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Department of Mathematics
Lectures: OF and KM
0 −2 −2
Question 1. Let A = 2 3 0 . Solve for λ, the equation
2 0 −3
det(A − λI) = 0, where I is the 3 × 3 identity matrix.
x − y + 4z + 2w = −2
2x + y − z + w = 5
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Question 3. Solve the equations
3x + 2y + 6z = 1
x + 3z = −2
2x + y + 4z = 0
using
3 λ 1
Question 4. Let A = 2 −2 3 .
λ −1 2
Find the values of λ for which A does not have an inverse.
(i) no solution;
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Question 7. Find all real values of λ such that the system
x + (λ + 1)y + 3z = 2
2x + 4y + (λ + 3)z = 5
2x + (λ + 2)y + 6z = 4
has no solution.
Question 8. Find the values of k and λ for which the system of equations
3x − y + 4z = 2λ
2x + 3y − z = 5
2x + y + kz = 3
has
(iii) no solution.
(i) Find the values of λ for which the system fails to have a unique
solution.
(ii) Show that, for one of those values of λ found, the system is
inconsistent, regardless of the value of µ.
(iii) For the other value of λ, find the value of µ for which the system
has more than one solution;
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Question 10. The matrix A is given by
1 3 2
A = 1 −1 −1 .
2 2 α
(i) Rank(A) = 2,
(ii) Rank(A) = 3.
x + 3y + 2z = 1
x−y −z= 0
2x + 2y + αz = 3α + β − 2.
(iv) Show that the system has no solution in the case where α = 1
and β ̸= 0.
(v) Obtain the general solution to the given system in the case where
α = 1 and β = 0.