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MATH 1104 A Test 1 Duration: 50 Minutes October 03, 2024

NAME : STUDENT NO :

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING

1. This test paper has eight pages. Please count the pages now.
Please report any missing pages to the proctor.
2. This test paper has two parts and total of 45 marks.
Part I has 8 multiple choice questions and 20 marks (pages 2–4).
Part II has 2 long answer questions and 25 marks (pages 5–8).
3. Use a soft dark lead pencil (such as HB#2 or 2B pencils) to fill your answers on the
scantron/bubble sheet.
4. Completely erase any changed answers with a soft eraser.
5. Do all your work (including your rough work) on this test paper.
6. This test paper cannot be taken from the examination room.
7. Only nonprogrammable and nongraphing calculators are allowed.

Scantron/Bubble sheet for PART I: Multiple Choice Questions.

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No marks will be given to a question if two or more answers are filled for it.

1. A B C D E

2. A B C D E

3. A B C D E

4. A B C D E

5. A B C D E

6. A B C D E

7. A B C D E

8. A B C D E

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PART I: Multiple Choice Questions. Each question is 2.5 marks. No partial marks.
Fill in the correct answers on the scantron/bubble sheet on the first page.
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   
x1 1 0 1 5
1) The augmented matrix of a matrix equation A  x2  = b is given by  0 −2 0 8 .
x3 2 0 1 7
What is the value of x1 in the solution of the above matrix equation?
(a) x1 = −4 (b) x1 = −3 (c) x1 = 4 (d) x1 = 3 (e) x1 = 2

     
−1 3 −9
2) Let u =  2 , v =  1 , w =  4 .
1 −1 h
What is the value of h in the vector equation −3u + 2v + w = 0?
(a) h = 0 (b) h = −5 (c) h = 5 (d) h = −1 (e) h = 1

 
1 0 −1 0
3) Let A =  0 0 1 2 . What is the reduced row echelon form (RREF) of A?
0 1 0 −1
       
1 0 0 2 1 0 −2 −2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
(a)  0 1 0 1  (b)  0 1 0 −1  (c)  0 1 0 1  (d)  0 1 0 −1 
0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 −2 0 0 1 2

(e) None of the above matrices is the reduced row echelon form (RREF) of A.
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     
1 −1 −1
4) Let u =  0 ,v=
  2 and b =
  4 .
−1 1 k
For what value of k is the vector b in Span{u, v}?
(a) k = 1 (b) k = 2 (c) k = 0 (d) k = −1 (e) k = −2

y v
w
5) Let the vectors u, v and w be as in the figure. Which of the
following vector equations represents the relation of u, v, w?
u
x

(a) u = v + w (b) w = u + v (c) v = u + w (d) w = u − v (e) v = u − w

     
1 0 −2 x1 4
6) Let A =  0 1 −1 , x =  x2  and b =  −1 .
0 −2 2 x3 −3
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) The columns of A are linearly independent.
(b) The vector b is in the span of the columns of A.
(c) The matrix equation Ax = b has infinitely many solutions.
(d) The matrix equation Ax = b has a unique solution.
(e) The matrix equation Ax = b does not have any solution.

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7) The figure shows an electrical network, where I1 , I2 and I3 represent the currents in
amperes in the first loop, second loop and third loop, respectively. We note that a
positive voltage forces the current to flow away from the positive side (longer side) of
a battery to the negative side (shorter side) of the battery.
1Ω 1Ω 4Ω
A B

I1 1Ω I2 I3
+
20 volts 3Ω +
− 30 volts
− −
5 volts
+
C D
1Ω 1Ω 4Ω

Which of the following linear equations is for the second loop?

(a) −I1 + 6I2 − 3I3 = 5 (b) −I1 + 6I2 − 3I3 = −5 (c) 3I1 − I2 = 25

(d) −3I2 + 11I3 = 30 (e) None of them

8) The figure shows a traffic flow in cars per minute. The matrix 40 x2 200
equation describing the traffic B A
 flow is given by
x1  
 x2  200 x4
   40  x5 x3
Ax = b, where x =   x3  and b =  60 .
  
 x4 
100 60 100
x5 C D
Which of the following matrices is A? x1
     
0 1 0 −1 −1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
 0 1 1 0 0   0 1 0 −1 −1    0 1 1 0 0 
(a)  (b)  (c)  
 1 0 0 0 1   1 0 0 0 1   0 1 0 −1 −1 
−1 0 1 1 0 −1 0 1 1 0 −1 0 1 1 0
 
−1 0 1 1 0
 0 1 1 0 0 
(d) 
 0 1 0 −1 −1  (e) None of the above matrices


1 0 0 0 1
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PART II: Long answer questions. Show all your work.

1) [14 marks] Consider the following system of linear equations.

x1 − x2 + 2x4 = 1
−x1 + x2 + x3 = 1
x2 + x3 + x4 = 1

a)[5 marks] Write the augmented matrix of the above system. Find the reduced row
echelon form (RREF) of the augmented matrix.
b)[2 marks] State which variables are basic variables and which variables are free
variables.
c)[5 marks] Find the general solution of the system. Write your solution in paramet-
ric vector form.
d)[2 marks] Find the general solution of the corresponding homogeneous system.
Write your solution in parametric vector form.

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     
1 2 0 3 x1 b1
 −1 −1 1 −2   x2   b2 
2) [11 marks] Let A = 
 2
, x =   and b =  .
4 4 6   x3   b3 
3 6 0 9 x4 b4

a)[3 marks] Find a row echelon form (REF) of A.

b)[3 marks] Are the columns of A linearly independent? State your reason clearly.
c)[3 marks] Does the matrix equation Ax = b have always a solution x ∈ R4 for
every vector b ∈ R4 ? State your reason clearly.
d)[2 marks] Write the matrix equation Ax = b in the form of a vector equation.

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MATH 1104 A Test 2 Duration: 50 Minutes October 17, 2024

NAME : STUDENT NO :

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING

1. This test paper has eight pages. Please count the pages now.
Please report any missing pages to the proctor.
2. This test paper has two parts and total of 45 marks. Part I has 8 multiple choice
questions and 20 marks (pages 2–4). Each question is 2.5 marks. No partial marks.
Part II has 2 long answer questions and 25 marks (pages 5–8).
3. Use a soft dark lead pencil (such as HB#2 or 2B pencils) to fill your answers on the
scantron/bubble sheet. Completely erase any changed answers with a soft eraser.
4. Do all your work (including your rough work) on this test paper.
5. This test paper cannot be taken from the examination room.
6. Only nonprogrammable and nongraphing calculators are allowed. No calculator with a
display screen of three or more rows is allowed. The instructor has the right to disallow
any calculator.

Scantron/Bubble sheet for PART I: Multiple Choice Questions.

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There is only one correct answer for each question.
No marks will be given to a question if two or more answers are filled for it.

1. A B C D E

2. A B C D E

3. A B C D E

4. A B C D E

5. A B C D E

6. A B C D E

7. A B C D E

8. A B C D E

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PART I: Multiple Choice Questions. Each question is 2.5 marks. No partial marks.
Fill in the correct answers on the scantron/bubble sheet on the first page.
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 
  4 0 1 1 0
1 2 3 4  1 3 −2 −1 2 
1) Let A = 2 1 −1
 3 , B =  8
 and C = AB.
6 1 0 1 
2 0 1 −1
1 −1 1 1 0
What is the value of (2, 3)-entry of the matrix C?
In other words, if C = (cij ), what is the value of c23 ?
(a) −2 (b) −1 (c) 0 (d) 1 (e) 2

 
2 6
2) Let A = and let B = A−1 (the inverse of the matrix A).
1 4
If B = (bij ), what is the value of b11 ?
In other words, what is the value of (1, 1)-entry of the matrix B?
(a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 2 (d) −2 (e) 0

3) Consider the matrix equation AB = C, where

   
1 −1 1 1 −2 4
A =  1 −1 0  and C =  1 −1 3 . What is the first column of B?
0 1 1 0 1 0
         
1 1 −1 1 0
(a) 1
  (b) 0  (c)  0  (d) 0
  (e) 0 

0 1 1 0 1
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4) Let T : R2 −→ R2 be a linear transformation such that
       
1 −2 1 −3
T = and T = . What is the standard matrix of T ?
1 3 0 3
         
1 −2 −2 1 −3 1 1 −3 −3 0
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1 3 3 1 3 0 0 3 3 1

5) Let A be an n × n invertible matrix and let T : Rn −→ Rn be a linear transformation

given by T (x) = Ax. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The reduced row echelon form of A has a pivot position in each column.
(b) Every row echelon form of A has a pivot position in each row.
(c) The columns of A form a linearly independent set.
(d) The linear transformation T is one-to-one and onto.
(e) The matrix equation Ax = 0 has infinitely many solutions.

6) Let A and B be 2 × 2 matrices and let AT and T

 B denotethe transpose
 of A and the
1 1 −1 1
transpose of B, respectively. If AT = and B T = , what is (AB)T ?
2 3 1 1
       
0 2 1 2 1 −2 0 −2
(a) (b) (c) (d) (d) None of them
1 5 3 4 3 4 1 5

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   
1 1 0 k −1 0
7) Let A = 1 2 0 and B = −1
   1 0 .
0 0 1 0 0 1
For which value of k is B the inverse of A?

(a) −1 (b) 1 (c) −2 (d) 2 (e) 0

   
0 1 1 1
8) Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with its inverse matrix A−1 = 2 0 1 . Let b =  −2 
  1 −1 1 3
x1
and x =  x2 . What is the solution x of the matrix equation Ax = b?
x3
         
1 1 −1 −1 1
(a) 5
  (b) 5
  (c) −5
  (d)  5  (e) 0 

6 0 6 −6 6
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PART II: Long answer questions. Show all your work.
 
x1  
x1 + 2x2 − 3x4
 x2  
  
1) [15 marks] Let T : R4 −→ R3 be given by T 
 x3  = x3 − x4 .
x1 + 3x2 + x3 − 4x4
x4
a)[2 marks] Find the standard matrix A of the linear transformation T .
b)[8 marks] Find ker(T ), i.e., the kernel of T .
c)[2 marks] Is T one-to-one? State your reason clearly.
d)[2 marks] Is T onto? State your reason clearly.
e)[1 marks] Find range(T ), i.e., the range of T .

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 
0 0 1
2) [10 marks] Let A = 2 2 0 .

1 0 0
a)[4 marks] Find A−1 (the inverse of the matrix A). Write down each elementary row
operation that you perform.
b)[3 marks] Write down the elementary matrix corresponding to each elementary row
operation that you performed in part a).
c)[1 marks] Write A−1 as a product of elementary matrices.
d)[2 marks] Let T : R3 −→ R3 be a linear transformation given by T (x) = Ax, where
A is the matrix given above. Is T an invertible linear transformation? State your
reason clearly.

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MATH 1104 A Test 3 Duration: 50 Minutes November 14, 2024

This test paper may not be taken from the examination room.
This test paper has a bubble/scantron sheet (page 11).
Additional scantron sheets are not needed.
Only nonprogrammable and nongraphing calculators are allowed.
No calculator with a display screen of three or more rows is allowed.
The instructor has the right to disallow any calculator.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING

1. Write your first name, last name and student ID number in the first/front page.

2. This test paper has 12 pages including the title pages (pages 1 and 2).
Please count the pages now.
Please report any missing pages to the proctor.

3. This test paper has two parts and total of 45 marks.

Part I has 8 multiple choice questions and 20 marks (pages 3–6).
Part II has 2 long answer questions and 25 marks (pages 7–10).

4. Do not tear off the bubble/scantron sheet (page 11).

5. Use a soft dark lead pencil (such as HB#2 or 2B pencils) to fill your answers for
Part I on the bubble sheet (page 11). Completely erase any changed answers with a
soft eraser.

6. Page 12 (reverse side of the bubble sheet) will not be graded. You can use page 12 for
your rough work only.

7. Do all your work (including your rough work) on this test paper.
PART I: Multiple Choice Questions. Each question is 2.5 marks. No partial marks.
Fill in the correct answers on the bubble/scantron sheet (page 11).
Only the answers filled on the bubble sheet will be graded.
There is only one correct answer for each question.
No marks will be given to a question if two or more answers are filled for it.
 
0 2 0
1) Let A =  0 0 −1 . What is the value of det(A)?
1 0 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 2 (e) −2

 
0 0 1
2) Let A =  0 1 0  and B = −2A. What is the value of det(B)?
1 0 0
(a) −1 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8 (e) −8

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1 1 1 1
 −2 −2 −2 −2 
3) Let A = 
 1
. What is the value of det(A)?
1 1 1 
2 2 2 2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) −2 (e) −4

4) Let A be an n × n matrix with det(A) ̸= 0.

Which of the following statements is false?
(a) A is an invertible matrix.
(b) Tha rank of A is n.
(c) The columns of A form a basis for Rn .
(d) The matrix equation Ax = 0 has infinitely many solutions.
(e) The matrix equation Ax = b has a solution for each b ∈ Rn .
5) Let A be an n × n matrix with det(A) = −5. What is the value of det(A−1 AT )?
(a) −25 (b) 25 (c) −5 (d) 5 (e) 1

 
0 −2 0 0
 1 1 0 0 
6) Let A = 
 0 −2 1 0  What is the value of det(A)?


0 3 0 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) −2 (e) 3

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    
 0   0 
7) You are given the subsets H1 =  0  and H2 =  1  in R3 .
0 0
   

Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Both H1 and H2 are subspaces of R3 .

(b) H1 is a subspace of R3 but H2 is not a subspace of R3 .

(c) H2 is a subspace of R3 but H1 is not a subspace of R3 .

(d) Neither H1 nor H2 is a subspace of R3 .

(e) None of the above statements is true.

     
 0   a 
8) You are given the subsets H1 =  b  b ≥ 0 and H2 =  b  b = a − c .
0 c
   

Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Both H1 and H2 are subspaces of R3 .

(b) H1 is a subspace of R3 but H2 is not a subspace of R3 .

(c) H2 is a subspace of R3 but H1 is not a subspace of R3 .

(d) Neither H1 nor H2 is a subspace of R3 .

(e) None of the above statements is true.

 PART II: Long answer questions. Show all your work.
   
1 2 −1 2 1 0 −1 0
1) [12 marks] You are given that A =  2 6 −2 6  ∼  0 1 0 1  = B.
2 3 −2 3 0 0 0 0
a)[2 marks] Find a basis for ColA.
b)[8 marks] Find a basis for NulA.
c)[2 marks] What are the rank of A and the nullity of A?
Verify the Rank-Nullity Theorem for A.

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      
1 1 2 1 0 x1
 0 1 1 0   1   x2 
2) [13 marks] Let A = 
 0
, b =   and x =  .
0 1 1   0   x3 
1 1 1 1 1 x4
a)[4 marks] Find det(A) by using cofactor expansion along the first column.
b)[5 marks] Use Cramer’s rule to find x3 in the matrix equation Ax = b without
finding x1 , x2 , x4 .
c)[4 marks] If A−1 = (bij ). Find b21 without finding A−1 .

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MATH 1104 A Test 4 Duration: 50 Minutes November 28, 2024

This test paper may not be taken from the examination room.
This test paper has a bubble/scantron sheet (page 11).
Additional scantron sheets are not required.
No scrap paper can be submitted with this examination paper.
All the work (including the rough work) must be done on this examination paper.
Only nonprogrammable and nongraphing calculators are allowed.
No calculator with a display screen of three or more rows is allowed.
The instructor has the right to disallow any calculator.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING

1. Write your first name, last name and student ID number in the first/front page.

2. This test paper has 12 pages including the title pages (pages 1 and 2).
Please count the pages now.
Please report any missing pages to the proctor.

3. This test paper has two parts and total of 45 marks.

Part I has 8 multiple choice questions and 20 marks (pages 3–6).
Part II has 2 long answer questions and 25 marks (pages 7–10).

4. Do not tear off the bubble/scantron sheet (page 11).

5. Use a soft dark lead pencil (such as HB#2 or 2B pencils) to fill your answers for
Part I on the bubble sheet (page 11). Completely erase any changed answers with a
soft eraser.

6. Page 12 (reverse side of the bubble sheet) will not be graded. You can use page 12 for
your rough work only.
PART I: Multiple Choice Questions. Each question is 2.5 marks. No partial marks.
Fill in the correct answers on the bubble/scantron sheet (page 11).
Only the answers filled on the bubble sheet will be graded.
There is only one correct answer for each question.
No marks will be given to a question if two or more answers are filled for it.
 
1 1
1) Let A = . What are the eigenvalues of the matrix A?
1 1

(a) 1 and 2 (b) −1 and 1 (c) 0 and −1 (d) 0 and 2 (e) 0 and −2

   
2 0 2 1
2) It is known that x =  3  is an eigenvector for the matrix A =  3 1 −1 .
0 −3 2 1
What is the eigenvalue of A corresponding to x?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) −2 (e) −3

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1 1 1
3) It is known that λ = 0 is an eigenvalue for the matrix A =  2 2 2 .
−1 −1 −1
What is the dimension of the eigenspace corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 0?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0 (e) −1

   
1 −2 1 0
4) Let P = ,D= and A = P DP −1 . What is A1104 ?
0 1 0 −1

(a) A (b) P (c) I (d) −A (e) −P

5) Let z = 1 + i. What is z 4 in the standard form a + bi?

(a) 4i (b) −4i (c) 4 (d) −4 (e) 1 + i

z
6) Let z = 1 + i and w = 1 − i. What is in the standard form a + bi?
w
(a) i (b) −i (c) 1 (d) −1 (e) 1 + i

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7) Let z = cos(π/24) + i sin(π/24) = eiπ/24 . What is z 6 in the standard form a + bi?
1 1 1 1
(a) √ + √ i (b) − √ + √ i (c) i (d) −i (e) 1
2 2 2 2

√
8) Let z = 3 + i. What is the polar form of z?


(a) 2 cos(π/6) + i sin(π/6) = 2eiπ/6
√
√
(b) 2 cos(π/6) + i sin(π/6) = 2eiπ/6
√
√
(c) 2 cos(π/4) + i sin(π/4) = 2eiπ/4


(d) 2 cos(π/3) + i sin(π/3) = 2eiπ/3
√
√
(e) 2 cos(π/3) + i sin(π/3) = 2eiπ/3
 PART II: Long answer questions. Show all your work.
 
3 −2 0
1) [13 marks] Let A =  −2 3 0 .
0 0 5
You are given that the characteristic equation of A is − (λ − 5)2 (λ − 1) = 0.

a) [2 marks] Find the eigenvalues of A.

b) [9 marks] For each eigenvalue λ of A, find a basis for the corresponding eigenspace Eλ .
c) [2 marks] Diagonalize the matrix A by finding an invertible matrix P and a di-
agonal matrix D such that A = P DP −1 . Do not compute P −1 . If A can not be
diagonalized, explain why.

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[6 marks] 2.a) Find the roots of the equation z 2 + 2z + 5 = 0. Express the roots in
the standard form a + bi.

[6 marks] 2.b) Consider the following system of linear equations.

z1 + (1 + i)z2 = 0
(1 − i)z1 + 2z2 = 0

Write the augmented matrix of the above system. Find a row echelon form (REF) of
the augmented matrix. Find the general solution of the system. Write your solution
in vector form.

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