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a) Which are the pivot variables and which are the free variables?
b) Determine all the solutions of the system of linear equations.

MATH132 S1, 2013

Mathematics IA (Advanced)

9. Consider the system of linear equations

x1 + x2 x3 =

1,

2x1 +

x2 + 2x3 = 5 + 1,

x1

x2 + 3x3 = 4 + 2,

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x1 2x2 + 7x3 = 10 1.

Week 8 tutorial exercises

a) Reduce its associated augmented matrix to row echelon form.
b) Find a value of for which the system is soluble.
c) Solve the system.
10. Consider
the electric
circuitin
shown
the diagrambelow:
below:
1. Consider the electric
circuit
shown
theindiagram
A
I1

I3

10

I2

20V

40V

Determine the currents I1 , I2 and I3 . You must explain each step carefully, quoting all the relevant

laws on electric
you must
clearly indicate
positive
direction ofquoting
each loop all the relevant
Determine the currents
I 1 , circuits.
I 2 andInI particular,
explain
eachthestep
carefully,
3 . You must
you are considering, and ensure that the voltage drop across every resistor and electrical source on
laws on electric circuits.
In the
particular,
the loop carries
correct sign. you must clearly indicate the positive direction of each loop
you are considering, and ensure that the voltage drop across every resistor and electrical source on
Chapter 1 : Linear Equations
page 20 of 21
the loop carries the correct sign.

2. A network of irrigation ditches is shown in the following diagram, flows measured in thousands of
litres per day.
20
/
/D

o

f C

30


o

30

o
B

x2

x4

x3

x1

f
o
A

x5

40

a) Set up and solve a linear system to find the possible flows x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 , and x 5 .
b) Suppose that AB is closed. What range of flow will be need to be maintained through AC ?
c) Is it possible to close AC ? How does your solution to part (a) justify your answer?
d) Determine the maximum possible flow through AC .
3. An arrangement exists for three colleagues A, B,C who work for themselves and each other according
to the table below:
percentage of time spent by

working for A
working for B
working for C

A
50
10
40

B
40
20
40

C
10
60
30

Use the simple exchange model due to the economist Leontief to determine equilibrium fees that
they can charge each other so that no money changes hands.
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a 0 b 2
4. Let a a 4 4 be the augmented matrix of a linear system. Find for what values of a and b the
0 a 2 b
system has: (i) a unique solution; (ii) a one-parameter family of solutions; (iii) a two-parameter family
of solutions; (iv) no solution.

5. Consider the function given by f (x) = x 2 .

(a) Find a > 0 so that | f (x) 4| <

1
10

when |x 2| < .

(b) Use the formal definition of a limit to prove that f (x) approaches 4 as x tends to 2.
6. Consider the function f (x) = x 2 2x sin x 1 , which is continuous everywhere in R .
(a) Evaluate f (0) .
(b) Find some real number A < 0 such that f (A) > 0 . Use the Intermediate value theorem to show
that there exists a real number < 0 such that f () = 0 .
(c) Find some real number B > 0 such that f (B ) > 0 . Use the Intermediate value theorem to show
that there exists a real number > 0 such that f () = 0 .
7. Given f (x) = x 3 + 5x 2 4x 1 . Find the values f (0) and f (1) . Show that the equation f (x) = 0 has at
least one root between 0 and 1.
(
x sin x1 if x 6= 0 ,
8. Let f (x) =
0
if x = 0 .
(a) Show that f (x) is continuous at x = 0 .
(b) Find the derivative of f (x) when x 6= 0 .
(c) Show that f (x) is not differentiable at x = 0 .
9. Suppose that f is differentiable at the point a in its domain. Calculate
lim

h0

f (a + h) f (a h)
.
2h

10. The Legendre polynomial of degree n can be defined as follows:

P n (x) =
Calculate P n for 0 n 5 . Here,

n
1 dn 2
x 1 .
n
n
2 n! dx

dn
denotes the nth derivative.
dx n