MATH 415

Mock Exam 1 Time: 50 Minutes

2/15/14

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Please answer all FIVE questions; each question is worth TEWENTY points. Books, notes, calculators, computers, cellphones may NOT be used.

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(1) Use the Gaussian elimination method to nd the solutions of the following system of linear equations. 2x + 4y + 6z = 8 y + 2z = 0 x+y =6 (2) Use the Gauss-Jordan method to nd the inverse of the following matrix. 1 3 4 7 6 0 4 5 8 (3) Suppose that A is an n n matrix. Let B and C be n n matrices such that AB = I and CA = I . Then prove that B = C . (4) Find the intersection locus of the two planes in R3 (3space), P1 : {2x + 4y + 5z = 0} and P2 : {4x + 6y + z = 0}. (5) Find the LDU (Crout) factorization of the matrix 1 3 0 2 6 10 4 6 12