MAT 423

TUTORIAL
Homogeneous Systems
1. Use Gauss-Jordan elimination method to solve each of the following systems:
a)

b)

c)

d)



e)





2. Consider a linear system whose augmented matrix is of the form

(



|

)

a) Is it possible for the system to be inconsistent? Explain.
b) For what values of will the system have infinitely many solutions?


Inverse of a Matrix

1. Find the inverse of the following matrices:
a) (


)
b) (


)
c) (


)
d) (


)
2. Find matrix A by using the given information:
a) ()

(


)
b) (

(


)
c) ( )

(


)
d)

(


)

3. Determine whether A is invertible, and if so, find the inverse.
a) (



)
b) (



)
c) (



)
d) (








)

4. Let (



) , (



)
a) Verify that

(



) ,

(



)
and that ()

.
b) Verify that the inverse of

is (

.
c) Verify that the inverse of

is

Elementary Matrices

1. For each of the following pairs of matrices, find an elementary matrix such that :
a) (


) , (


)
b) (



) , (



)
c) (



) , (



)

2. For each of the following pairs of matrices, find an elementary matrix such that :
a) (


) , (


)
b) (



) , (



)
c) (



) ,
(



)

3. Identify the row operation corresponding to and find for the following:
a) (


) ,
(




)

b) (



) ,
(






)

c) (



) , (



)
d) (


) ,
(




)

e) (



) ,
(






)

f) (



) , (



)


4. Let
(



)
a) Find elementary matrices

such that

where is an upper triangular matrix.
b) Determine the inverses of

and set

. What type of matrix ?

Verify that .

5. Let
(


)
a) Express as a product of elementary matrices.
b) Express

as a product of elementary matrices.

6. Express the following matrices and their inverse as products of elementary matrices.
a) (


)

b) (


)

c) (



)
d) (



)