Homework 1: 1.1 - 1.

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MATH 3304, Fall 2017
Due Thursday Aug. 31, 4:00 pm

1. a. (1 pt) Write the coefficient matrix and the augmented matrix for the linear system,


x1 2x4 = 3
2x2 + 2x3 = 0


x3 + 3x4 = 1
2x1 + 3x2 + 2x3 + x4 = 5

b. (1 pt) Write the coefficient matrix and the augmented matrix for the linear system,

x2 = x1 + 2
x3 = x1 2

c. (1 pt) Write the linear system associated with the augmented matrix,

1 3 5
2 4 0
3 6 5

2. For each augmented matrix in (a-f), answer the following questions. No computations are
needed here. (3 pts per part)

(i) Is the matrix in echelon form? If not, explain. If so, how many solutions does the linear
system have?
(ii) Is the matrix in reduced echelon form? If not, explain. If so, write one solution. (Pick
one if the system has infinitely many solutions.)

1 2 0 5 1 1 0 1 5 0 0
a. 0 0 1 3
b. 0 0 0 0
c. 0
3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

2 3 5 1 1 0 0
1 0 0 5
d. 0 4 2 e. 0 1 1 0
f. 0 1 0 4
0 5 1 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0
For Problems 3-5, use elementary row operations on the augmented matrix to find a row equiv-
alent augmented matrix in reduced row echelon form. Then, write the solution set. You may
check your work in Matlab, but must show the sequence of equivalent augmented matrices.

4x2 4x3 = 0
3. (3 pts) x1 + 2x2 2x3 = 1
2x1 + x3 = 2


2x1 + x2 6x4 + 4 = 0
4. (3 pts) 6x3 6x4 + 6x5 9 = 0
6x1 + 3x2 4x3 16x4 + x5 + 18 = 0

5. (3 pts) Augmented matrix:

3 4 2 0
1 2 2 0

6 8 4 0
1 2 3 4

6. (1 pt per part) Consider the linear system


2x1 + x2 = 2
4x1 + hx2 = k

where h and k are two unspecified constants.

a. For what values of h and k does the system have no solution? Explain.
b. For what values of h and k does the system have a unique solution? Explain.
c. For what values of h and k does the system have infinitely many solutions? Explain.