United Arab Emirates University Department of Mathematical Sciences Linear Algebra and Engineering Applications (MATH 2220 ) Quiz

2 Instructor: Dr. Mohammed Al-Refai Duration: 25 minutes

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1. (2 points) Find the value(s) of for which the following matrix is nonsingular ( ) 3 1 A= 4

2. (2 points) Let A and B be 3 3 matrices with det(A) = 5 and det(B) = 2. Evaluate det(6A4 B 1 ).

3. (a) (4 points) Use determinant to nd the inverse of 0 4 2 1 A= 1 1

the matrix 3 6 7

(b) (2 points) Use the result in (a) to solve the linear system 4x2 + 3x3 = 7 2x1 x2 + 6x3 = 9 x1 x2 + 7x3 = 9