Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032198238X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32198-238-4

Chapter 1 - Linear Equations in Linear Algebra - 1.7 Exercises - Page 63: 42

Answer

$B=\begin{bmatrix} 12 & 10 & -3 & 10\\ -7 & -6 & 7 & 5\\ 9 & 9 & -5 & -1\\ -4 & -3 & 6 & 9\\ 8 & 7 & -9 & -8\\ \end{bmatrix}$

Work Step by Step

We need to calculate vector B such that it doesnt have any nontrivial solutions. By finding the reduced row echelon form of matrix A, we get $A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 2 & 0 & 2 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & -3 & 0 & -2 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & -1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ \end{bmatrix}$ This results shows us that column 3 and 5 don't have pivot positions and therefore $x_3$ and $x_5$ are free variables. Therefore, we can delete columns 3 and 5. $B=\begin{bmatrix} 12 & 10 & -3 & 10\\ -7 & -6 & 7 & 5\\ 9 & 9 & -5 & -1\\ -4 & -3 & 6 & 9\\ 8 & 7 & -9 & -8\\ \end{bmatrix}$ The reduced row echelon form is $B=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ \end{bmatrix}$ Because each column is a pivot column, the equation $Bx=0$ has only the trivial solution.
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