Homework 1 Math 480 Matrix Algebra

1.2.3 Use Gaussian elimination with back

substitution to solve the following system:
0

4 -3

-1

7 -5

-1

8 -6

5). - R1+6R3
-1

0 -1

0 -1

1 -1

6). - R1+8R2
1). - Switch R3-R1
-1

8 -6

-1

7 -5

4 -3

2). - R2-R1
-1

1 -1

4 -3

3). - R3+4R2
-1

8 -6

0 -1

0 -1

1 -1

0 -1

1 -1

8). - -1*R2
5

0 -1

1 -1

1 -1

7). - -1*R1

8 -6

0 -1

-1

1 -1

Solution:
4). - Start Back substitution R2-R3
-1

8 -6

0 -1

1 -1

X1 = 1
X2 = 0
X3 =-1

1
Rene Carrillo

Homework 1 Math 480 Matrix Algebra

1.2.5 Solve all three systems at one time by
performing Gaussian elimination
4 -8

4 -7

3 -4

R2+R3
4 -8

4 -7

5 -8

R1-5R3
R2-R1
4 -8
0

1 -1 -1

3 -4

4 -8

0 -24 40 -20

4 -7

5 -8

R1+8R2
R3-3/4R1
4.00 -8.00 5.00 1.00
0

1.00 -1.00 -1.00 1.00

0 2.00 -1.75 -0.75

0
0

8 -16 12

4 -7

5 -8

2 -4

4 -7

5 -8

0 1.00
R1/4

R3-2R2
4.00 -8.00 5.00 1.00

0 1.00 -1.00 -1.00 1.00

0.25

1.25 -2.00 1.00

Solution:

4*R3
4 -8

1 -1 -1

5 -8

X1= 2 -4

X2= 4 -7

X3= 5 -8

2
Rene Carrillo

Homework 1 Math 480 Matrix Algebra

1.2.8 The following system has no solution:
-1

3 -2

-1

4 -3

-1

5 -4

Attempt to solve this system using Gaussian

elimination and explain what occurs to indicate
that the system is impossible to solve.
-1*R1
1 -3

2 -1

-1

4 -3

-1

5 -4

R2+R1
1 -3

2 -1

1 -1 -1

-1

5 -4

R3+R1
1 -3

2 -1

1 -1 -1

2 -2 -1

R3-2R2
1 -3

2 -1

1 -1 -1

All coefficients for R3 become zero but we have

a non-zero constant in R3 therefor no solution.
3
Rene Carrillo

Homework 1 Math 480 Matrix Algebra

1.2.9 Attempt to solve this system:
-1

3 -2

-1

4 -3

-1

5 -4

Using Gaussian elimination and explain what

occurs to indicate that the system has infinite
many solutions.
-1*R1
1 -3

2 -4

-1

4 -3

-1

5 -4

R2+R1
1 -3

2 -4

1 -1

-1

5 -4

R3+R1
1 -3

2 -4

1 -1

2 -2

R3+2R2
1 -3

2 -4

1 -1

All values for R3 become zero which means that

one or more equations are linearly dependent
therefor infinite many solutions.

4
Rene Carrillo

Homework 1 Math 480 Matrix Algebra

1.2.10 Find the coefficients of in the equation
Define the Matrix

R1-R2

1.0000

0 1.0000 -4.5000

R1-R3

-3

5.5

-1.5

1.0000

5.5000

0 1.0000 -1.5000

R2-R1

R3-R1
1

8 -1

Solution:
= -3

R3-2R2

= 5.5

2 -3

= -1.5

R3/2
1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
0 1.0000 3.0000 1.0000
0

0 1.0000 -1.5000

R2-3R3
1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
0

1.0000

0 5.5000

0 1.0000 -1.5000

5
Rene Carrillo