Dept.

E&E, NITK Surathkal

Tutorial 1

Instructions
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1. Solve the system of linear equations:

2x1 + 6x3 = −8

x2 + 2x3 = 3
3x1 + 6x2 − 2x3 = −2
comment on the consistancy and uniquness of the system. Use reduced
Echelon form to complement the comments.
2. Find a general solution to the system:

x1 − 5x2 + 4x3 = −3

2x1 − 7x2 + 3x3 = −2

−2x1 + x2 + 7x3 = −1
comment on the geometry of the solution set.
3. Determine the value of h for which the augmented matrix is consistent:
 
1 h −5
2 −8 6

4. For the system of linear equations:

x1 − 3x2 − 5x3 = 0

x2 + x3 = 3

(a) Represent the system using a matrix equation of the form Ax̄ = b̄
(b) Find a non-zero vector x̄H such that Ax̄H = 0̄
(c) Find a set N such that Ax̄ = 0̄, x̄ ∈ N .

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(d) Find the set of all solutions to Ax̄ = b̄.

5. [M] Visualize the three planes of Q1 in R3 using Matlab and locate the
solution (if any). Ex. the third equation in Q1 can be visualized using
the Matlab code: [x1 x2] = meshgrid(-5:1:5); x3 = (-2-3.*x1-6.*x2)/-2;
surf(x1,x2,x3,’facecolor’,’b’,’facealpha’,0.5);
6. [M] Visualize the set from Q4(c) in R3 . Also, visualize the set from Q4(d)
in R3 in the same plot. Note that there is a significance for the notation
N and x̄H
7. [M] In a wind tunner experiment, the force on a projectile due to air
resistance was measured at different velocities as shown in the table below.
Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Velocity (100 ft/s) 0 2 4 6 8 10
Force (100 lb) 0 2.9 14.8 39.6 74.3 119

(a) Find the interpolating polynomial for these data p(t) = a0 + a1 t +

a2 t2 + a3 t3 + a4 t4 + a5 t5 . Please note that the function rref() in
Matlab gives reduced echelon form for the matrix which can be used
in the solution. Also plot the interpolating curve along with the five
data samples represented in a plot.
(b) Remove the 3rd data sample (i.e., velocity = 400 ft/sec) and again
fit p1(t) = b0 + b1 t + b2 t2 + b3 t3 + b4 t4 + b5 t5 . You will see that it is
an underdetremined system with b5 being a free variable. Plot p1(t)
for b5 = −0.1 : 0.001 : 0.1 and see the effect of this free variable on
the function approximation.

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