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Which of the following is in RREF (reduced row echelon form)? A= 1 0 0 0 0 …

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Reduced Row Echelon Form (RREF)

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Which of the following is in RREF (reduced row echelon form)?
A=[1000001001000000]B=[1−100001−100000000]A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \quad\quad B=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & -1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}
C=[1−1000010000−10000]D=[1100011000010000]C=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \quad\quad D=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}
More Reduced Row Echelon Form (RREF) Questions:
Find all the values of cc so that the following system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented matrix has a unique solution.
[22410c112c∣221]\left[\begin{array}{l} 2 & 2 & 4 \\ 1 &0 & c \\ 1 & 1 & 2c \\ \end{array}\right.\left|\begin{array}{l} 2\\2\\1\end{array}\right]
Find all solutions to the following system of linear equations[10210131]\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} 1&0&2&1\\ 0&1&3&1 \end{array}\right].
Example: RREF
Example:
Which of the following are in reduced row echelon form?
a.) [100201000010]\begin{bmatrix} 1 &0 &0& 2\\ 0& 1 & 0 &0\\ 0&0&1&0\\ \end{bmatrix}
The reduced row echelon form of the augmented matrix for a linear system is
[A∣b][10111012400000100000∣1258].[A|b]\left[\begin{array}{l} 1&0&1&1&1\\ 0&1&2&4&0\\ 0&0&0&0&1\\ 0&0&0&0&0 \end{array}\right.\left|\begin{array}{l}1 \\2\\5\\8\end{array}\right]_.
a) What is the rank of matrix A
How many non-pivot (non-leading) columns can the reduced row echelon form of a non-zero 2×32\times3 matrix have?
Rank of a Matrix
Practice: Rank
In the reduced row echelon form of the coefficient matrix AA that corresponds to a system of linear equations with 6 equations in 9 unknowns, what is the maximum number of leading 1s?
Practice: Row Echelon Matrix
Which of the following correspond with the RREF of the matrix
Find the first row of the row-reduced echelon form of the matrix
A=[123−1−10013]A=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&3\\-1&-1&0\\0&1&3\end{bmatrix}
Which of the following is in RREF (reduced row echelon form)?
A=[1000001001000000]B=[1−100001−100000000]A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \quad\quad B=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & -1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}
C=[1−1000010000−10000]D=[1100011000010000]C=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \quad\quad D=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}
Let the following augmented matrix
[10−5−3017000(k+2)(k−4)(k−4)]\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & -5 & -3\\ 0 & 1 & 7 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & (k+2)(k-4) & (k-4) \end{array} \right]
For what value(s) of kkdoes the system have no solution?
[10−5−3017000(k+2)(k−4)(k−4)] \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & -5 & -3\\ 0 & 1 & 7 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & (k+2)(k-4) & (k-4) \end{array} \right]
For what value(s) of kkdoes the system have a one-parameter family of solutions (infinitely many solutions)?
[10−5−3017000(k+2)(k−4)(k−4)] \left[\begin{array}{ccc|c} 1 & 0 & -5 & -3\\ 0 & 1 & 7 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & (k+2)(k-4) & (k-4) \end{array} \right]
For what value(s) of kkdoes the system have a unique solution?
Which of the following matrices is/are in row-reduced echelon form?
a.)[101021000]\begin{bmatrix}1&0&1\\ 0&2&1\\0&0&0\end{bmatrix}
b.)[012001]\begin{bmatrix}0&1&2\\ 0&0&1\\\end{bmatrix}
How many non-pivot (non-leading) columns can the reduced row echelon form of a non-zero 2×32\times3 matrix have?
Find all values of aa and bb so that the system of linear equations corresponding to the following augmented matrix has a three-parameter family of solutions.
[1000000a000−1000b00]\left[ \begin{array}{rrrrr|r} 1&0&0&0&0&0\\ 0&a&0&0&0&-1\\ 0&0&0&b&0&0 \end{array} \right]
Writing the solution from RREF
Consider the linear system with unknowns x1,x2,x3x_1,x_2,x_3whose augmented matrix in reduced row echelon form is:
[1−30000100000]\left[ \begin{array}{rrr|r} 1&-3&0&0\\ 0&0&1&0\\ 0&0&0&0 \end{array} \right]
Write the general solution
Given the augmented matrix [1201010200k2−9k−3]\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} 1 & 2 &0 &1 \\ 0 & 1 &0&2\\ 0&0&k^2-9&k-3 \end{array}\right], answer the following questions.
Find all the values of cc so that the following system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented matrix has a unique solution.
[22410c112c∣221]\left[\begin{array}{l} 2 & 2 & 4 \\ 1 &0 & c \\ 1 & 1 & 2c \\ \end{array}\right.\left|\begin{array}{l} 2\\2\\1\end{array}\right]
Find all solutions to the following system of linear equations[10210131]\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} 1&0&2&1\\ 0&1&3&1 \end{array}\right].
Find all the values of kk such that the system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented matrix [1201010200k2−9k−3]\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} 1 & 2 &0 &1 \\ 0 & 1 &0&2\\ 0&0&k^2-9&k-3 \end{array}\right]has infinitely many solutions.
Find all the values of kk such that the system of linear equations corresponding to the augmented matrix [1201010200k2−9k−3]\left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} 1 & 2 &0 &1 \\ 0 & 1 &0&2\\ 0&0&k^2-9&k-3 \end{array}\right] has a unique solution.
Reduced Row Echelon Form (RREF)
Which of the following is in RREF (reduced row echelon form)?
A=[1000001001000000]B=[1−100001−100000000]A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \quad\quad B=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & -1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}
C=[1−1000010000−10000]D=[1100011000010000]C=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \quad\quad D=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}
Solving Linear Systems
Consider the following augmented matrix in RREF:
[1−100−540010−2200014−3]\left[\begin{array}{rrrrr|r} 1&-1&0&0&-5&4\\[0.5em] 0&0&1&0&-2&2\\[0.5em] 0&0&0&1&4&-3 \end{array}\right]
If the unknowns in this system are x1, x2, x3, x4, x5x_1,\ x_2,\ x_3,\ x_4,\ x_5, find the solution(s) to the linear system.
Solving Linear Systems
Consider the following augmented matrix in RREF:
[1−100−540010−2200014−3]\left[\begin{array}{rrrrr|r} 1&-1&0&0&-5&4\\[0.5em] 0&0&1&0&-2&2\\[0.5em] 0&0&0&1&4&-3 \end{array}\right]
If the unknowns in this system are x1, x2, x3, x4, x5x_1,\ x_2,\ x_3,\ x_4,\ x_5, find the solution(s) to the linear system.
Reduced Row Echelon Form
Which of the following matrices are in row-reduced echelon form? (select all that apply)