FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) Find x such that the matrix

1 2
3 0
0 1 1
x
x
(
(
(
(

is singular.
2) For what values of x does the matrix
2 1
3 x
(
(

have real eigenvalues?
3) For what values of x is the matrix
2
0 2
x (
(

defective?
4) Suppose A is a 2x2 matrix and that
2
3 0 A A I + = and
1 2
3 1
A
( (
=
( (

.
a) Find
2
1
3
A
(
(

and
3
2
6
A
(
(

b) Show that A is non-singular
c) Find
1
1
3
A

(
(


5) Find x and y so
1
1
(
(

is an eigenvector of
2
x y
x y
(
(

for the eigenvalue 1. =
6) True/False: If x is an eigenvector for an invertible matrix A, then x is also an
eigenvector for the matrix
1
A

.
7) True/False: det( ) det( ) det( ) A B A B + = +
8) If A is a square matrix and
3
0 A = , then what are the eigenvalues of A.
9) If A is a non-singular matrix such that
1 T
A A

= , then what is det( ) A ?

10) Calculate:
1 3 1 3
2 1 2 2
det
0 2 0 0
0 4 1 1
(
(

(
(
(

11) If A is a 2x2 matrix and
2
det(2 ) det( ) A A = , and A is non-singular, then what is
det( ) A ?
12) If G and H are square matrices, and G is row-equivalent to H, then does
det( ) det( ) ? G H = If in addition we know G is singular, then does det( ) det( ) ? G H =
13) Suppose that A is an mxn matrix. Let b be a vector in
m
R . Then there are
either 0, 1, or infinitely many solutions to Ax b = .
a) Suppose A is a 4x3 matrix. Consider the matrix equation
1
4
2
6
Ax
(
(
(
=
(
(

.
Decide which of the possibilities for the number of solutions to this matrix can
actually occur and give a specific example of a 4x3 matrix A illustrating each of
those possibilities. (Note-to answer correctly you will have to give one, two
or three examples.)
b) Now suppose that A is a 3x4 matrix and consider the equation
3
9
1
Ax
(
(
=
(
(

.
Answer the same questions as in part a.
14) F is a 2x2 matrix with characteristic polynomial
2
( ) 2 p t t t = + . Suppose we
know that the nullspace of F is span
1
3
(
`
(
)
and the nullspace of F+2I is span
2
1
(
`
(
)
.
Based on this information, compute
5
5
5
F
(
(

.
15) Diagonalize
3 1 1
12 0 5
4 2 1
A
(
(
=
(
(


16) Let
1 2 5
1 1 5 .
1 2 6
A
(
(
=
(
(

. Let
1 2 3
1 2 5
1 , 1 , 5
1 2 6
V V V
( ( (
( ( (
= = =
( ( (
( ( (

.
(a) Find
1
A

if it exists, or explain why

1
A

doesnt exist.
(b) Find scalars
1 2 3
, , and c c c such that
1 1 2 2 3 3
7
3 .
0
cV c V c V
(
(
+ + =
(
(


(c) A certain matrix B has the property that:
1 2 3
2 4 2
3 , 3 , 3 .
4 2 4
BV BV BV
( ( (
( ( (
= = =
( ( (
( ( (


Based on this information, compute
7
3 .
0
B
(
(
(
(


(d) Based on the information in part (c), can you determine if B is singular or
non-singular? Explain your answer briefly.
17) (a) Find a parabola of the form
2
y ax bx c = + + passing through the points (0,-1),
(1,3), and (2,6).

(b) Find all values of a for which the following homogenous system has non-
trivial solutions.
(1 ) 0
0
0
a x z
ay z
y az
+ =
+ =
=

18)
1 2 1 3 7
2 4 2 7 18
A
(
=
(


a) Find a basis for the nullspace of A.
b) Find a basis for the range of A.
19) T is a linear transformation and
1 3 0 1
2 2 , 0 0 ,
3 1 1 0
T T
| | | | ( ( ( (
| |
( ( ( (
= =
| |
( ( ( (
| |
( ( ( (
\ . \ .
and
0 2
2 2 .
2 0
T
| | ( (
|
( (
=
|
( (
|
( (
\ .

a) Find
1 0
0 , and 1 .
0 0
T T
| | | | ( (
| |
( (
| |
( (
| |
( (
\ . \ .

b) Find a matrix A such that ( ) T x Ax = .