = O" , compute O ; (3)

(ii) Use O to solve the following system of linear equations:

– 3H = 1
4
−; – 5H = 0
2
– ; = –1
(3)

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QUESTION 5(a) (cont.)

(iii) Compute detO. (2)

(iv) Use (i) and (iii) to calculate adjO. (1)

Let O be a square matrix and OU be the transpose of O. Show that if O is

symmetric i.e. O = OU , then O + OU is symmetric.
(b)
(2)

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QUESTION 5 (cont.)

(c) Determine the value(s) of & for which the system

+2; –H = 2
2
−2; +3H = 1

+2; +3 − &  = &
"

will have:
(i) No solution;
(ii) A unique solution;
(iii) Multiple solutions. (4)

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