Assignment 5B Linear Algebra
Assignment 5B Linear Algebra
Assignment 5B Linear Algebra
Assignment 5 - Subjective
(2) Using determinants, check whether the following matrix A is invertible, and if yes, find
its inverse.
0 0 1
A = 0 2 4 . [4]
1 2 3
(4) Assume that all the matrices mentioned are of appropriate sizes.
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(c) Prove or disprove. For two matrices A, B,
A B
det = det(A + B) det(A − B). [2]
B A
(5) Let
P4 = {f (X) = a0 + a1 X + a2 X 2 + a3 X 3 + a4 X 4 : a0 , a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 ∈ R}.
Define D : P4 → P4 as
Show that P4 is a vector space, D is a linear transformation, and find ker D. [5]