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The document outlines the homework assignment for MTS212-Business Mathematics & Linear Algebra, due on February 24, 2024. It includes ten questions covering topics such as heat transfer, systems of linear equations, and matrix properties. Each question requires the application of mathematical concepts to solve problems related to temperature distribution, linear combinations, and matrix construction.

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The document outlines the homework assignment for MTS212-Business Mathematics & Linear Algebra, due on February 24, 2024. It includes ten questions covering topics such as heat transfer, systems of linear equations, and matrix properties. Each question requires the application of mathematical concepts to solve problems related to temperature distribution, linear combinations, and matrix construction.

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MTS212-Business Mathematics & Linear Algebra

Homework-I Spring Semester, 2025

• Deadline to submit homework is February 24, 2024.

Q1. An important concern in the study of heat transfer is to determine the steady-state
temperature distribution of a thin plate when the temperature around the boundary
is known. Assume the plate shown in the figure represents a cross section of a metal
beam, with negligible heat flow in the direction perpendicular to the plate. Let T1,...,T4
denote the temperatures at the four interior nodes of the mesh in the figure. The
temperature at a node is approximately equal to the average of the four nearest nodes
—to the left, above, to the right, and below. For instance

or
4T1 − T2 − T4 = 30

(a) Write a system of four equations whose solution gives estimates for the
temperatures T1,...,T4.
(b) Solve the system of equations in part (a).

Q2. Find an equation involving g, h, and k that makes this augmented matrix correspond to
a consistent system:

Q3. For the following system, choose h and k such that the system has (a) no solution, (b) a
unique solution, and (c) many solutions. Give separate answers for each part.

x1 + hx2 = 3
6x1 + 12x2 = k

Q4. A system of linear equations with fewer equations than unknowns is sometimes called
an underdetermined system. Suppose that such a system happens to be consistent.
Explain why there must be an infinite number of solutions.

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Q5. Use the following figure to write the vectors {a, b, c, d, w, x, y, z} as a linear
combination of u and v. Is every vector in R2 a linear combination of u and v?

Q6. Let

and

Denote the columns of A by a1, a2, a3 and let


W = Span{a1, a2, a3}.

(a) Is b in W? How many vectors are in W?


(b) Show that a1 is in W. [Hint: Row operations are unnecessary.]

Q7. (a) Construct a 3 × 3 matrix, not in echelon form, whose columns span R3. Show that
the matrix you construct has the desired property.
(b) Could a set of three vectors in R4 span all of R4? Explain. What about n vectors in
Rm when n is less than m?
Q8. Construct a 2×2 matrix A such that the solution set of the equation Ax = 0 is the line in

R2 through and the origin. Then, find a vector b in R2 such that the solution set of Ax
= b is not a line in R2 parallel to the solution set of Ax = 0.

Q9. (a) How many pivot columns must a 7 × 5 matrix have if its columns are linearly
independent? Why?
(b) How many pivot columns must a 5×7 matrix have if its columns span R5? Why?

Q10. Construct 3 × 2 matrices A and B such that Ax = 0 has only the trivial solution and Bx =
0 has a nontrivial solution.
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