DAWSON COLLEGE

Mathematics Department
Final Examination
201-105 DW Linear Algebra
December 17
th
, 2009

1. (6 marks) Solve the linear system by Gauss-Jordan method

= + +
=
= + + +
5 2 2
19 7 5 2
12 4 3
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
x x x x
x x x x
x x x x


2. (5 marks) For which values of k does the following system have exactly one solution, no
solution, infinitely many solutions?
( )

= +
= + +
= + +
8 3 4
8 3 5 2
3 2
k z k y x
z y x
z y x
.
3. (6 marks) Use the inverse matrix to solve the system of linear equations
2 1
2 1
2
x y z
x y z
x y z
+ =

+ =

+ =

.
4. (3 marks) Let the matrix A be invertible matrix, such that
3
4 3 A A I = . Find
1
A

.
5. (4 marks) Use the Cramers rule to solve the system
2 1
2 1
2
x y z
x y z
x y z
+ =

+ =

+ =

for z only.
6. (6 marks) Given the following matrices
1 2
3 5
A
(
=
(

and
0 1
4 1
0 2
B
(
(
=
(
(

.
Find, if possible a)
( )
2
T
BA b)
1
3A B

c)
( )
det( ) 3
T
tr A A I
7. (3 marks) Find the matrix X , if
( )
1 1 2
2
3 5
T
X I
(
+ =
(

.
8. (3 marks) Evaluate the determinant
2 0 3 2
1 5 1 0
4 1 6 4
2 3 4 0

9. (6 marks) Let B and A be ( ) 4 4 matrices, such that ( ) ( ) 3 det , 2 det = = B A . Find
a)
( )
1
det 2
T
A B

b)
( )
( )
1
3
det BA

2
10. (4 marks) Let ( ) , 2 , 3 u k k =
r
, ( ) 2, 4, 1 v =
r
.


a) For which values of k vectors u
r
and v
r
are perpendicular?
b) For which values of k vectors u
r
and v
r
are parallel?
11. (12 marks) Let ( ) 0 , 1 , 1 = u
r
and ( ) 2 , 0 , 1 = v
r
.

a) Find a unit vector perpendicular to both v and u
r r

b) Find ( ) 2
u
Proj u v +
r
r r

c) Find the area of the triangle determined by u
r
and v
r

12. (4 marks) Suppose
( )
3 u v w =
r r ur
. Find a)
( )
4 v u w
r r ur
; b)
( )
3 w w
ur ur
.
13. (4 marks) Find the parametric equations of the line which is perpendicular to the plane
3 2 = + z y x and passes through the point ( ) 2 , 0 , 1 A .
14. (6 marks) Given the line

+ =
+ =
+ =
t z
t y
t x
L
3
2
1
: and the plane 1 2 = + z y x
a) Find the point of intersection of the line and the plane.
b) Find the distance from the point ( ) 1 , 0 , 1 A to the line L
.

15. (8 marks) Consider the planes 2 3 x y z + =

and

1 2 = + z y x
a) Find the parametric equations of the line of intersection of these planes.

b) Find an equation for the plane passing through the point ( ) 2 , 0 , 1 A which is
perpendicular to both planes.
16. (10 marks) Maximize
3 2 1
2 3 4 x x x P + = subject to
( )
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
2 5 40
2 2 15
2 2
, , 0
x x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
+ +

.
17. (10 marks) Minimize
3 2 1
20 10 8 x x x C + + = subject to
( )
1 2 3
1 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
2 2 5
2 4
3 2
, , 0
x x x
x x
x x x
x x x
+

.

3
Answers
1.
1 2 3 4
1 3 , 2 , 3, . x t x t x x t = = = =
2. one solution: 0 k ; no solution: 0 k = ; infinitely many solutions: impossible.
3.
1
0 1 1
1 2 3
1 3 5
A

(
(
=
(
(

; 1, 3, 6. x y z = = =
4.
1 2
4 3 A A I

= .
5. 6. z =
6. a)
( )
2
18 10 36
31 17 62
T
BA
(
=
(

b)
1
3A B

is undefined c)
( )
det( ) 3 12
T
tr A A I = .
7.
7 3
2 3
X
(
=
(

8. 4
9. a) 24; b)
1
24
.
10. a)
3
10
k = ; b) 6 k = .
11. a)
2 2 1
, ,
3 3 3
| |

|
\
; b)
5 5
, , 0
2 2
| |
|
\
; c)
3
2
.
12. a) -12; b) 0
r
.
13. 1 , , 2 2 . x t y t z t = + = = +
14. a) ( ) 0,1, 2 ; b)
8
3
.
15. a) 2 , 5 3 , . x t y t z t = + = + = ; b) 3 3 0 x y z + + = .
16. 30 P = ,
1 2 3
13, 0, 11. x x x = = =
17. 40 C = ,
1 2 3
5, 0, 0. x x x = = =