Fall 2012

MATH129A Linear Algebra I

Section 7
TEST 1 Solution
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1. (a) False
(b) True
(c) True
(d) False
(e) True
2. (a) (3)R1 + R3 R3
x = 7
(b) Those matrices in REF are:

0 2 1

0 0 1 ,
0 0 0

1 3 0

0 0 7 ,
0 0 0

4 3 0

0 1 0 ,
0 0 0

(c) h can be any number except 9

3. (a)

9
8
7
6
5
4
3

(b) the general solution is

x=

x2

2
1
0
0
0

+ x4

3
0
4
1
0

where x2 , x4 are free parameters.

1
1
1

4. (a) YES because

1 = (4) 2 + (3) 3
26
2
6

5
0
6
0
7

1 0 3

0 0 0
0 0 0

(b) rref (A) =

1
0
0
0

0
1
0
0

0
0
1
0

(c) x = 1, 1
5. (a) (iii) For any u in H and any c in R, cu is also in H
"

(b) Take u =

2
0

"

H v=
"

(c) The standard matrix is

1
1

H, We have u + v =

6. (a) A basis of Col(A) is

1
1
1
1
4
2
1
0

(b) A basis of N ul(A) is

(c)

0
2
2
3

= (4)

1
1
1
1

1 5
10 2

"

+ (1)

4
2
2
1

2
1
0
1

4
2
2
1

Col(A).

1
1

6 H.