1.E: Exercises for Chapter 1
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Calculational Exercises
1. Solve the following systems of linear equations and characterize their solution sets.(I.e., determine whether there is a unique solution, no solution, etc.) Also, write each system of linear equations as a single function f:Rn→Rm for appropriate choices of m,n∈Z+.
(a) System of 3 equations in the unknowns x,y,z,w:
x+2y−2z+3w=20.2x+4y−3z+4w=55x+10y−8z+11w=12
(b) System of 4 equations in the unknowns x,y,z:
x+2y−3zx+3y+z2x+5y−4z2x+6y+2z
(c) System of 3 equations in the unknowns x,y,z:
2. Find all pairs of real numbers x1 and x2 that satisfy the system of equations
x1+3x2=2,
x1−x2=1.
Proof-Writing Exercises
1. Let a,b,c, and d be real numbers, and consider the system of equations given by
ax1+bx2=0,
cx1+dx2=0
Note that x1=x2=0 is a solution for any choice of a,b,c, and d. Prove that if ad−bc=0, then x1=x2=0 is the only solution.
Contributors
- Isaiah Lankham, Mathematics Department at UC Davis
- Bruno Nachtergaele, Mathematics Department at UC Davis
- Anne Schilling, Mathematics Department at UC Davis
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