ES202 Mathematics for Engineers 2017-2018 Spring
Homework #2
Due Date: 25.04.2018, 11:00 AM
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1. (20%) Given the following 3 × 3 matrix 𝑨, determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Then, calculate 𝑨𝟏𝟎 using diagonalization.
0 0 −2
𝑨 = [1 2 1 ].
1 0 3
2. (20%) Free vibration of the following undamped two-story shear frame is given as:
𝑘
2𝑚 𝑴𝒖̈ + 𝑲𝒖 = 𝟎.
2𝑘
where, 𝒖̈ and 𝒖 are the acceleration and velocity vectors, respectively. The terms ‘𝑲’
and ‘𝑴’ are the stiffness and mass matrices of the system provided as follows:
3𝑘 −𝑘 2𝑚 0
𝑲= [ ], 𝑴=[ ],
−𝑘 𝑘 0 𝑚
where, m and k are constants representing the mass and stiffness.
(a) Determine the natural frequencies (eigenvalues) and modes (eigenvectors) of the
system.
𝑇
(b) Normalize the modes of the system using 𝑣 ⃗⃗⃗⃗𝑗 ∗ = (1⁄𝑴 )𝑣
⃗⃗⃗𝑗 where 𝑴𝑗 = ⃗⃗𝑣⃗𝑗 𝑴𝑣
⃗⃗⃗𝑗 and ⃗⃗⃗
𝑣𝑗
𝑗
is the 𝑗 𝑡ℎ mode as obtained in part (a).
Hint: The eigenvalue analysis for this system can be performed through |𝑲 − 𝜆𝑴| =
0 where the eigenvalues correspond to the square modal frequencies (𝜔2) and the
eigenvectors correspond to the modal shape of the structure.
3. (15%) Transform the following quadratic form to principal axes. Express 𝑥 𝑇 = [𝑥1 𝑥2 ]
in terms of the new coordinate vector 𝑦 𝑇 = [𝑦1 𝑦2 ].
9𝑥1 2 − 6𝑥1 𝑥2 + 𝑥2 2 = 10.
4. (15%) Considering the following nonstandard basis in ℝ4 (𝑣
⃗⃗⃗⃗1 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑣2 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑣3 and ⃗⃗⃗
𝑣4 ), form an
orthogonal basis corresponding to this set using Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization
process.
𝑣1 = (3, 3, 3, 3),
⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑣2 = (1, 2, 4, 2),
⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑣3 = (1, 0, 5, 0),
⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑣4 = (0, 1, 2, 0).
⃗⃗⃗
5. (15%) Check whether the following matrices form basis for ℝ3 . Comment on the results
briefly.
1 1 0 2 1 0
𝑨 = [0 1 1], 𝑩 = [0 2 1].
0 0 1 0 1 2
6. (15%) Obtain a basis for a) column space, b) row space, c) null space of the following
matrix:
0 2 2 1
2 4 2 2
𝑨= [ ].
8 2 −6 8
2 6 4 0