UECM1693/UECM2623/UGCM2623 Tutorial N3: Solution of Linear Systems
UECM1693/UECM2623/UGCM2623 Tutorial N3: Solution of Linear Systems
UECM1693/UECM2623/UGCM2623 Tutorial N3: Solution of Linear Systems
4x + y + z = −1
(a) x + 6y + 2z = 0
x + 2y + 4z = 1
x − 4y + z = −4
(b) 5x + y − z = 4
2x + 2y − 5z = −6
Continue the iterations until two successive approximations agree to two decimal places.
Answer: x = −3.00, y = 4.00
3 4
3. Let A = .
1 3
(a) Use the power method with scaling
to find a dominant eigenvector of A. Start with the
1
initial approximation x0 = . Round off all computations to 3 decimal places and stop
1
after 3 iterations.
(b) Use the result of part (a) and the Rayleigh quotient to approximate the dominant eigenvalue.
(c) Find an estimate for the percentage error in the approximation of the dominant eigenvalue.
1.000
Answer: (a) (b)5.007 (c) 0.499%
0.503
5 1
4. (a) Apply Gerschgorin’s theorem to conclude the eigenvalues of A = .
3 2
(b) Apply one iteration of Inverse Power Method with scaling
to find the smallest
eigenvalue
5 1 0.25
and the corresponding eigenvector of matrix A = with x0 = .
3 2 −1
0.2609
Answer: (a) 4 ≤ λ1 ≤ 6, −1 ≤ λ2 ≤ 5 (b) 1.2099,
−1
1
3 10
5. Apply one iteration of Shifted Inverse Power Method with scaling to matrix A = to find
2 4
5
the eigenvalue nearest to a = −0.9 and its corresponding eigenvector. Start with x0 = .
−2
−1
Answer: −1,
0.4
2 −1 1
6. Apply the shifted inverse power method with scaling (3 steps) to A = −1 3 2 to find the
1 2 3
1
eigenvalue nearest to a = 4.9 and a corresponding eigenvector. Start with the vector x0 = 1 .
1
−1
−2.9 −1 1 −0.4189 0.1074 −0.1074
(Hint: −1 −1.9
2 = 0.1074 4.8443 5.1557 )
1 2 −1.9 −0.1074 5.1557 4.8443
−0.0001
Answer: 5, 1
0.9999