Faculty Of Computer Studies

M132
Linear Algebra

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall / 2013 – 2014
--/11/2013

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(including this cover sheet):
4 Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

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Instructions:

:Please read the following instructions before starting

1. This is a closed book exam.

2. This exam accounts to 30% of the total mark in the course.
3. Budget your time according to the mark assigned to each question.
4. Mobile phones and all other mobile communication equipments are
NOT allowed.

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 PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
[5×1 marks] Choose the correct answer:

I. If A=[−22 −12 ] ,then the system Ax=[ 31]

a) has a unique solution
b) has infinitely many solutions
c) is inconsistent
d) has two solutions
e) None of the above

II. If A = [−23 −21 ] , then A −1

is

2 −1
a) [ 3 1 ]
1 −2 −1
b) 4 [−3 −2 ]
−1 1 1
c) 4 [−3 2 ]
−2 −1
d) [−3 −2 ]
e) None of the above

III. If A, B and P are n x n matrices such that A = P-1BP, then

det(A) =
a) det(A)
b) det(B)
c) det(P)
d) det(P-1)
e) None of the above

a b c 2d 2e 2f
IV. If | |
d e f =10 , then a
g h i g|b
h
c =¿
i |
a) -10
b) 20
c) 10
d) -20
e) None of the above

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  x  y  0

V. The linear system  2 x  2 y  3 has
a) No solution
b) A unique solution
c) Two solutions
d) Infinitely many solutions
e) None of the above

PART 2: TRUE AND FALSE WITH JUSTIFICATION

[2×2.0 marks] Answer the following as True or False (Justify your
answer):

 1 1 2
 
I. The linear system  1 1 5  has infinitely many solutions.
1 1 2 

 0 0 7 
False. Since it is equivalent to .
II. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then AB is a symmetric matrix.
(AB)T = BTAT = BA ≠ AB. False.

PART 3: ESSAY QUESTIONS

[3×7 marks] Answer ALL FOUR questions. Your grade on this part
will be the sum of the best THREE:

1 0 1  1 2 1
A   3 3 4  B   2 3 1
 2 2 3  1 4 1
Q–1: [4+3 marks] Let and .
a) Find A-1.
b) Find the matrix X such that AX = B.

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 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 
  3R1  R 2  R 2  1
a)  3 3 4 0 1 0  0 3 1 3 1 0  R2  R2
2 R1  R3  R3  3
0 2 1 2 0 1 
2 2 3 0 0 1  

1 0 1 1 0 0   R3  R1  R1 1 0 0 1 2 3
   
0 1 13 1 1 0 1
3   R3  R 2  R 2  0 1 0 1 1 1
 0 0 1 0 2 3 
0 0 1 0 2 3 3  
1 2 3
  1 1 1 .
1 
A
 0 2 3 
 
1 2 3  1 2 1  0 4 0 
b) AX  B  X  A B  1 1 1  2 3 1   2 3 1 .
1
 0 2 3   1 4 1  1 6 1 
   
 x2 x 2 
 
C2 1 1
 0 0 5
Q–2: [4+3 marks] Let   .
a) Compute the value of det(B) as a function of x.
b) For what values of x will the matrix be singular? Explain.
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6 x x
a) B  5(1)  5 x( x  2).
2 1
b) The matrix is singular when B  0  x  0 or x  2.

1 4 3  3 2

A  0 1 4   B  1 1 
0 0 2   4 5 
Q–3: [3+1+3 marks] Let and .
a) Compute B TA.
b) Compute BA - I.
c) Compute ATB.
1 4 3 
3 1 4    3 13 21
a) B A  
T
 0 1 4    .
 2 1 5  0 0 2  2 9 20 
 
b) Cannot be performed as  B  is  3x2  and  A is  3x3 .
1 0 0   3 2  3 2
c) AT B   4 1 0  1 1   13 9  .
 0 0 2  4 5   21 20 
   

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  2c 1 3
 
Q–4: [3+2+2 marks] Let  2 c 1
Determine for which values of c the system has
i. no solution, ii. a unique solution , iii. infinitely many solutions.
 2c 1 3  2c 1 3 
  cR 2  R1  R 2  .
 2  c 1   0 c  1 c  3
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i) No solution:  c 2  1  0 and c  3  0  c  1 and c  3.

ii) Unique solution: c  1.
iii) Infinitely many solutions: c  1 and c  3 (impossible).