Chapter 5

Quiz 3
5.1

Topics to be Covered

Linear Independence, Spanning and Rank (useful topic, Quiz 3 Questions

1-5)
Matrix Rank and Inverse (useful topic, Quiz 3 Questions 6-12)
Determinants (useful topic Quiz 3 Questions 13 and 14)
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (more challenging topic, Quiz 3 Questions
15-20)
Taylor approximations for functions of several variables (more challenging
topic, Quiz 3 Question 21)

The topics covered in class 2 (with the exception of the implicit function
theorem) are all more important than the topics covered in class 3, because the
class 2 topics are things that you will use all the time, whereas the class 3 topics
are things you will use some of the time.
The absolute minimum level of knowledge that you must have from class 3
is:
No matrices that are not square matrices have an inverse. Some square
matrices do not have inverses. There are things called rank and determinant that tell you whether a square matrix has an inverse. The denitions
of rank and determinant and how to nd them are not essential.
the denition of an eigenvalue and eigenvector
but not how to nd them
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that Taylor approximations can be carried over to functions of several

variable
but not how to do so
the fact that they can nd out about these topics from the notes when
they need them
Note that if this is all you know you may nd that there are Quiz 3 Questions
that you cannot do in the September course exam, and you will have to revisit
these topics when necessary during the year.

5.2
5.2.1

Quiz 3
Linear Independence, Spanning and Rank (useful
topic Quiz 3 Questions 1 - 5)

In this part of the quiz the matrices are:




1 3
1 1 0
D =
E= 2 6 
F= 0 2 3 
3 9
0 0 2




2 1 0 0
1 1 0
 0 0 1 1 

G =  0 1 1 
H=
 0 0 0 3 
1 0 1
0 0 0 0

1 1
4
6
I =
and J =
3 4
2 3


1 0 2
2 1 3

Quiz 3 Quiz 3 Question 1

Click the correct statements
1. The columns of D are linearly independent.
2. The rows of D are linearly independent.
3. The columns of D span R2 .
4. The columns of D span R3 .
5. The rows of D span R3 .
6. Udqn D = 1.
7. Udqn D = 2.
.

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Quiz 3 Question 2
Click the correct statements
1. The columns of E are linearly independent.
2. The rows of E are linearly independent.
3. The columns of E span R2 .
4. The columns of E span R3 .
5. The rows of E span R3 .
6. Udqn E = 1.
7. Udqn E = 2.
Quiz 3 Question 3
Click the correct statements
1. The columns of F are linearly independent.
2. The rows of F are linearly independent.
3. The columns of F span R2 .
4. The columns of F span R3 .
5. The rows of F span R3 .
6. Udqn F = 1.
7. Udqn F = 2.
Quiz 3 Question 4
Click the correct statements
1. The columns of G are linearly independent.
2. The rows of G are linearly independent.
3. The columns of G span R2 .
4. The columns of G span R3 .
5. The rows of G span R3 .
6. Udqn G = 1.
7. Udqn G = 2.

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Quiz 3 Question 5
Click the correct statements
1. The columns of H are linearly independent.
2. The rows of H are linearly independent.
3. The columns of H span R2 .
4. The columns of H span R3 .
5. The rows of H span R3 .
6. Udqn H = 3.
7. Udqn H = 4.

5.2.2

Matrix Rank and Inverse (useful topic, questions 6

- 12)

Quiz 3 Question 6
Click the matrices that have an inverse
1. D
2. E
3. F
4. G
5. H
Quiz 3 Question 7

I =

1 1
3 4

Click the correct statements

1. I has no inverses.

2. The inverse of I is

3. The inverse of I is

4 1
.
3 1

4 1
.
3 1

4. I do not know if I has an inverse.

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Quiz 3 Question 8

J=

4
6
2 3

Click the correct statements

1. J has no inverse.

3 6
2. The inverse of J is
.
2 4

3 6
3. The inverse of J is
.
2
4

4. I do not know.

Quiz 3 Question 9
D is an q p matrix. Is it possible that udqnD A p?
1. yes
2. no
3. dont know.

Quiz 3 Question 10
Are there any matrices whose row rank is less than their column rank?
1. yes
2. no
3. dont know.
Quiz 3 Question 11
You are told that D is an q q matrix and that for all b in Rq the equation
Dx = b has a unique solution. What does this tell you about the rank of D.
1. nothing
2. udqn D ? q
3. udqn D = q
4. udqn D A q

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Quiz 3 Question 12

D is an q q matrix. You are told that there is an q vector x0 6= 0 such that

Dx0 = 0. What does this tell you about the rank of D?
1. nothing
2. udqn D ? q
3. udqn D = q
4. udqn D A q

5.2.3

Determinants (useful topics questions 13 and 14)

Consider again the matrices D> E> F> G> H> I and J listed at the start of this
quiz.

Quiz 3 Question 13
Click the correct statements
1. D has a determinant.
2. E has a determinant.
3. F has a determinant.
4. G has a determinant.
5. H has a determinant.
6. I has a determinant.
7. J has a determinant.

Quiz 3 Question 14
Click the correct statements.
1. det D = 3
2. det E = 1
3. det F = 4
4. det G = 1
5. det H = 0
6. det I = 0
7. det J = 1

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Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (more challenging topic

questions 15 - 20)

Quiz 3 Question 15
Click the eigenvalues of the matrix

2 7
1 4

1. 5
2. 3
3. 2
4. 2
5. 3
Quiz 3 Question 16
Click the eigenvectors of the matrix

2 7
=
1 4

1.

2.

1
1

1
1

2
2

7
4.
1

1
5.
7

3.

Quiz 3 Question 17
Click the eigenvalues of the matrix


2 0 0

1 2 7 =
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1. 5
2. 3
3. 2
4. 2
5. 3
Quiz 3 Question 18
Click the eigenvectors of the matrix


2 0 0

1 2 7 =
4 1 4

0
1.
7 
1

1
2.
7 
1


0
3.
3 
3


7
4.
34 
1


7
5.
34 
1
Quiz 3 Question 19

Click the correct statements. Assume throughout that all the components of
the q q matrix D are all real numbers.
1. The eigenvalues of D cannot be complex numbers.
2. The eigenvectors are corresponding to dierent eigenvalues of D are orthogonal.
3. There are some matrices D whose components are all real numbers that
cannot be diagonalized.
4. D can be diagonalized if the characteristic polynomial has q dierent
roots.

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Quiz 3 Question 20
Click the correct statements. Assume throughout that all the components of
the q q symmetric matrix D are all real numbers.
1. The eigenvalues of D cannot be complex numbers.
2. The eigenvectors corresponding to dierent eigenvalues of D are orthogonal.
3. There are some symmetric matrices D whose components are all real
numbers that cannot be diagonalized.
4. D can be diagonalized if the characteristic polynomial has q dierent
roots.
.

5.2.5

Taylor Approximations for Functions of Several Variables (more challenging topic, question 21)

Quiz 3 Question 21
Consider the Cobb-Douglas utility function
3@4 1@4

i ({1 > {2 ) = {1 {2 =
Which of the following expressions is the quadratic approximation of i ({1 > {2 )
when ({1 > {2 ) is close to (1> 1)?

3 1
3
1 1
{1  1
{1  1
+
>
({1  1> {2  1)
1 1
{2  1
{2  1
4 4
16

3 1
3
1 1
{1  1
{1  1
1+
+
>
({1  1> {2  1)
1 1
{2  1
{2  1
4 4
32

3 1
3
1 1
{1  1
{1  1
1+
+
>
({1  1> {2  1)
1 1
{2  1
{2  1
4 4
32

3
1 1
{1  1
1+
({1  1> {2  1)
1 1
{2  1
16

3 1
{1  1
1+
>
{2  1
4 4

d = 1+
e =
f =
g =
h =
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. e