HW1 – Calculus and its applications

1. Find A + BT , 2A − 5BT :
 2 −1 3 
 1 2 −4 −1  
   1 2 0
A =  3 2 −2 2  , B =
 4 −3   −2 4 −1
 1 3   
 3 −1 4 
2. Find 𝑥, 𝑦 for matrix A to be skew – symmetric:
0 −3 x + y 1 
 
 3 0 4 3
A= .
4 −4 0 2
 
 −1 y − x −2 0 
3. Find:
 1 −3 2 
 3 5  2 1   2 −1 1  
a)    b)    3 2 −4 
 6 −1 −3 2   2 4 −3   2 0 −1
 
 4  1 −3 
   1 2 3 
c)  2  ( 2 −3 1) d)    1 −1 
 5  2 −1 1   −2 5 
   
 2 −1 3  0 −2 −1  3 1
    2 1 1    3 −2 
e)  −1 1 −2  −2 −1 1 f)    2 1  
 3 −2 4  −1 1 1  3 0 1  1 0   1 3 
    
4. Compute the determinants:
3 5 0 −3 1 5 2 −3
a) b) c) d)
6 −1 6 1 −2 4 0 −1
1 −3 2 1 2 3
e) 3 2 −4 e) 4 5 6
2 0 −1 7 8 9
5. At the beginning of a laboratory experiment, five baby rats measured 5.6, 6.4, 6.9,
7.6, and 6.1 cm in length, and weighed 144, 138, 149, 152, and 146 g, respectively.
a) Write a matrix using this information.
b) At the end of two weeks, their lengths (in centimeters) were 10.2, 11.4, 11.4, 12.7,
and 10.8 and their weights (in grams) were 196, 196, 225, 250, and 230. Write a matrix
with this information.
c) Use matrix subtraction and the matrices found in parts a and b to write a matrix that
gives the amount of change in length and weight for each rat.
d) During the third week, the rats grew by the amounts shown in the matrix below.
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What were their lengths and weights at the end of this week?
6. There are three convenience stores in Folsom. This week, store I sold 88 loaves of
bread, 48 qt of milk, 16 jars of peanut butter, and 112 lb of cold cuts. Store II sold 105
loaves of bread, 72 qt of milk, 21 jars of peanut butter, and 147 lb of cold cuts. Store III
sold 60 loaves of bread, 40 qt of milk, no peanut butter, and 50 lb of cold cuts.
a) Use a matrix to express the sales information for the three stores.
b) During the following week, sales on these products at store I increased by 25%;
sales at store II increased by 1/3 and sales at store III increased by 10%. Write the sales
matrix for that week.
c) Write a matrix that represents total sales over the two-week period.
d) Write a matrix expressing the factors by which sales in each store should be
multiplied to reflect the fact that sales increased during the following week by 25%,
1/3 and 10% in stores I, II, and III, respectively, as described in part b.
e) Multiply the matrix expressing sales information by the matrix found in part d to find
the sales for all three stores in the second week.
7. A contractor builds three kinds of houses, models A, B, and C, with a choice of two
styles, Spanish and contemporary. Matrix P shows the number of each kind of house
planned for a new 100-home subdivision. The amounts for each of the exterior
materials depend primarily on the style of the house. These amounts are shown in
matrix Q. (Concrete is in cubic yards, lumber in units of 1000 board feet, brick in 1000s,
and shingles in units of 100 ft2). Matrix R gives the cost in dollars for each kind of
material.

a) What is the total cost of these materials for each model?

b) How much of each of the four kinds of material must be ordered?
c) What is the total cost for exterior materials?
d) Suppose the contractor builds the same number of homes in five subdivisions.
Calculate the total amount of each exterior material for each model for all five
subdivisions.
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8.

Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 0), (2, 2) and (4, 3).
9.

Find an equation of the line passing through the two points (2, 4) and (−1, 3).