HOMEWORK 2
Instructions: Same as previous homeworks.
1. Use the Gauss-Jordan elimination method to decide whether the
following matrix has an inverse:
12 13 14
A= 15 16 17
18 19 20
2. Verify that det A = det B + det C, where
a11 a12 u1 v1 a11 a12 u1 a11 a12 v1
A = a21 a 22 u2 v2 B = a 21 a 22 u2 C = a 21 a 22 v2
a a32 u3 v3 a a32 u3 a a32 v3
31 31 31
What do you conclude about the statement that in general for all matrices B
and C, det (B+C) = det B + det C?
3. Use the cofactor expansion method to compute |A|, where:
1 5 0
A= 2 4 1
0 2 0
4. Suppose that a firm produces three outputs y1, y2 and y3 with 3 inputs
z1, z2 and z3. The input-output requirements matrix is given by A
below:
3 1 2
A= 2 5 1
1 1 3
If the firm wants to produce 10 units of y 1, 20 units of y2 and 10 units of
y3, how much of z1, z2 and z3 will it require?
5. Use Cramer’s rule to compute the solutions to
2x1 + x2 = 3
-3x1 + x3 = -8
x2 + 2x3 = -2.
6. Let A and B be square matrices. Show that even though AB may not
be equal to BA, it is always true that |AB| = |BA|
7. Let A be a square matrix such that ATA = I. Show that |A| = ±1.
8. Let A and B be square matrices, with B invertible. Show that |BAB-1|
= |A|.
9. Suppose that A is a square matrix such that |A3| = 0. Show that A is
not invertible.