Questions about the assignment may be sent to the TA, Lauren D'Elia at rldelia@math.ncsu.edu.


Each problem is worth 25 points. There are several ways to solve each problem, only 1 is shown.

1. Let

[3 4 1]

A = [2 6 3]

[0 1 8]

Compute A^2-3A and A^3+10I, assuming I is a 3x3.

PART A SOLUTION: (15 points)

[3 4 1] [3 4 1]

A^2 = [2 6 3] * [2 6 3]

[0 1 8] [0 1 8]


[17 37 23]

= [18 47 44]

[2 14 67]


[9 12 3]

3*A = [6 18 9]

[0 3 24]


[8 25 20]

A^2 – 3A = [12 29 35]

[2 11 43]


PART B SOLUTION: (10 points)

[3 4 1] [17 37 23]

A^3 = A*A^2 = [2 6 3] * [18 47 44]

[0 1 8] [2 14 67]


[125 313 312]

= [148 398 511]

[34 159 580]


[10 0 0]

10*I = [0 10 0]

[0 0 10]


[135 313 312]

A^3 + 10I = [148 408 511]

[34 159 590]


2. Let

[1 4]

A = [2 5] and

[3 0]

[0 2 1 5]

B = [4 -3 2 -1]

[1 2 0 -2]

Compute each of the following if possible and if not possible explain why.

a.(A^T)A

b.BB^T

c.(AB)^T

d.(B^T)A

e.(B^T)(A^T)


PART A SOLUTION: (5 points)

[1 2 3]

A^T = [4 5 0]


[1 4]

A = [2 5]

[3 0]


[14 14]

(A^T)A = [14 41]


PART B SOLUTION: (5 points)

[0 2 1 5]

B = [4 -3 2 -1]

[1 2 0 -2]


[0 4 1]

B^T = [2 -3 2]

[1 2 0]

[5 -1 -2]


[30 -9 -6]

BB^T = [-9 30 0]

[-6 0 9]


PART C SOLUTION: (5 points)

Not possible: A is a 3x2 and B is a 3x4. The number of columns in A is not equivalent to the number of rows in B.


PART D SOLUTION: (5 points)

[0 4 1]

B^T = [2 -3 2]

[1 2 0]

[5 -1 -2]


[1 4]

A = [2 5]

[3 0]


(B^T)A = [11 20]

[2 -7]

[5 14]

[-3 15]


PART E SOLUTION: (5 points)

Not possible: B^T is a 4x3 and A^T is a 2x3. The number of columns in B^T is not equivalent to the number of rows in A^T.


3. Find A^-1 using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method discussed in class (do not use the matrix inverse command in

Maple) if

[1 4 3]

A = [-1 -2 0]

[2 2 3]


SOLUTION:

[1 4 3| 1 0 0]

[-1 -2 0| 0 1 0]

[2 2 3| 0 0 1]


[1 4 3| 1 0 0]

--> [0 2 3| 1 1 0]

[0 -6 -3| -2 0 1]


[1 4 3| 1 0 0]

--> [0 2 3| 1 1 0]

[0 0 6| 1 3 1]


[1 4 0| ½ -3/2 -1/2]

--> [0 2 0| ½ -1/2 -1/2]

[0 0 6| 1 3 1]


[1 0 0| -1/2 -1/2 ½]

--> [0 2 0| ½ -1/2 -1/2]

[0 0 6| 1 3 1]


[1 0 0| -1/2 -1/2 ½]

--> [0 1 0| ¼ -1/4 -1/4]

[0 0 1| 1/6 ½ 1/6]


[-1/2 -1/2 ½]

A^-1 = [¼ -1/4 -1/4]

[1/6 ½ 1/6]


4. Let

[0 2 3 0]

A = [0 4 5 0]

[0 1 0 3]

[2 0 1 3]

[x1] [8]

x = [x2] b = [3]

[x3] [6]

[x4] [2]

a.Write down the matrix M=t*I-A where t is a variable and I is in 4x4 form.

b.Compute det(M) using cofactor expansion. First express the determinant as a sum of 3x3 cofactors and then

compute the determinant.

c. By using Cramer's Rule, express each component of the solution to Ax=b as a quotient of 4x4 determinants.

d. Compute each of the determinants from part b to find the unique solution to Ax=b.


PART A SOLUTION:(5 points)

[1 0 0 0] [0 2 3 0]

M = t x [0 1 0 0] - [0 4 5 0]

[0 0 1 0] [0 1 0 3]

[0 0 0 1] [2 0 1 3]


[t -2 -3 0]

= [0 t - 4 -5 0]

[0 -1 t -3]

[-2 0 -1 t – 3]


PART B SOLUTION:(10 points)

|t-4 -5 0| |-2 -3 0|

det(M) = t* |-1 t -3| - (-2) |t-4 -5 0|

|0 -1 t-3| |-1 t -3|



= t (t-4) |t -3| - t (-1) |-5 0| + 2 (-2) |-5 0| - 2 (-3) |t-4 0|

|-1 t-3| |-1 t-3| |t -3| |-1 -3|


= (t^2-4t)[(t^2-3t)-3] + t(-5t+15) – 4(15) + 6(-3t+12)

=t^4-4t^3-3t^3+12t^2-3t^2+12t -5t^2 +15t -60-18t +72

=t^4-7t^3+4t^2+9t +12


PART C SOLUTION:(5 points)

A*x = b:

[0 2 3 0] [x1] [8]

[0 4 5 0] * [x2] = [3]

[0 1 0 3] [x3] [6]

[2 0 1 3] [x4] [2]


Cramer's Rule:

x1 = det [8 2 3 0]

[3 4 5 0]

[6 1 0 3]

[2 0 1 3]

det [0 2 3 0]

[0 4 5 0]

[0 1 0 3]

[2 0 1 3]


x2 = det [0 8 3 0]

[0 3 5 0]

[0 6 0 3]

[2 2 1 3]

det [0 2 3 0]

[0 4 5 0]

[0 1 0 3]

[2 0 1 3]


x3 = det [0 2 8 0]

[0 4 3 0]

[0 1 6 3]

[2 0 2 3]

det [0 2 3 0]

[0 4 5 0]

[0 1 0 3]

[2 0 1 3]


x4 = det [0 2 3 8]

[0 4 5 3]

[0 1 0 6]

[2 0 1 2]

[0 2 3 0]

[0 4 5 0]

[0 1 0 3]

[2 0 1 3]


PART D SOLUTION: (5 points)

with(linalg):Warning, the protected names norm and trace have been redefined and unprotected


> A:=matrix(4,4,[0,2,3,0,0,4,5,0,0,1,0,3,2,0,1,3]);


[0 2 3 0]

[ ]

[0 4 5 0]

A := [ ]

[0 1 0 3]

[ ]

[2 0 1 3]


> det(A);


12


> x1:=matrix(4,4,[8,2,3,0,3,4,5,0,6,1,0,3,2,0,1,3]);


[8 2 3 0]

[ ]

[3 4 5 0]

x1 := [ ]

[6 1 0 3]

[ ]

[2 0 1 3]


> det(x1);


-195


> det(x1)/det(A);


-65/4


> x2:=matrix(4,4,[0,8,3,0,0,3,5,0,0,6,0,3,2,2,1,3]);


[0 8 3 0]

[ ]

[0 3 5 0]

x2 := [ ]

[0 6 0 3]

[ ]

[2 2 1 3]


> det(x2);


-186


> det(x2)/det(A);


-31/2


> x3:=matrix(4,4,[0,2,8,0,0,4,3,0,0,1,6,3,2,0,2,3]);


[0 2 8 0]

[ ]

[0 4 3 0]

x3 := [ ]

[0 1 6 3]

[ ]

[2 0 2 3]


> det(x3);


156


> det(x3)/det(A);


13


> x4:=matrix(4,4,[0,2,3,8,0,4,5,3,0,1,0,6,2,0,1,2]);


[0 2 3 8]

[ ]

[0 4 5 3]

x4 := [ ]

[0 1 0 6]

[ ]

[2 0 1 2]


> det(x4);


86


> det(x4)/det(A);


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