Faculty of Engineering Technology
Department : Mathematics and Statistics
Programme : B. Tech. (All Branches)
Semester / Batch : 1 / 2023
Course Code : MTF101A
Course Title : Engineering Mathematics - 1
Tutorial – 10 & 11 : REF, RREF, and System of linear equations
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1 Reduce the following matrices to row echelon form and hence find its rank.
1 1 1
a. 𝐴 = [1 −1 1]
2 1 1
2 3 4 −1
b. 𝐵 = [ 5 2 0 −1]
−4 5 12 −1
1 0 −3 −1
0 0 1 1
c. 𝐵 = [ ]
3 1 0 2
1 1 −2 0
3 −1 2
d. 𝐴 = [−6 2 4]
−3 1 2
1 3 4 3
e. 𝐶 = [3 9 12 3]
1 3 4 1
1 0 2 1
0 1 −2 1
f. 𝐵 = [ ]
1 −1 4 0
−2 2 8 0
1 −2 3 9
g. 𝐴 = [−1 3 0 −4]
2 −5 5 17
0 −3 −6 4 9
−1 −2 −1 3 1
h. 𝐺 = [ ]
−2 −3 0 3 −1
1 4 5 −9 −7
0 3 −6 6 4 −5
i. 𝐴 = [3 −7 8 −5 8 9 ]
3 −9 12 −9 6 15
1 −2 3 9
j. 𝐴 = [−1 3 0 −4]
2 −5 5 17
1 0 −2 1 0
0 −1 −3 1 3
k. 𝐵 = [ ]
−2 −1 1 −1 3
0 3 9 0 −12
2 Reduce the following matrices to reduced row echelon form and hence find its
rank.
1 0 2 −2
2 −1 0 −1
a. 𝐵 = [ ]
1 0 2 −1
4 −1 3 −1
1 2 3 2
b. 𝐵 = [2 3 5 1]
1 3 4 5
1 2 3
c. 𝐴 = [1 4 2]
2 6 5
3 −1 2
d. 𝐴 = [−6 2 4]
−3 1 2
2 3 4 −1
e. 𝐴 = [ 5 2 0 −1]
−4 5 12 −1
0 3 −6 6 4 −5
f. 𝐴 = [3 −7 8 −5 8 9 ]
3 −9 12 −9 6 15
1 −2 3 9
g. 𝐴 = [−1 3 0 −4]
2 −5 5 17
1 0 −2 1 0
0 −1 −3 1 3
h. 𝐵 = [ ]
−2 −1 1 −1 3
0 3 9 0 −12
1 3 4 3
i. 𝐶 = [1 8 10 −1]
1 3 4 1
1 0 2 1
1 −2 −10 1
j. 𝐵 = [ ]
1 −1 4 0
−2 2 8 0
3 Solve the following system of homogeneous equations.
a. 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0; 𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 0
b. 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0; −𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 0; 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 0
c. 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0; 4𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0; −2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 0
d. 𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 0; 2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 0; −2𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 8 = 0
e. 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 − 𝑥3 = 0; 2𝑥1 − 3𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 0; 𝑥1 − 4𝑥2 + 2𝑥3 = 0
f. 𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 − 3𝑥3 + 4𝑥4 = 0; 2𝑥1 − 3𝑥2 + 5𝑥3 − 7𝑥4 = 0; 5𝑥1 + 6𝑥2 −
9𝑥3 + 8𝑥4 = 0
g. 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 0; 𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0; 𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 0
4 Check for consistency of the following non-homogeneous system of equations.
Solve the system, if consistent, using Gauss elimination method.
a. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6; 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 11; 𝑥 + 𝑧 = 2𝑦
b. 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = −1; 𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 25; 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2
c. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 10; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 18; 𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 9𝑧 = 16
d. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1; 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1; 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 5; 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2
e. 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 8 , −𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧 = −5, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6
f. 3𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4, 10𝑦 + 3𝑧 = −2
g. 10𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 12, 𝑥 + 11𝑦 + 𝑧 = 13, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 12𝑧 = 14
5 Check for consistency of the following non-homogeneous system of equations.
Solve the system, if consistent, using Gauss Jordan method.
a. −4𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 2; 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3; −3𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5
b. 5𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = −3; 10𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0; −15𝑥 + 9𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 17
c. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 5; 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 8; 4𝑥 + 5𝑧 = 2
d. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 2; 6𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 9𝑧 = 6; 7𝑥 + 14𝑦 − 21𝑧 = 13
e. 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2; 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 3; 4𝑥 + 8𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 4
6 Investigate for what value of 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 the equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 3; 2𝑥 − 𝑦 +
3𝑧 = 4; 5𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝜆1 𝑧 = 𝜆2 have (i) no-solution (ii) a unique solution (iii) Infinitely
many solutions.
7 Investigate for what values of 𝜆 and 𝜇 the system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 2 ,
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 2 , 5𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝜆𝑧 = 𝜇 have (i) no solution (ii) a unique solution
(iii)many solutions.
8 Obtain a condition on the numbers 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 such that the following system of
equations is consistent. When that condition is satisfied, find all solutions (in terms
of 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐).
𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑎
−𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑏
3𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 𝑧 = 𝑐
9 Determine a quadratic function 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 2 such that the graph of
𝑦 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 2 contains each of the points (−1,6), (2,0), and (3,2).
10 Solve the following system of equations for 𝑥 and 𝑦.
𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 2 = 1
2𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 2 = 13
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑦 + 2𝑦 2 = 0
