Quiz One –PreCalculus Two Spring 2006 ANSWER KEY

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1. Use an inverse matrix to solve the given systems of linear equations. (10 points)
x y 4

2 x y 0
 x
1 1 4

  
2 1
 y 0

i)
1 1 x
1 1 1 1
 4
     
2 1 y
2 1 2 1
 0
x
 4
 
y
 8
3 x 2 y 2 z 0

2 x 2 y 2 z 5
4 x 3z 4 y 2

3 2 2  x 0

 
 2 2 2  
y 5

4 4 3 
z
 
2

ii)
1 1 0 3 2 2  x 1 1 0 
0
 
 7 8.5 1 2 2 2   
y 7 8.5 1 
5

8 10 1 
4 4 3 
 
z
 
8 10 1
2

x
 5 
 
y 
  40.5 


z
 48 

2. Show that the following matrix is invertible and find its inverse. (10 points)
sin() cos() 
A 
cos() sin()  
det( A) sin() sin() 
( cos()) cos() 
sin 2 () cos 2 () 1 0
 invertible.
sin() cos() 

A1 
cos() sin() 
 
1 0
AA1 A1 A  I 2 .
0 1
3. Find A, given that:
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1 2

(2 A)1  
3 4

Taking inverses on both sides:
4 2  (10 points)
2A= -21  
3 1 

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4 2   1 12 
A -4  3 1  .
3 1   4 4 

4. Find x such that the matrix is equal to its own inverse.

3 x
A 
 2 3 
det( A) 9 2 x
3 x 
A1 2 x19 
2 3 (10 points)
 
 2 x 9 1
 2 x 8
 x 4
5. Solve the given matrix equation:
 0 2 2  x u  3 6 
 
3 1 3 y v   
6 12 
 

 1  2 3 
 z w 
 0 0 

x u  4.5 1 4 
3 6 
   
6 12
 y v  3 1 3  (10 points)

z w 
3.5 1 3 
0
 0 

x u  19.5 39 
  
y v 
15 30 

z w 
16.5
 33 