EXTENDING THE CONCEPT
898 CHAPTER 9 Matrices and Matrix Applications 9-52
WORKING WITH FORMULAS
Area of a Norman window: . The determinant shown can be used to find the area of a Norman
window (rectangle half-circle) with length L, width W, and radius Find the area of the following windows.
49. 50.
20 in.
16 in.
r
W
2
.
A †
Lr
2
2
W
†
APPLICATIONS
Geometric Applications
Find the area of the triangle with the vertices given.
Assume units are in centimeters.
51. (2, 1), (3, 7), and (5, 3)
52. and
Find the area of the parallelogram with vertices given.
Assume units are in feet.
53. and
54. , (5, 0), (5, 4), and
The volume of a triangular pyramid is given by the
formula where B represents the area of the
triangular base and h is the height of the pyramid. Find
the volume of a triangular pyramid whose height is
given and whose base has the coordinates shown.
Assume units are in meters.
55. vertices (3, 5),
56. vertices and
Determine if the following sets of points are collinear.
57. (1, 5), , and (4, 11)
58. (1, 1), and 12, 9213, 52,
12, 12
16, 1212, 32, 13, 42,h 7.5 m;
14, 22, and 11, 62h 6 m;
V
1
3
Bh,
15, 2215, 62
15, 2214, 22, 16, 12, 13, 12,
16, 1212, 32, 13, 42,
59. , and
60. and (3, 6.25)
For each linear equation given, substitute the first two
points to verify they are solutions. Then use the test for
collinear points to determine if the third point is also a
solution.
61.
62.
Write a linear system that models each application.
Then solve using Cramer’s rule.
63. Return on investments: If $15,000 is invested at a
certain interest rate and $25,000 is invested at
another interest rate, the total return was $2900. If
the investments were reversed the return would be
$2700. What was the interest rate paid on each
investment?
64. Cost of fruit: Many years ago, two pounds of
apples, 2 lb of kiwi, and 10 lb of pears cost $3.26.
Three pounds of apples, 2 lb of kiwi, and 7 lb of
pears cost $2.98. Two pounds of apples, 3 lb of
kiwi, and 6 lb of pears cost $2.89. Find the cost of
a pound of each fruit.
5x 2y 4; 12, 32, 13.5, 6.752, 12.7, 8.752
2x 3y 7; 12, 12, 11.3, 3.22, 13.1, 4.42
10.5, 1.252, 12.8, 3.752,
12.2, 8.5212.5, 5.22, 11.2, 5.62
65. Solve the given system four different ways: (1)
elimination, (2) row reduction, (3) Cramer’s rule,
and (4) using a matrix equation. Which method
seems to be the least error-prone? Which method
seems most efficient (takes the least time)? Discuss
the advantages and drawbacks of each method.
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x 3y 5z 6
2x 4y 6z 14
9x 6y 3z 3
66. Find the area of the pentagon whose vertices are:
and (0, 12.5).
67. The polynomial form for the equation of a circle is
Find the equation of
the circle that contains the points (2, 8),
and 15, 12.
11, 72,
x
2
y
2
Dx Ey F 0.
15, 52, 15, 52, 18, 62, 18, 62,
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