Exercises
Linear systems and rank
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1. Determined system with Gaussian elimination
Solve with Gaussian elimination the system
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2. Underdetermined system with Gaussian elimination
Solve with Gaussian elimination the system
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3. System in four unknowns with Gaussian elimination
Solve with Gaussian elimination the system in the unknowns
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4. Inconsistent system
Determine whether the system
has solutions.
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5. Rank of a 3 × 4 matrix
Compute the rank of the matrix
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6. Rank of a matrix with a parameter
Compute the rank of the matrix
as varies.
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7. Consistency and number of solutions
Determine with the Rouché-Capelli theorem whether the system
is consistent, how many solutions it has and what they are.
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8. System of three equations with Cramer's rule
Solve with Cramer’s rule the system
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9. A single unknown with Cramer's rule
Find the value of the unknown in the solution of the system
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10. Basis of the solutions of a homogeneous system
Find a basis and the dimension of the solution space of the homogeneous system
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11. Particular solution and associated homogeneous system
Find the solutions of the system
and write them as a particular solution plus solutions of the associated homogeneous system.
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12. Discussion of a square system with a parameter
Discuss, as varies, the system
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13. System with more equations than unknowns and a parameter
Find the values of for which the system
is consistent and, for those values, solve it.
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