Week 4 Version 2 Class

Time allowed: 15 minutes.

1. (2 marks)
Given A =
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_
7
0
1
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_
, B =
_
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3
3
3
_
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, C =
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4
4
2
_
_
, nd the coordinates of the point D =
_
_
x
y
z
_
_
such that ABCD is
a parallelogram.
2. (2 marks)
Let A =
_
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6
1
3
_
_
, B =
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15
2
6
_
_
. Find in parametric vector form the equation of the line through A and B.
Is this line parallel to the line

x =
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0
12
27
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_
+
_
_
3
1
1
_
_
? Give a reason for your answer.
3. (3 marks)
Let S =
_
_
_

x R
3
:

x =
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2
1
3
_
_
+
_
_
2
1
1
_
_
for 0 2 and 3
_
_
_
Neatly sketch S, labelling all important points.
4. (3 marks)
Week 4 Version 2 Class
For the following system of equations, write down the corresponding augmented matrix, use Gaussian elimi-
nation to transform the augmented matrix into row-echelon form, and solve the system of equations, writing
your answer in vector form.
x + 2y + 4z = 10
2x + 14y + 46z = 70
x + 19y + 59z = 95
Week 4 Version 2 Class
1. ABCD is a parallelogram if

AB =

DC.

AB =
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3
3
3
_
_

_
_
7
0
1
_
_
=
_
_
4
3
4
_
_
and

DC =
_
_
4
4
2
_
_

_
_
x
y
z
_
_
=
_
_
4 x
4 y
2 z
_
_
.
If

AB =

DC, then all components of the two vectors are equal.
4 = 4 x x = 8
3 = 4 y y = 7
4 = 2 z z = 2
So the coordinates of the point D are
_
_
8
7
2
_
_
.
(Alternatively, we could use the fact that

AD =

BC, which would yield the same result.)
2.

AB =
_
_
15
2
6
_
_

_
_
6
1
3
_
_
=
_
_
9
3
3
_
_
= 3
_
_
3
1
1
_
_
So then the parametric form of the line through A and B is:

y =
_
_
6
1
3
_
_
+
_
_
3
1
1
_
_
, R.

x and

y are both parallel to the vector

_
_
3
1
1
_
_
.

x and

y are parallel.
4. The augmented matrix is:
[A|b] =
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_
1 2 4 10
2 14 46 70
1 19 59 95
_
_
R
2
R
2
+ 2R
1
R
3
R
3
+R
1
_
_
1 2 4 10
0 18 54 90
0 21 63 105
_
_
R
2

1
18
R
2
R
3

1
21
R
3
_
_
1 2 4 10
0 1 3 5
0 1 3 5
_
_
R
1
R
1
2R
2
R
3
R
3
R
2
_
_
1 0 2 0
0 1 3 5
0 0 0 0
_
_
Column 3 is non-leading, so let z = .
Then by backsubstituting into row 2, we have: y + 3z = 5 y = 5 3
And by backsubstituting into row 1, we have: x 2z = 0 x = 2
The solution to the system of equations is

x =
_
_
x
y
z
_
_
=
_
_
2
5 3

_
_
=
_
_
0
5
0
_
_
+
_
_
2
3
1
_
_
, R.
Week 4 Version 2 Class