University of the South Pacic

School of Computing, Information & Mathematical Sciences

MA111 Calculus I & Linear Algebra I ASSIGNMENT 2
Due Date: Wednesday, 22 MAY, 2013, 11.00pm

Instructions

(1) There are 2 sections. Part I: Theoretical Problems (130 marks) and Part
II: Applied Problems (70 marks). Attempt all 7 questions. The marks are
shown for each question. The total mark is 200. This assignment is worth 3%
of your course work assessment.
(2) Form a group of two to four persons, and attempt the assignment together.
Each person in the group however needs to upload the same assignment to his
or her account separately, since Moodle will record the scores of each person.
Ensure that all the names are listed on the cove page of the assignment.
(3) Because matrices are used, you can write down your answers by hand. So you
don't need to type them.
(4) If you write down you answers by hand, scan the pages and produce one single
PDF by merging all the scanned pages together.
(5) No two assignments (between groups, that is) should be the same.
(6) Two documents are to be submitted:
(a) 1 PDF document containing your assignment;
(b) 1 MATHEMATICA notebook containing the programs and graphs that
are requested in the assignment. To keep the size of the notebook to a
minimum, do not enlarge the diagrams, and do not include any other
calculations that are not explicitly required in the question. Unnecessary
information or large data can be hidden by using the semicolon ; after the
command.
(7) The MA111 Moodle portal will close at 11.00pm sharp, Wednesday, May 22,
2013, which means that if you missed this deadline, there is no chance of any
late submission. No hard copy will be accepted. No emails with assignment
attachments will be accepted.
All the best! Dr. Jito Vanualailai
MA111 Coordinator

PART I: Theoretical Problems (Total: 130 Marks)

[20 MARKS]

Consider the system of linear equations

10y 4z + w = 1
x + 4y z + w = 2
3x + 2y + z + 2w = 5
2x 8y + 2z 2w = 4
x 6y + 3z

= 1

(a) Obtain the reduced row-echelon form of the augmented matrix.

(b) Use Mathematica's command RowReduce to obtain the reduced rowechelon form and hence check that your answer in (a) is correct.
(c) Use the Gauss-Jordan elimination to solve the system.
(d) Use Mathematica's command LinearSolve to directly solve the system
and hence check that your answer in (c) is correct.
[10 + 3 + 4 + 3 = 20]

marks

[20 MARKS]

Consider the system:

x + 2y

3z = 4

3x y +

5z = 2

4x + y + (a2 14)z = a + 2

(a) Which value(s) of a will the system have: (i) No solutions? (ii) Exactly
one solution? (iii) Innitely many solutions?
(b) For part (iii), with a value of a you found, plot the three equations in
3-dimensional space in one diagram using Plot3D command for values of
x, y [5, 5]. Your graphs should all meet along a line in 3-D space. Get
the best possible view by rotating the diagram and submit that view.
[6 + 6 + 6 + 2 = 20]

marks

[40 MARKS]

For each of the systems below;

(1) Use the Gauss-Jordan Elimination to derive the inverse of the coecient
matrix.
(2) Use the Mathematica's command Inverse to check your answer in (a).
(3) Use the inverse matrix to conclude whether (a) there is exactly one solution, or (b) there are innitely many or no solutions. Give your reasons.
(i)
2b + 3c = 1
3a + 6b 3c = 2
6a + 6b + 3c = 5
[15 + 3 + 2 = 20]

marks

[15 + 3 + 2 = 20]

marks

(ii)
x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 8
x1 2x2 + 3x3 = 1
3x1 7x2 + 4x3 = 10

[50 MARKS]

Consider the following system

2x1

= 4

2x1 + x2 x3

= 4

6x1 + 2x2 + x3

= 15
x4 = 1

(a) Via the Gauss-Jordan elimination, nd a sequence of elementary matrices

whose product is the coecient matrix A.
(b) Use the elementary matrices to nd A1 . Check you answer using Mathematica.
(c) Use A1 you found in (b) to solve the system. Check you answer using
Mathematica.
(d) Find an LU -factorization of A.
(e) Solve the system using the LU -factorization method. Check that your
answer coincides with your answer in (c).
[10 marks each]

PART II Applied Problems (Total: 70 Marks)

Predictive Modeling [15 MARKS]

Read Problem 17, page 32, of our textbook

Larson, 7th Edition.

Elementary Linear Algebra

by

(1) Derive the polynomial and predict the population in 2020 and 2030.
(2) Use Mathematica to plot the polynomial and extend it to include the
years up to 2030.
Note that it is helpful if you represent year 1990 by 1, 1991 by 2, etc, and
249 million by just 249; 281 million by 281, etc, for ease of calculation and
plotting.
[10 + 5 = 15] marks

Network Analysis [15 MARKS]

Do Problem 30, page 33, of the textbook.

[15 marks]

Encryption [40 MARKS]

Read Example 5 (page 88) and Example 6 (page 89). Repeat the same examples, but use a dierent 3 3 invertible matrix, A. Will you get the same
message?
[20 + 20 = 40] marks
END OF ASSIGNMENT
ALL THE BEST!