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MTH 512 Graduate Advanced Linear Algebra Fall 2018, 1–2 © copyright Ayman Badawi 2018

Assignment I MTH 512 (warm up), Fall 2018

Ayman Badawi

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QUESTION 1. Let A = −1 5 −6
−1 −2 −5
1)If possible find A−1 , (AT )−1 over the field Q.

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2) Find the solution set of the system AX = 0 over Q
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3) Is A nonsingular over Z7 ? if yes find A−1 over Z7 .

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4) Find the solution set of the following system over Z11 . How many solutions does it have?

5x1 + 7x2 − x3 + 2x4 = 2

−10x1 − 12x2 + 2x3 − x4 = 5

5) (short two lines proof): Assume A is nonsingular over a field F . Convince me that |A−1 | = 1/|A|

6) (short two to 3 lines proof): Let A be an n × n matrix with two identical columns. Convince me that |A| = 0

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7) Let A =   over Z11 . Find |A|. Find |3AT (A−1 )2 |.
9 7 4 5
9 7 10 6

Faculty information
Ayman Badawi, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
E-mail: abadawi@aus.edu, www.ayman-badawi.com