Appendix A
Problem A.1
1 1 0 4 1 7
(a) A B =
2 1 1 3 1 11
0 4 1 1 8 4
B A=
1 3 2 1 7 4
A B B A
1 2 0 4 2 10
(b) AT B
1 1 1 3 1 7
1 1 0 4 1 5
(c) A B
2 1 1 3 3 4
1 1 0 4 1 3
(d) A B
2 1 1 3 1 2
det A (1)(1) (1)(2) 1
(e)
det B (0)(3) (1)(4) 4
1 1 3 4
(f) adj A adj B
2 1 1 0
adj A 1 1 adj B 1
A1 B 1
det A 2 1 det B 1/ 4 0
(g)
1 1 1 1 1 0
Verify: A1 A
2 1 2 1 0 1
1 0 4 1 0
B 1 B
1/ 4 0 1 3 0 1
1
,Problem A.2
1 2 3 1
(a) A 3 2 1 b 2 det A 8
1 0 1 3
1 2 3 1
D A b 3 2 1 2
1 0 1 1
subtract row 1 from row 3
1 2 3 1
D 3 2 1 2 det A 8
0 2 2 0
multiply row 1 by 3 and subtract from row 2
1 2 3 1
D 0 4 8 1 det A 8
0 2 2 0
multiply row 2 by ½ and subtract from row 3
1 2 3 1
D 0 4 8 1 det A 8
0 0 2 1/2
Thus,
1 2 3 x1 1
0 4 8 x = 1
2
0 0 2 x3 1/ 2
1 1
2x3 x3
2 4
4 x2 8x3 4 x2 8(1/ 4) 1 x2 1/ 4
x1 2x2 3x3 x1 2(1/ 4) 3(1/ 4) 1
2
, x1 3/ 4
x 1/ 4 1/ 4
T
(b) x A1b
2 2 2
T
2 2 2
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2
adj A 4 8 4
1
A 1/ 4 1/ 4 1
det A 8
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1 3/ 4
x 1/ 4
1/ 4 1 2 1/ 4
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1 1/ 4
1 2 3
6
(c) x1 2 2 1 det A 3/ 4
8
1 0 1
1 1 3
x2 3 2 1 det A
2
1/ 4
8
1 1 1
1 2 1
2
x3 3 2 2 det A 1/ 4
8
1 0 1
Problem A.3
z1 3x1 x3
3 0 1
z2 x1 x2 x3 or z Ax , A 1 1 1
0 2 1
z3 2 x2 x3
Solve x3 z1 3x1
z2 x1 x2 z1 3x1 x2 2 x1 z1
3
, 1 1 1 1 3
x2 z3 x3 z3 z1 x1
2 2 2 2 2
1 1 3
Then z2 z3 z1 x1 2 x1 z1
2 2 2
x1 z1 2z2 z3
Now x3 z1 3x1 z1 3( z1 2z2 z3 )
x3 2z1 6z2 3z3
1 1
and, x2 z3 x3
2 2
x2 z1 3z2 2z3
1 2 1
or,
x 1 3 2 z
2 6 3
Also, x A1z
1 1 2 1 2
T
1
adj A
1
A 2 3 6 1 3 2
det A
1 2 3 2 6 3
1
This checks with the result obtained using algebraic manipulation.
Problem A.4
x xT x
1/ 2
x1 12 12 22
1/ 2
6 2.45
x2 12 02 22
1/ 2
5 2.24
1
x x2 1 1 2 0 5
T
1
2
4
Problem A.1
1 1 0 4 1 7
(a) A B =
2 1 1 3 1 11
0 4 1 1 8 4
B A=
1 3 2 1 7 4
A B B A
1 2 0 4 2 10
(b) AT B
1 1 1 3 1 7
1 1 0 4 1 5
(c) A B
2 1 1 3 3 4
1 1 0 4 1 3
(d) A B
2 1 1 3 1 2
det A (1)(1) (1)(2) 1
(e)
det B (0)(3) (1)(4) 4
1 1 3 4
(f) adj A adj B
2 1 1 0
adj A 1 1 adj B 1
A1 B 1
det A 2 1 det B 1/ 4 0
(g)
1 1 1 1 1 0
Verify: A1 A
2 1 2 1 0 1
1 0 4 1 0
B 1 B
1/ 4 0 1 3 0 1
1
,Problem A.2
1 2 3 1
(a) A 3 2 1 b 2 det A 8
1 0 1 3
1 2 3 1
D A b 3 2 1 2
1 0 1 1
subtract row 1 from row 3
1 2 3 1
D 3 2 1 2 det A 8
0 2 2 0
multiply row 1 by 3 and subtract from row 2
1 2 3 1
D 0 4 8 1 det A 8
0 2 2 0
multiply row 2 by ½ and subtract from row 3
1 2 3 1
D 0 4 8 1 det A 8
0 0 2 1/2
Thus,
1 2 3 x1 1
0 4 8 x = 1
2
0 0 2 x3 1/ 2
1 1
2x3 x3
2 4
4 x2 8x3 4 x2 8(1/ 4) 1 x2 1/ 4
x1 2x2 3x3 x1 2(1/ 4) 3(1/ 4) 1
2
, x1 3/ 4
x 1/ 4 1/ 4
T
(b) x A1b
2 2 2
T
2 2 2
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2
adj A 4 8 4
1
A 1/ 4 1/ 4 1
det A 8
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1 3/ 4
x 1/ 4
1/ 4 1 2 1/ 4
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1 1/ 4
1 2 3
6
(c) x1 2 2 1 det A 3/ 4
8
1 0 1
1 1 3
x2 3 2 1 det A
2
1/ 4
8
1 1 1
1 2 1
2
x3 3 2 2 det A 1/ 4
8
1 0 1
Problem A.3
z1 3x1 x3
3 0 1
z2 x1 x2 x3 or z Ax , A 1 1 1
0 2 1
z3 2 x2 x3
Solve x3 z1 3x1
z2 x1 x2 z1 3x1 x2 2 x1 z1
3
, 1 1 1 1 3
x2 z3 x3 z3 z1 x1
2 2 2 2 2
1 1 3
Then z2 z3 z1 x1 2 x1 z1
2 2 2
x1 z1 2z2 z3
Now x3 z1 3x1 z1 3( z1 2z2 z3 )
x3 2z1 6z2 3z3
1 1
and, x2 z3 x3
2 2
x2 z1 3z2 2z3
1 2 1
or,
x 1 3 2 z
2 6 3
Also, x A1z
1 1 2 1 2
T
1
adj A
1
A 2 3 6 1 3 2
det A
1 2 3 2 6 3
1
This checks with the result obtained using algebraic manipulation.
Problem A.4
x xT x
1/ 2
x1 12 12 22
1/ 2
6 2.45
x2 12 02 22
1/ 2
5 2.24
1
x x2 1 1 2 0 5
T
1
2
4