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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MATH2014 Multivariable calculus and linear algebra
Test 3

- Answer all questions on the answer sheets.

- Use a blue or black pen for handwritten answers; avoid
other colours. Don’t use pencil.
- No books and notes are allowed to use.
- Time allowed: 1 hour

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1. Give answers only to the following questions in question
1. Explanation and calculation process is NOT required.
(Each question carries 1 mark)
2 3
1 2 1 4
6 5 4 5 8 7
6 7
(a) Write out the reduced row echelon form of A = 6 7.
4 9 5 7 10 5
13 7 13 14
What is the rank to this matrtix? 2 3
1 2 3 4
61 2 4 8 7
6 7
(b) Find the determinant of the matrix 6 7.
41 3 9 275
1 4 16 64
2 3 2 3
a 1 2 a 1 1 2
6 7 6 7
(c) Let B = 4 b 3 45 with det B = 3. Find det 4 b 3 45.
c 5 6 c 5 6

(d) Find
2 the inverse
3 matrix B 1, if one exists, where B =
2 4 10
6 7
4 1 5 4 5.
1 3 1
h iT
(e) Find the values of k such that 1 k 12 k is a linear
h iT h iT
combination of 2 2 1 and 1 3 2 .

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2. (10 marks) In each multiple choice question below, some
numbered choices are given and some are correct (word-
ings like is and are do not indicate the singularity /plurality
of the number of correct choices). Answer the question
by adding up the numbers of the correct choices. In case
all choices are wrong, answer 0. Explanation is NOT re-
quired. (Each question carries 1 mark)
EXAMPLE: Which of the following is correct?
(1) 1 + 2 = 3.
(2) 1 + 1 = 2.
(4) 1/0 = 1.
(8) 1 1 = 0. Answer: 11.

(a) Which of the following must be true if matrix A is in-

vertible?

(1) The determinant of A is zero.

(2) The columns of A are linearly independent.
(4) A is singular.
typo identity
if
(8) A row reduces to the Identical matrix.
(b) A system of linear equations has a unique solution.
Which of the following is a possible augmented matrix
of the system?
2 3
1 0 0 4
6 7
(1) 4 0 1 0 5 5.
0 0 1 1

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 2 3
1 0 1 4
6 7
(2) 4 0 1 0 3 5.
0 0 0 1
2 3
1 0 0 0 1
60 1 0 0 37
6 7
(4) 6 7.
40 0 1 0 25
0 0 0 1 0
2 3
0 1 2 0 1
60 0 0 1 37
6 7
(8) 6 7.
40 0 0 0 05
0 0 0 0 0
(c) Which of the following can be transformed into a re-
duced row echelon matrix by one elementary row oper-
ation?
2 3
0 0 0 0
6 7
(1) 41 0 0 05
0 1 0 0
2 3
1 1 1 1
6 7
(2) 41 1 1 15
1 1 1 1
2 3
1 2 3 4
6 7
(4) 40 1 2 35
0 0 0 0
2 3
2 3 0 0
6 7
(8) 40 0 1 25
0 0 0 0

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(d) Which of the following makes sense only if the matrix
A is square?
(1) The reduced row echelon of A
(2) The determinant of A
(4) The inverse of A
(8) The eigenvalues of A

(e) Let A be an n ⇥ n invertible matrix and is an eigen-

value of A. Which of the following is correct?
(1) a is an eigenvalue of aA for any real number a.
n
(2) is an eigenvalue of An.
1
(4) is an eigenvalue of A 1.
(8) is an eigenvalue of AT .
(f) For a homogeneous system of 5 linear equations with 4
unknowns, which of the following is possible?
(1) The solution set is empty.
(2) The solution set contains unique solution.
(4) The solution set contains unique non-trivial solution.
(8) The solution set contains infinitely many solutions.
(g) Which of the following matrices is invertible?
2 3
1 2 3 4
6 5 6 7 8 7
6 7
(1) 6 7.
4 9 10 11 12 5
13 14 15 16

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 2 3
1 3 5 7
62 4 6 8 7
6 7
(2) 6 7.
43 5 7 9 5
4 6 8 10
2 3
1 2 3 4
61 4 9 16 7
6 7
(4) 6 7.
41 8 27 64 5
1 16 81 256
2 3
1 2 3 4
62 3 4 17
6 7
(8) 6 7.
43 4 1 25
4 1 2 3
(h) Which of the following operation will not change the
determinant of a matrix?
(1) interchange two rows.
(2) multiply a column by a non-zero constant.
(4) add a multiple of a row to another row.
(8) add a multiple of a column to another column.
(i) Let u and v be vectors of Rn, and let a be a scalar.
Which of the following are identities?
(1) ku · vk = kukkvk.
(2) kavk = akvk.
p
(4) v · v = kvk.
(8) (u + v) · (u v) = kuk2 kvk2.

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(j) Let x, y and z be linearly dependent vectors. Which
of the following must be true?
(1) x and y are linearly dependent.
(2) If ax + by + cz = 0, then a 6= 0.
(4) x is a linear combination of y and z.
(8) Span{x, y} = Span{x, y, z}.

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