MIDTERM EXAM SOLUTION & MARKING SCHEME

SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253) SEMESTER: 1

EXAMINER: GSM, FAR, NR SESSION: 2015/16
No. Solution Marks
1 1 2 1 3 1 R2 R2 2 R1 1 2 1 3 1
(a) 2 4 1 0 5
R3 R3 R1
0 0 3 6 3
2
1 2 2 3 4 0 0 3 6 3
1 2 1 3 1
0 0 3 6 3
R3 R3 R2
1
0 0 0 0 0
1 2 1 3 1
0 0 1 2 1
R2 R2 3 1

0 0 0 0 0

x1 2 x2 x3 3x4 1
x3 2 x4 1
Let x4 t
and x2 s.
1
x3 1 2t
1
x1 1 2s (1 2t ) 3t 2 2s t

(b) 3 2
1
2 AT 3I

1 1
1 1 2
2 AT 3I
3 2 1 3
1

1 2 1 0
2 AT 3
1 3 0 1 1
4 1

2 6
1 4 1
AT
2 2 6

1 4 2 2 1
A
2 1 6 1 2 3

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 MIDTERM EXAM SOLUTION & MARKING SCHEME
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253) SEMESTER: 1
EXAMINER: GSM, FAR, NR SESSION: 2015/16
(c) 2 1 R1 R2 1 1
1 1 2 1

R2 R2 2 R1 1 1


0 3
R2 R2 3 1 1

0 1

R1 R1 R2 1 0

0 1

1 0 R1 R2 0 1
0 E11
1 1 0
1 0 R2 R2 2 R1 1 0
0 E21
1 2 1
1 0 R2 3 R2 1 0
0 E31
1 0 3
1 0 R1 R1 R2 1 1
0 E41
1 0 1

A = E11 E21 E31 E41

0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
1
1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1

[15 marks]

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 MIDTERM EXAM SOLUTION & MARKING SCHEME
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253) SEMESTER: 1
EXAMINER: GSM, FAR, NR SESSION: 2015/16
No. Solution
2.(a)
9 9 3
C A 11 7 2
(i)
*9=4
1 2 1

9 11 1
Adjoint A CAT 9 7 2

3 2 1

2 3 3 5 3 5
det A 1 1 1
(ii) 5 12 5 12 2 3 *3=1
9 11 1
3

9 11 1 3 11/ 3 1/ 3
A 9 7 2 3 7 / 3 2 / 3
1
1
(iii)
3 1 1
3 2 1 1 2 / 3 1/ 3

[9 marks]

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 MIDTERM EXAM SOLUTION & MARKING SCHEME
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253) SEMESTER: 1
EXAMINER: GSM, FAR, NR SESSION: 2015/16
2.(b) 1 12 5 1 12
det A2 1 8 3 1 8 1
1 23 12 1 23

96 36 115 40 69 144

247 253

6 1

1 3 12 1 3
det A3 1 2 8 1 2
1
1 5 23 1 5

46 24 60 24 40 69

130 133 1

det A2 6
y 2 and
det A 3 1

det A3 3
z 1
det A 3 1

[6 marks]

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 MIDTERM EXAM SOLUTION & MARKING SCHEME
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253) SEMESTER: 1
EXAMINER: GSM, FAR, NR SESSION: 2015/16
3 (a) P , P , P , P
2 4 6 8
and P , P , P
4 5 6
1, 1

0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(b) M M
2
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
4
From the calculations for the row sums in A M M :
2

Power of each team

0 2 1 2 P1 2 3 5
1 0 1 1 P2 1 2 3 4
A i.e
1 2 0 1 P3 2 2 4

1 1 0 0 P4 1 1 2
[10 marks]

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