CSC 161 Fall 2020 - Homework 2 (10 pts. total)
Assigned Thu Sep 10, due Thu Sep 17
Answer the following questions using Maple. Complete the entire assignment in a single Maple file. Submit on Moodle using the filename hw2-LastName (where LastName is replaced by your last name):
Questions for Sep 10 lesson
[ 1 pt. ] 1. Determine if -2.7 is a negative integer.
[ 1 pt. ] 2. Solve Ax - B = C for x.
[ 1 pt. ] 3. Define f(x) = x2. Then, find f(3).
[ 1 pt. ] 4. Solve the system of equations: {y = 2x, x + y - z = 1, 3x - y + z = 7}.
[ 1 pt. ] 5. Find all real solutions (and ONLY the real solutions) of the equation x6 - 4x4 - 25x2 + 100 = 0.
Questions for Sep 15 lesson
[ 1 pt. ] 6. Use two separate commands to find the quotient & the remainder for (x2+6x+8) / (x+2).
[ 1 pt. ] 7. For the polynomial 7x3 + 6x4 - 5x2, find the leading coefficient. Then, find the coefficient of x2.
[ 1 pt. ] 8. Assign the variable A to represent a 2 by 2 matrix whose first row is [4 3] and whose second row is [2 1].
[ 1 pt. ] 9. For the matrix A defined in Question 8, find A+A and AT.
[ 1 pt. ] 10. For the matrix A defined in Question 8, write a command to print the first row. Then, write a command to print the first column. [Hint: To print the first column, use a command to delete the second column. Use Maple Help to learn how to delete a column of a matrix.]
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