The document contains 16 multi-part math and linear algebra problems involving concepts like eigenvalues, eigenvectors, matrix operations, vector spaces, subspaces, linear transformations, bases and dimension. The problems cover topics such as diagonalizing matrices, reducing quadratic forms, verifying vector space properties, applying Gram-Schmidt process, and finding change of basis matrices.
The document contains 16 multi-part math and linear algebra problems involving concepts like eigenvalues, eigenvectors, matrix operations, vector spaces, subspaces, linear transformations, bases and dimension. The problems cover topics such as diagonalizing matrices, reducing quadratic forms, verifying vector space properties, applying Gram-Schmidt process, and finding change of basis matrices.
The document contains 16 multi-part math and linear algebra problems involving concepts like eigenvalues, eigenvectors, matrix operations, vector spaces, subspaces, linear transformations, bases and dimension. The problems cover topics such as diagonalizing matrices, reducing quadratic forms, verifying vector space properties, applying Gram-Schmidt process, and finding change of basis matrices.
The document contains 16 multi-part math and linear algebra problems involving concepts like eigenvalues, eigenvectors, matrix operations, vector spaces, subspaces, linear transformations, bases and dimension. The problems cover topics such as diagonalizing matrices, reducing quadratic forms, verifying vector space properties, applying Gram-Schmidt process, and finding change of basis matrices.
1. Find all the eigenvalues and eigenvector for the following matrices 2 −2 2 2 1 0 i 1 1 1 ii 0 2 1 1 3 −1 0 0 2 3 1 4 2. For the given matrices, A = 0 2 6. Verify that the eigenvalues of A2 and A−1 0 0 5 are respectively the squares and reciprocals of the eigenvalues of A.
1 1 1 3. For the matrices A = 1 2 −3 2 −1 3
(a) Verify that the given matrix satisfy its own characteristic equation and (b) find A−1 and A4 using Cayley-Hamilton Theorem.
1 1 1 4. Diagonalize the matrix A = 0 2 1 by similarity transformation and also find −4 4 3 4 A using similar matrices.
2 0 4 5. Diagonalize the matrix A = 0 6 0 by orthogonal transformation. 4 0 2
6. Reduce the following quadratic forms to a canonical form by orthogonal reduction.
Also find the rank, index, signature and the nature of the quadratic form. i 2x21 + 5x22 + 3x23 + 4x1 x2 ii 8x21 + 7x22 + 3x23 − 12x1 x2 − 8x2 x3 + 4x3 x1
1 7. P(F) = {a0 + a1 x + · · · + ak xk : a0 , a1 , · · · , an ∈ F and k ∈ N} be the set of all polynomials whose coefficients are from the field F. Show that P(F) is a vector space over the field F with the operations: suppose m ≤ n, (a0 +a1 x+·+am xm )+(b0 +b1 x+· · ·+bn xn ) = (a0 +b0 )+(a1 +b1 )x+· · ·+(an +bn )xn , where am+1 = · · · = an = 0 and α(a0 + a1 x + · + am xm ) = αa0 + αa1 x + · + αam xm .
8. Let V = {(a1 , a2 ) : a1 , a2 ∈ R}. For any (a1 , a2 ), (b1 , b2 ) ∈ V and α ∈ R,
(a1 , a2 ) + (b1 , b2 ) = (a1 + b1 , 0) and α(a1 , a2 ) = (αa1 , 0). Show that V is not a vector space. 9. Let W1 and W2 be vector subspaces of V over F. show that W1 ∩ W2 is a vector subspace of V . 10. Determine which of the following sets are subspaces of R3 . (a) W1 = {(a1 , a2 , a3 ) ∈ R3 : αa1 + βa2 + γa3 = 0, α, β, γ ̸= 0} (b) W2 = {(a1 , a2 , a3 ) ∈ R3 : a1 = a3 + 2} 11. Let V be a vector space. Show that if u and v are linearly independent vectors of V then u + v and u − v are linearly independent vectors of V . 12. Find the basis and dimension of the following vector spaces. (a) W1 = {(a1 , a2 , · · · , an ) ∈ Fn : ak = 0 if k is even}. (b) Sn×n (F) be the set of all symmetric n × n matrices whose entries from the field F. 13. Apply Gram-Schmidt process to obtain orthonormal basis for the following sets: (a) {(1, 1, 1), (0, 1, 1), (0, 0, 1)} in R3 . R1 (b) {1, x, x2 } in P2 (R) with ⟨f, g⟩ = 0 f (t)g(t)dt.
3 5 −1 9 7 −17 (c) , , in M2×2 (R) with ⟨A, B⟩ = trace(B ∗ A),where −1 1 5 −1 2 −6 A∗ = (a∗ij ) by (a∗ij ) = (aji ). 14. Show that T is a linear transformation and find the basis for N (T ) and R(T ). Also verify Rank-Nullity Theorem. (a) T : Mm×n (F) → Mn×m (F) defined by T (A) = AT .
f (1) − f (2) 0 (b) T : P2 (R) → M2×2 (R) defined by T (f (x)) = . 0 f (0) (c) T : R2 → R3 defined by T (a1 , a2 ) = (a1 + a2 , 0, a1 − a2 ).
a b 15. T : M2×2 (R) → P2 (R) defined by T = (a + b) = (2d)x + bx2 . Let β and γ be c d the standard basis of M2×2 (R) and P2 (R) respectively. Compute [T ]γβ . 16. T : R2 → R3 defined by T (a1 , a2 ) = (a1 − a2 , a1 , 2a1 + a2 ). Let β = {(1, 2), (2, 3)} and γ = {(1, 1, 0), (0, 1, 1), (2, 2, 3)}. Compute [T ]γβ .
Regular Arrear Examination - December 2013 Course: MAT202 - Linear Algebra Time: Three Hours Max - Marks:100 PART - A (10 X 3 30 Marks) Answer ALL Questions
