MATH 1211-Tutorial III Matrix Rank

1. Let B be the matrix given by 2 1 3 B = 1 3 0 . 1 11 6 (i) Perform row operations to transform B into a reduced row echelon form matrix . (ii) Show that the system of linear equations given by 2x + y 3z = 6, x + 3y = 5, x + 11y 6z = 27, is consistent and has an innite number of solutions. By verifying that x = 2, y = 1 and z = 3 is one of the solutions, show that all the solutions of the linear system can be expressed in the form x 2 9 y = 1 + 3 , z 3 7

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2. By nding the reduced row echelon form of the matrix A given by 3 0 1 2 1 2 , A = 1 3 11 6 5 10 determine the rank of A.

Hence, show that the solution x to the equation Ax = 0 can be written in the form 6 3 4 2 x = 0 + 9 , , R. 9 0 3. (i) Show that if the equations x y + 3z = 0, 4x + ay + 6z = 0, 3x y + 3z = 0, have a solution other than x = y = z = 0, then a = 2 and nd the solution in this case. (ii) Show that the linear system of equations given by x y + 3z = b, 4x 2y + 6z = 1, 3x y + 3z = 3, has no solution for b = 2. Show that, when b = 2, the solution can be written in the form 1 3 x = , y = + , z = , 2 2 R.