Chapter 1: Q10E (page 35)
(Compute the dot products in Exercises 10 through 12
if the products are defined)
10.
Short Answer
The dot product of is not defined.
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Chapter 1: Q10E (page 35)
(Compute the dot products in Exercises 10 through 12
if the products are defined)
10.
The dot product of is not defined.
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In Exercises 1 through 12, find all solutions of the equations with paper and pencil using Gauss–Jordan elimination. Show all your work.
Consider a solutionof the linear system. Justify the facts stated in parts (a) and (b):
a. Ifis a solution of the system, then is a solution of the system.
b. Ifis another solution of the system, thenis a solution of the system .
c. Now suppose A is amatrix. A solution vectorof the systemis shown in the accompanying figure. We are told that the solutions of the systemform the line shown in the sketch. Draw the line consisting of all solutions of the system.

If you are puzzled by the generality of this problem, think about an example first:
Balancing a chemical reaction. Consider the chemical reaction
,
where a, b, c, and d are unknown positive integers. The reaction must be balanced; that is, the number of atoms of each element must be the same before and after the reaction. For example, because the number of oxygen atoms must remain the same,
.
While there are many possible values for and d that balance the reaction, it is customary to use the smallest possible positive integers. Balance this reaction.
In Exercises 57 through 61, consider a quadratic form q on with symmetric matrix A, with the given properties. In each case, describe the level surface geometrically.
60. qis indefinite and det A>0.
Compute the products in Exercises 16 through 19 using paper and pencil (if the products are defined).
18.
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