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Linear Algebra: N×N N×N

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The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, Rajsthan

First Mid Semester Exam

Linear Algebra
Maximum Marks: 40

Time:

1 Hour

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS


1. (a) Prove that the product of two lower triangular matrices is a lower triangular matrix.

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(b) Let A be a 1 2 matrix and B be a 2 1 matrix having positive entries. Which of BA or


AB is invertible? Give reasons.
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2. (a) Let A and B are two square matrices of order n such that AB = Inn , then prove that
BA = Inn .
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(b) Let A = 2 1 . Show that there exist infinitely many matrices B such that BA = I22 .
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Also, show that there does not exist any matrix C such that AC = I33 .
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3. (a) For what values of c and k the following system have i) no solution, ii) a unique solution and
iii) infinite number of solutions.
x + y + z = 3, x + 2y + cz = 4, 2x + 3y + 2cz = k.
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(b) Let S = {x1 ; x2 ; x3 ; x4 } where x1 = (1; 0; 0; 0); x2 = (1; 1; 0; 0); x3 = (1; 2; 0; 0); x4 =
(1; 1; 1; 0). Determine all xi such that L(S) = L(S \ xi ).
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4. (a) Let {v1 , v2 , , vn } be a linearly independent set of Rn and A be an n n matrix with
full row rank, then prove that {Av1 , Av2 , , Avn } is a linearly independent set of Rn .
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(b) Mark each statement true or false? Justify your answer.
(i) If A be a matrix of order n with AAT = 0 then A = 0.
(ii) If the columns of an m n matrix A spans Rm , then the equation Ax = b is consistent
for each b Rm .


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(iii) Under the usual matrix operations, W1 = {
: a, b, c R+ }, is a subspace of
b c
V (R), where V (R) is a vector space of all 2 2 matrices defined over R.
(iv) Let X and Y are two subsets of vector space V such that X Y = , then L(X)L(Y ) =
.
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