(Summer 2001)
(Final)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
Let
and
[3] Calculate
[3] Calculate
[3] Find a unit vector in the same
direction as
[4]
Find a matrix
such that
for any
matrix
[4] Express the following matrix as a product
of a lower triangular matrix and an upper triangular
matrix (i.e., ).
[4] Use your answers from part (a) to
solve where
[3] Let
Is
symmetric?
[3] Prove that if is invertible, then
is invertible. Hint: Show that
For each of the following, determine whether or not the given matrix is invertible.
[3]
[4]
For each of the following, you are given a
matrix and a vector
. Find
1. The particular solution to
2. The special solutions to
3. The complete solution to
4. The null space of
[4]
and
[5]
and
Let
. Note that
is the same matrix that you worked with in the
previous problem.
[3] Describe
[3] Describe
[3] Describe
Calculate the determinant of each of the following.
[3]
[3]
[3]
[4] Let
.
Find the eigenvlaues and eigenvectors of
.
If possible, diagonalize
Let be the set of vectors in
whose components sum to 0.
[3] Prove that is a subspace of
[3] Find a basis for
[4] Let and
be vector spaces
and
be a linear transformation.
Prove that
is a subspace of
Let be
with basis
and let
be
with basis
.
Define
by
[3] Prove that is a linear
transformation.
[4] Find the transformation matrix for
[3] Let
.
Use the transformation matrix to find
.
[3] If possible, give an example of
a linear transformation
such that
and
If this is not
possible, explain why it is not.
Answer the following as true or false (write the entire word). If the statement is true, then prove it. If the statement is false, then give a counter example.
[4] The set
spans
[4] If and
are both
matrices, then
[4] A matrix has 2 distinct
eigenvalues if and only if it has two pivots.
(Spring 2009)
(Quizzes)
[2]( Solve each of the following.)
[2]
|
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= | ||
|
|
|
= |
[3]
|
|
|
|
= | |||
|
|
|
|
= | |||
|
|
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= | 0 |
[2](
For each of the following, determine whether or not
is consistent. If so, find all solutions. If not,
explain why it is not.)
[3]
[3]
[3]
Show that if
then
is square.
[3]
Let and
be symmetric matrices. Show that
is
symmetric if and only if
[2]
Let
and
.
Find a matrix
such that
[3] Use the LU factorization to solve the following.
| = | -5 | |||
| - |
= | -8 |
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[3]
Let and
be
matrices and
be a
block matrix of the form
.
Prove that if
is singular, then
is singular.
[2]( Calculate the following determinants.)
[2]
[3]
[3]
Let
be an
matrix with determinant
.
Also, let
be the
matrix formed by interchanging two rows of the
identity matrix.
Calculate
[3]
Let be an
matrix where
is odd.
Show that
(Page 122: 7) [3] Show that the zero element in a vector space is unique.
[3]
Let be a vector space and
. Show that if
then
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[6]
Let
be a vector space and let
. Show
that:
for each scalar
If
then either
0
or
[1]
Let be a vector space and let
such that
span
and
span
. Prove that
span
span
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[4]
Let
.
Is it possible for the vectors to be linearly
independent? Must they span
[3]
Let
and define
by
.
Show that
is a linear transformation.
[3]
Let
and
be vector spaces and
be a linear transformation.
Show that the kernel of
is a subspace of
[3] Show that the composition of linear transformations is a linear transformation.
(Exam 1)
[2](
For each of the following, determine whether or not
is consistent. If so, find all solutions. If not,
explain why it is not.)
[5]
[5]
[5]
Inconsistent
[5]
Lead Variables:
Free Variables:
Solutions:
[5]
Lead Variables:
Free Variables:
Solutions:
[5]
Show that if and
are
invertible
matrices, then
is invertible.
Note that
and
Therefore,
[5]
Show that if
then
is square.
Suppose that
is an
matrix.
Then
is an
matrix.
Since
is both an
is an
matrix and an
matrix.
Therefore,
and
is square.
[5] Give an example that illustrates that matrix multiplication is not commutative.
[5]
Show that the matrix
has no inverse.
Let
be any
matrix
and consider
[5]
Let and
be symmetric matrices. Show that
is
symmetric if and only if
First suppose that is symmetric. Then
Now suppose that
.
Then
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
For each of the following, determine whether or not
is consistent. If so, find all solutions. If not,
explain why it is not.
[5]
[5]
[5]
[5]
[5]
[5]
Show that if and
are
invertible
matrices, then
is invertible.
[5]
Show that if
then
is square.
[5] Give an example that illustrates that matrix multiplication is not commutative.
[5]
Show that the matrix
has no inverse.
[5]
Let and
be symmetric matrices. Show that
is
symmetric if and only if
(Exam 2)
[5]
Find elementary matrices whose product is
Let
then
[5]
Let
and give the
factorization of
Let
and
.
Then
[5]
Let
and
Note that
.
Use the
factorization of
to solve
[2]()
[5]
Find the inverse of
Note that the row operations needed to transform
to
are subtracting row two from row one and subtracting
row three from row two. Therefore,
[5]
Use the above answer to find a matrix such that
where
[5] Multiply. Hint: Use block multiplication.
[3]( Calculate the determinants of the following matrices.)
[5]
[5]
[5]
0
[5]
Given that
and
solve
where
and
By Cramer's rule,
(Exam 3)
[5] Show that the zero element of a vector space is unique.
Suppose that
and
are both
zeros of a vector space. Then
[5]
Let
be the vector space consisting of all polynomials.
Find a basis for
[5]
Suppose that
are linearly independent and
is a
invertible matrix. Show that
are linearly
independent.
Suppose that
such that
.
Then we have
.
Since is invertible,
.
This implies that
0
since
are linearly independent.
Therefore,
are linearly
independent.
Let
be the vector space of all
matrices. For each of the following, determine
whether or not the given set is a subspace of
[5]
This is a subspace of
Let
. Suppose that
and
.
To see that
let
and consider
and so
.
Also, note that
. Therefore,
is a subspace of
[5]
The set of all invertible matrices.
This is not a subspace of
Let
be the set of all invertible
matrices. Note that
and
.
Therefore,
is not a subspace of
[5]
Recall that
the vector space
consists of all polynomials with degree
less than
and has dimension
.
Suppose that
and
let
. Show that
is a
subspace of
. What is the dimension of
Recall from calculus that if
and
then
and
.
Since the derivative of an
degree polynomial is
the dimension of
is
.
[5]
Let
and
.
Give the transition matrix from
the basis
to the basis
Let
and
. Then the
transition matrix is
.
[5] State the Rank Plus Nullity Theorem.
Find the row space, column space, and null space of each of the following.
[5]
Using row operations the matrix can be transformed to
So the row space and column space both have dimension
and the null space has dimension
span
span
[5]
Using row operations the matrix can be transformed to
So the row space and column space both have dimension
and the null space has dimension
span
(Final)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
Let
and
[2] Calculate
[2] Calculate
[2] Find a unit vector in the same
direction as
[3] Find a matrix
such that
for any
matrix
[3] Express the following matrix as a product
of a lower triangular matrix and an upper triangular
matrix (i.e., ).
[3] Use your answers from part (a) to
solve where
[2] Prove that if is invertible, then
is invertible. Hint: Show that
For each of the following, determine whether or not the given matrix is invertible.
[3]
[2]
For each of the following, find the row space, column space, and null space of the given matrix.
[3]
[3]
[2] Let
.
Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of
.
If possible, diagonalize
Let be the set of vectors in
whose components sum to 0.
[2] Prove that is a subspace of
[2] Find a basis for
Let be
with basis
and
and
be
with basis
and
Define
by
[2] Prove that is a linear
transformation.
[2] Find the transformation matrix for
[2] Let
.
Use the transformation matrix to find
.
[3] Let and
be vector spaces
and
be a linear transformation.
Prove that
is a subspace of
[3] If possible, give an example of
a linear transformation
such that
and
If this is not
possible, explain why it is not.
Answer the following as true or false (write the entire word). If the statement is true, then prove it. If the statement is false, then give a counter example.
[2] The set
spans
[2] If and
are both
matrices, then
[2] A matrix has 2 distinct
eigenvalues if and only if it has two pivots.
(Spring 2012) (Quizzes)
[1]
Let
and
Express
as a linear combination of
and
(Page 26: 31)
[1]
Let
and
.
Prove that
is a right-angled triangle.
[1] Solve the following system.
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 |
[2]()
0
0
[1]
Suppose that is a set of vectors
and
span
.
Let
.
Prove that
is a linearly dependent set.
Suppose that
.
Since
span
there exist
such that
.
Then
.
Since
is linearly dependent.
[2]( For each of the following, determine whether the vectors are linearly dependent or linearly independent.)
[1]
Rank: 3
Linearly independent.
[1]
Note that
Linearly dependent.
[1]
Suppose that
are linearly independent.
Show that
.
Hint: Suppose that there is a vector
such that
span
.
Suppose that
span
.
Then
is a linearly independent set. This is a contradiction since
any set of four vectors in
must be linearly dependent.
[2]
Find the
factorization of
[2] Find the row space, column space, and null space of the following matrix.
row
span
col
null
span
[2]( Calculate the following determinants.)
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[1]
[1]
[2]
Let
.
Find a diagonal matrix
and an invertible matrix
such that
[1]
Find an orthogonal basis for that contains the vector
(Exam 1)
[2](
Let
and
)
[2]
Calculate
[2]
Find
where
is the angle between
and
[2]
Find
comp
comp
[2]
Find
proj
proj
[2]
Suppose that
and
are vectors such that
and
.
Is it possible that
No. According to the
Cauchy-Schwarz-Buniakowsky Inequality,
[2]
Give the parametric equations of the line containing the points
and
[2]()
[2]
Give the parametric equations of the plane containing the points
and
[3]()
[2] Find the point of intersection of the line and the plane.
[3]()
[2]()
Therefore, the point of intersection is
[2]( Find all solutions (if any) of the following systems of linear equations.)
[2]
| = | 1 | |||||
| = | 2 | |||||
| = | 5 |
Free variable:
Solution:
[2]
| = | 1 | |||||
| = | 2 | |||||
| = | 3 |
No solution.
(Exam 2)
[10]
Find
if
[10]
Let
and calculate
.
Hint: There is an easy way to do this. Look closely at
and
[10]
Suppose that and
are invertible matrices. Prove that
Consider
[10]
Can
be written as a linear combination of
and
No.
Suppose
.
Then
| = | 1 | |||
| 0 | = | 4 |
and
| = | 3 |
From the first set of equations,
and
. However,
.
Hence,
cannot be written as a linear combination of
and
[10]
Suppose that
span
and
are linearly independent.
Prove that
are linearly
independent.
Attempting a contradiction,
suppose that there are
such that
are not all 0 and
.
Then
.
Since
are linearly independent
and
are not all
.
So
.
This contradicts the fact that
span
.
Hence,
are linearly
independent.
[10]
Let
and
.
Find
span
span
[10]
Let
be any matrix.
Explain why
To form interchange the columns and rows of
.
Interchanging the columns and rows of
(the definition of
)
produces
[10]
Find elementary matrices
and
such that
[2](There are two acceptable answers.)
[2]( For each of the following, find the inverse or explain why it does not exist.)
[10]
[10]
Not invertible.
[5] Prove that the columns of a square matrix are linearly independent if and only if the rows are also linearly independent.
Let be an
matrix.
Then the following are equivalent.
The columns of are linearly independent.
The equation
has a unique solution.
is invertible.
is row equivalent to
rank
The rows of are linearly independent.
Total Points:
(Exam 3)
[15]
Find the factorization of
[2]()
[15]
Use the factorization from above to solve
[2]()
[15]
Find the
factorization of
[2]()
[15]
Let
ben an
matrix.
Prove that
null
is a subspace of
Clearly,
null
.
If
and
,
then
and
[15]
Find the row space, column space, and null space of
.
Since the rows are linearly independent the row space is the span of the rows.
Note that the first three columns are pivot columns.
Since three linearly independent vectors span
the column space is
.
Since
rank
nullity
.
Note that
is in the
null space.
So
the null space of
is
span
[15]
Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenspaces of
[2]()
0
0
span
span
[15]
Consider the linear transformation
defined by
.
You may assume without proof that
is a linear transformation.
Find the transformation matrix
Due: May 2
Suppose that
is a linear transformation.
Then
[1]
Prove that
ker
[1]
Prove that
ker
is a subspace of
[1]
Prove that
is
one-to-one
if and only if
ker
(Final)
Name:
[30]
Give the equation of the line (in any
form) that contains the points
and
[20]
Give the equation of the plane (in any
form) that contains the points
and
[30]
Suppose that is a quadratic
function such that
and
Find
.
Hint:
We know that
.
Solve for
and
[20]
Solve the following system over
| = | 4 | |||
| = | 1 |
[30]
Find the matrix
such that left multiplication by
is equivalent
to the row operation
[40]
Find the
factorization of
[20]
Let
be a line in
and
be the subspace of all
vectors in
parallel to
. What
is the dimension of
[20]
Define
by
.
Explain why
is not a linear transformation.
[60] Find the row space, column space, and null space of the following matrix.
[30] Find the eigenvalues of the following matrix and then determine whether or not it is diagonalizable. If it is, you need not find the diagonalization.
(Spring 2015)
(Quizzes)
[1]
In the diagram below, draw the vector
[1]
Give an example of a right triangle with two of its vertices
at
and
(any vector orthogonal to
can be used)
If is the terminal point of
then
is the initial point.
So the triangle with vertices
and
is a right triangle.
[1]
Does the plane
intersect the line with parametric equations given below?
If so, where? If not, why not?
No.
0
No solution.
(Page 65: 43) [2] Solve the following.
| = | ||||||
| = | ||||||
| = |
[1] Solve the following system.
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 |
[2]()
0
0
[2] Prove that the following vectors are linearly independent.
Since the second component of the third vector is 1 and the second component of the other two vectors is 0, the third vector cannot be written as a linear combination of the other two.
[2]
Write the matrix
as a linear combination of the matrices
and
[2]
Prove that if
is an invertible matrix,
then
is invertible and
Consider
[2]
Suppose that
and
are
matrices.
Further, suppose that matrix
is formed by performing the following elementary row operations on matrix
:
Interchange rows one and three
Replace row three with the sum of row three and 2 times row two
Find the matrix
such that
[3] Give the row space, column space, and null space of the following matrix.
row
span
col
span
null
span
Suppose that
a
linear transformation.
The kernel of
is the set
[3]
Show that
Suppose that
.
Then
which means that
.
Now suppose
and
.
Then
and so
[3]
Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenspaces of
[2]()
0
0
span
span
Two
matrices
and
are similar
if there is an invertible matrix
such that
[2]
Suppose that
matrix is similar to matrix
.
Prove that
and
have the same eigenvalues.
Suppose that
is an eigenvalue of
with corresponding eigenvector
.
Then
Hence,
is an eigenvalue of
with corresponding eigenvector
.
To see that eigenvalues of are eigenvalues of
suppose that
is invertible such that
and mimic the argument above.
[3]
Suppose that
matrix is similar to matrix
.
Prove that
and
have the same characteristic polynomial.
Hint: Creatively use the fact that the determinant
of the product is the product of the determinants.
Suppose that
is invertible such that
and consider
[3] For the following matrix, find the eigenvalues, a basis for each eigenspace, the algebraic multiplicity of each eigenvalue, and the geometric multiplicity of each eigenvalue.
Eigenvalues: 1, 2
span
The algebraic multiplicity of 1 is 1.
The geometric multiplicity of 1 is 1.
span
The algebraic multiplicity of 2 is 2.
The geometric multiplicity of 2 is 1.
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[3]
Let
span
.
Find
[3]
Suppose that
is vector space and
and
are subspaces.
Prove that
is a subspace of
(Exam 1)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
[10]
Is the triangle with vertices
and
a right triangle?
Yes.
Consider the vectors
and
whose initial and terminal points are the vertices of the triangle.
Since
and
are orthogonal.
Let
and
[10]
Calculate
where
is the angle between the vectors.
[10]
Find
proj
proj
[10]
Give the equation of the plane with normal vector
that contains the point
[2](
[10]
Give the
parametric
equations of the plane that contains the points
and
)
Solve each of the following.
[10]
| = | ||||
| = |
Adding the equations yields
.
So
and
[10]
| = | ||||||
| = | ||||||
| = |
Multiplying the first row by and adding all three equations
yields
.
So
.
Substituting in the third equation gives us
.
Substituting in either the first or second equation produces
.
[10]
| = | ||||
| = |
Adding the equations yields
.
So
which means
0.
Since
which means
[10] Explain why a homogeneous system must have at least one solution.
The zero vector is always a solution.
[10]
Solve the following system over
| = | ||||
| = | 0 |
Multiplying the first row by and adding the equations yields
which means that
.
So we have the following in
0
(Exam 2)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
Consider the set of vectors
[10]
Is linearly independent or linearly dependent?
Linearly independent.
Suppose there exist
such that
.
From the first and third components,
we conclude that
and
.
However,
since
.
Therefore,
linearly independent.
[10]
Is
in
the
span
of
Yes. Since consists of three linearly independent vectors,
spans
Also, note that
[10]
Let be any matrix.
Prove that
is square.
Suppose that
is an
matrix.
Then
is an
matrix.
So
is
an
matrix.
[10]
Let be any matrix.
Prove that
is symmetric.
Note that
[10]
Prove that if and
are same size invertible matrices then
is invertible.
Note that
Let
[10]
Find
[10]
Find
[3]()
[10]
Give the
factorization of
[3]()
[10]
Solve
[3]()
[10]
Show that
span
Note that
for
any
[10]
Let
and
.
Find a matrix
such that
The matrix
is the permutation matrix
(Exam 3)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
[30]
Find the row space, column space, and null space of
row
span
span
col
span
null
span
Suppose that is an
matrix and
. Then
rank
nullity
and
rank
. Therefore,
nullity
.
Since the dimension of the null space is at least 1, the null space is nontrivial.
Define
by
[10]
Show that is a linear transformation.
Suppose that
and
.
Then
and
[10]
Find
(the standard matrix of
).
Since
.
Also, note that
and
are the columns of
[3]( For each of the following, find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenspaces.)
[10]
Eigenvalues:
span
span
[2]()
[10]
Eigenvalues:
span
span
Calculate the following determinants.
[10]
[10]
0
Note that since row 1 and row 2 are the same, the matrix is not invertible. Therefore, the
determinant is
[10]
Note that the matrix is formed by applying two row changes to the identity. Therefore, the
determinant is
(Final)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
[10]
Let
be the angle between
and
.
Find
.
[10] Solve the following system.
| = | ||||||
| = | ||||||
| = |
[10] Is the following set of vectors linearly independent or linearly dependent?
[10]
Show that
span
[10]
Give a proof or reasonable explanation of the fact that for any matrix
is square.
[10]
Let
and
.
Find a matrix
such that
[10]
Give the
factorization of
Let
span
and
[40]
Find
row
null
col
and
null
[10]
Use an answer from the previous part to find
Let
[10] Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenspaces.
[10]
Give matrices
and
such that
is a diagonal matrix,
is an invertible matrix,
and
[2](
For each of the following,
determine whether the given function
from
to
is a linear transformation or not.)
[10]
[10]
[10]
Let
by any
matrix and
.
Show that
is a subspace of
(Fall 2017)
(Quiz)
[1] Solve the following.
[2]()
| = | 1 | |||
| = | 12 |
| = | 1 | |||
| = | 24 |
[2]
Find the distance between the point
and the line
Find the equation of the line through the point
and perpendicular to the line
The slope of the line
is
The slope of a line
perpendicular to
is
Find the point of intersection of the two lines.
[2]()
| = | ||||
| = | 6 |
| = | -51 | |||
| = | 12 |
The distance between the points
and
is
[2]( Find all solutions to the following systems of linear equations.)
[1]
| = | 2 | |||||
| = | 3 | |||||
| = | -3 |
Solution:
[1]
| = | 0 | |||||
| = | 0 | |||||
| = | 0 |
Free variable:
Let
and
.
Note that
.
Calculate each of the following.
[1]
[1]
[1]
[2] Express the following matrix as a product of elementary matrices.
The following elementary row operations transform the identity matrix to the one above.
Add row three to row two.
Multiply row 1 by 2.
Interchange rows 1 and 2.
So
[2]( Calculate the determinant of each of the following matrices.)
[1]
Use the Cofactor Formula.
[1]
Note that this matrix is upper triangular.
[3]
Let
and
.
Also, let
be matrix addition
and
be matrix multiplication.
Show that
is a
vector space
over
Verify the eight axioms.
Matrix addition is commutative.
Matrix addition is associative.
Let
The additive inverse of
is
Left matrix multiplication distributes over matrix addition.
Right matrix multiplication distributes over matrix addition.
Matrix multiplication is associative.
Note that
[2]
Do the following
vectors form a basis for
Yes.
Let
and
which is formed by performing type III
row operations to
Note that
is lower triangular and
.
So
and hence
is invertible.
Since
is invertible,
the equation
has only
as a solution.
Therefore,
the columns of
(the given vectors)
are linearly independent.
Three linearly independent vectors form a basis for
.
[2]
Let
be the vectors in
that are in the plane
0.
Find a basis for
A plane has dimension
. So we must find two linearly independent vectors in the plane.
One such pair is
and
[3] For the following matrix, find a basis for the row space, a basis for the column space, and a basis for the null space.
Let
row
0
col
nul
(Exam 1)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
Solve each of the following completely.
[10]
| = | 3 | |||
| = | 5 |
Note that
Eq
Eq
yields
. So
is the solution.
[10]
| = | 1 | |||||
| = | -4 | |||||
| = | 4 |
Solution:
[10]
| = | 0 | |||||
| = | -2 |
Free Variable:
Solutions:
[10]
| = | 1 | |||||
| = | 3 | |||||
| = | 5 |
No solution.
Let
and
.
Calculate each of the following.
[2]()
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
Solve
[10]
Explain why
has no inverse.
Note that for any matrix
[10] Prove only one of the following.
If
is symmetric and invertible,
then
is symmetric.
Note that
If
and
are
invertible
matrices such that
then
Note that
Total Points:
(Exam 2)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
For each of the following, express the matrix as a product of elementary matrices and calculate the determinant.
[20]
Since this is a diagonal matrix, the deteminant is the product of the diagnonal entries.
[20]
Note that this matrix is formed by applying two type III row operations
and one type I row operation to the identity matrix which has determinant
. The type III row operations do not affect the determinant and the type I row
operation changed its sign.
Given that
is a
matrix
with
calculate the determinant of each of the following.
[10]
A type I row operation changes the sign of the determinant.
[10]
A type III row operation does not affect the determinant.
[10]
[10] Answer the following as true or false (write the entire word). If the statement is true, then prove it. If the statement is false, then give a counter example.
If
and
are square matrices with the same dimension, then
False.
Let
.
Then
and
[10]
Let
be a
matrix,
and
.
Show that
Suppose that
and
.
Then
0
and
0.
So
is closed under vector addition and scalar multiplication.
[10]
Show that
is not a subspace of
Note that
but
For each of the following,
determine whether the vectors are linearly independent or linearly dependent.
Also, determine whether or not the vectors span
[20]
Dependent.
Note that
.
Since any vector in the span of these three vectors must have
0 as its third component, these vectors do not span
[20]
These vectors are linarly independent and do span
Let
be the matrix whose columns are the three vectors.
Since is an upper triangular matrix, the determinant of
is the product of its diagonal entries which is 1.
So
is invertible.
So the equation
has a unique solution in
which implies the columns
of
are linearly
independent. Also, for any
has a unique solution which implies that the columns of
of
span
Total Points:
(Exam 3)
For each of the following subspaces of
give a basis.
[2]()
[10]
The plane
[10]
The line
[10]
Is the following set a basis for
Yes.
Note that
and
.
So
span
span
which means that
span
[2]( Give the row space, column space, and null space of the following matrices.)
[10]
So
is an invertible
matrix.
Hence,
row
col
and
null
[2]()
[10]
row
0
col
null
[10]
How many rows of zeros are in the reduced row echelon form
of a matrix with nullity
One. Since
rank nullity
rank
.
So the matrix has 3 pivots which means that the
reduced row echelon form of the matrix has 3
rows which contain nonzero entries
and one row of zeros.
Let
and
[10]
Show that
is a basis for
Let
.
Verify that
is invertible
and
.
Since
is invertible, its columns are linearly
independent vectors in
. Hence, the columns of
form a basis for
.
[10]
Give the transition matrix from
to
[10]
Give the transition matrix from
to
[10]
Write
in terms of
Verify that
(Final)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
For each of the following, find all solutions to the equation
[10]
[10]
[10]
Multiply the following matrices.
Hint: Use block multiplication. Partition each matrix
into four matrices.
[10]
Does there exist a quadratic function
such that
and
?
Hint:
Create a system of equations with unknown variables
and
[10] Calculate the determinant of the following matrix. Is it invertible?
[10]
Give an example of two square matrices
and
such that
[10] For the following matrix, find a basis for the row space, a basis for the column space, and a basis for the null space.
[10]
Give a basis for the plane
0
in
[10] Choose one of the following.
Prove that the inverse of an invertible matrix is unique.
Prove that the product of two invertible matrices is invertible.
[10] Choose one of the following.
Prove that if
is an eigenvalue of an invertible matrix
then
is an eigenvalue of
Prove that if
is an eigenvalue of a matrix
then
is an eigenvalue of
[10] Answer the following as true or false (write the entire word). If the statement is true, then prove it. If the statement is false, then give a counter example.
A type I elementary matrix is an orthogonal matrix.
For each of the following, determine whether or not the given function is a linear transformation. If it is, give its range and kernel.
[10]
defined by
[10]
defined by
Let
[10]
Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenspaces of
[10]
Is diagonalizable?
If so, find an invertible matrix
such that
is a diagonal matrix.
(Summer 2018)
(Quizzes)
[05-16-18]
Let
and
[3]()
[1]
Calculate
[1]
Calculate
[1]
Calculate
[2]
If possible, find
and
such that
.
If this is not possible,
explain why it is not.
Suppose that
.
Then
which implies
| = | 1 | |||
| = | 0 | |||
| 0 | = | 1 | ||
| = | 0 |
From the third equation, we see that
.
Substituting in any of the other three equations,
yields
.
So
[05-18-18]
Let
and
be the angle between
and
.
[2]( [2] Calculate each of the following.)
[1]
Find two vectors and
with the following three
properties:
and
are parallel;
and
are orthogonal.
Let
proj
and
proj
Note that
and
are parallel
since
and
and
are orthogonal since
[1]
Suppose that
and
are nonzero vectors in
such that
the angle between them is 0. Explain why
Since
the angle between and
is
and
have the same direction. Also,
and
have the same direction since they are scalar
multiples of each other. Also, note that
.
So
is the vector in the direction of
with magnitude
which means that
is
[05-23-18]
[3]
Let
and
.
Perform the indicated operation if possible.
If it is not possible, explain why it is not.
This is
not possible since
and
have different dimensions.
[1]
Explain why
is not invertible.
Note that for any
matrix
.
Also,
note that
.
[1]
Suppose that
and
are matrices such that
and
.
Find
[05-25-18]
[2]( Use Gauss-Jordan elimination to transform the given matrix into reduced row echelon form.)
[1]
[1]
[3]
For the given matrix
calculate
and
[2]()
Calculate the following determinants.
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1] Prove that the additive identity (zero vector) in a vector space is unique.
See problem 53.
[1]
Let
be an
matrix.
Prove that
See problem 60.
Transform the matrix to reduced row echelon form. For each free column, find a nonzero vector in the null space.
[1]
Free column: 2
[1]
Free column: 3
[1]
Free columns: 3, 5
[2]( Determine whether the given vectors are linearly independent or linearly dependent.)
[1]
Independent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 2
Using row vectors:
No zero rows.
[1]
Dependent.
Three vectors in
[1]
Independent.
Niether vector is a multiple of the other.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 2
Using row vectors:
No zero rows.
[1]
Dependent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 2
Using row vectors:
Row of zeros.
[2]
Find a vector
such that
is a basis for
Choose any vector not in the span of
.
One such example is
.
[2]
Find an orthonormal set with the same span as
Use the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process.
Let
and
.
Also,
!et
and
.
Finally,
let
and
[4] Find the four fundamental subspaces of the following matrix.
span
span
span
span
[2]( Solve completely.)
[1]
| = | -1 | |||
| = | -15 |
Add the two equations.
Substitute.
[1]
| = | 2 | |||||
| = | 7 | |||||
| = | 10 |
No solution.
[1]
| = | 2 | |||||
| = | 5 | |||||
| = | 3 |
Particular solution:
Special solution:
Complete solution:
Total Points:
(Exam 1)
Let
and
.
Also, let
be the angle between
and
be the angle between
and
be the angle between
and
and
be the angle between
and
.
Compute/answer the following.
[2]()
[10]
[10]
[10]
comp
comp
comp
comp
[10]
[10]
Find a unit vector parallel to
Find a unit vector parallel to
[10]
Find a vector orthogonal to
Find a vector orthogonal to
[2]()
[10]
Suppose that
.
Give
in component form.
Suppose that
.
Give
in component form.
Suppose that
.
Give
in component form.
Suppose that
.
Give
in component form.
[10]
Suppose that
such that
and
.
Prove that
Since
and
0
and
0.
Then
0.
Therefore,
[10]
Suppose that
and
are nonzero vectors in
such that
is parallel to
and
is parallel to
.
Prove that
and
are parallel.
Since
is parallel to
there is
such that
and
.
Likewise,
there is
such that
and
.
Then
which means that
.
Hence,
is parallel to
Let
and
.
Calculate each of the following.
[10]
[10]
[10]
[3]( Give the reduced row echelon form of each of the following.)
[10]
[10]
[10]
Let
and
[10]
Find
such that
[10]
Find
such that
[10]
Find
such that
[10]
Let
.
If possible, find a nonzero matrix
such that
.
If this is not possible, explain why it is not.
[10]
Prove that if
and
are symmetric matrices of the same dimension,
then
is symmetric.
Note that
[10]
Prove that for any matrix
is symmetric.
Note that
Prove that for any matrix
is symmetric.
Note that
[3]( For each of the following, compute the inverse if it exists. If the inverse does not exist, explain why it does not.)
[10]
[10]
[10]
Not invertible.
Not invertible.
[10]
Suppose that
is an invertible matrix and
such that
and
.
Given that
find
and
[2]()
[10]
Suppose that
and
are invertible matrices of the same dimension.
Prove that
if and only if
First, suppose that
.
Then
.
Now suppose that
.
Then
(Final)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero. The use of calculators, phones, electronic devices, or outside sources will result in a score of 0 on the exam.
[2]( Calculate the following determinants.)
[10]
[10]
Suppose that
is a
matrix,
and
.
Compute the determinant of each of the following.
[3]()
[10]
[10]
[10]
(Be careful)
[10]
Suppose that
. Prove that
proj
is orthogonal to
[10]
Let
.
Prove that
[2](
For each of the following, determine whether or not the given set is a basis for
)
[10]
[10]
[10]
Suppose that
is an
matrix and
(
has more rows than columns).
Prove that the rows of
are linearly dependent.
[10]
Find an orthogonal basis for
that includes the vectors
and
.
Note that
and
are orthogonal to each other.
[10]
Note that
is an orthogonal set of vectors.
Express
as a linear combination of the
vectors in the given set.
[10]
Suppose that
and
is orthogonal to
. Prove that
is orthogonal to
span
.
[10]
Let
span
.
Find a basis for
Let
.
Find each of the following.
[2]()
[10]
The row space of
[10]
The nullity
(not the null space)
of
[2]()
[10]
The column space of
[10]
The null space of
Solve completely.
[10]
| = | 11 | |||
| = | 43 |
| = | -1 | |||||
| = | 4 |
| = | 4 | |||||
| = | -5 | |||||
| = | 2 |
(Summer 2019)
(Quizzes)
[05-24-19]
Let
and
[3]()
[1]
Calculate
[1]
Calculate
[1]
Calculate
[2]
If possible, find
and
such that
.
If this is not possible,
explain why it is not.
Suppose that
.
Then
which implies
| = | 7 | |||
| 0 | 0 | = | 0 | |
|
|
= | 0 | ||
| = | 5 |
Adding the first equation to the fourth,
we see that
which of course means that
.
Substituting in any of the
three non-trivial equations
yields
.
So
[2]
Suppose that
.
Prove that
See the proof of Theorem 22.
[05-29-19]
Let
and
be the angle between
and
.
Find each of the following.
[2]()
[1]
[1]
[2]()
[1]
[1]
A unit vector parallel to
Suppose that
such that
and
.
[1]
Is it possible that
?
Why or why not?
No.
By the Cauchy-Bunyakovsky-Schwarz Inequality,
[1]
Is it possible that
?
Why or why not?
No.
By the Triangle Inequality,
[1]
Let
and
.
Calculate
.
[05-31-19]
[2]
Let
and
.
Calculate the following products.
[2]()
[1] Multiply. Hint: Use block multiplication.
Also, note that the first matrix is the identity matrix with the rows permuted. Rows 1 and 4 are interchanged as are rows 2 and 5 as well as rows 3 and 6. So the result of multiplying this matrix on the left is the same as performing the corresponding row operations on the matrix on the right.
[06-03-19]
[2]( For each of the following, determine whether the given matrices are inverses, one-sided inverses, or neither.)
[1]
Inverses.
[1]
One-sided inverses.
[1]
Suppose that
and
are matrices such that
and
.
Find
Since
[06-05-19]
[2]( For each of the following, find the inverse or show that it does not exist.)
[1]
[1]
Not invertible. Note rows 2 and 3.
[1] Prove that a matrix with a column of zeros has no left inverse.
See problem 44 from the homework.
Let
.
For each of the following, find an elementary matrix
such that
[3]()
[1]
[1]
[1]
[06-12-19]
(DefinitionDefinitionOfVectorSpace, 0)A
vector space
over a field
(usually
or
)
is a set
along with two operations
(vector addition) and
(scalar multiplication).
Addition is a function from
and scalar multiplication is a
function from
.
Also, the following conditions must be satisfied.
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceAdditionIsCommutative, 0)For all
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceAdditionIsAssociative, 0)For all
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceExistenceOfZeroVector, 0)There exists
such that
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceExistenceOfAdditiveInverse, 0)For all
there exists
such that
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceScalarMultiplicationDistributesVectors, 0)For all
and
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceScalarMultiplicationDistributesScalars, 0)For all
and
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceScalarMultiplicationAssociative, 0)For all
and
(SubdefinitionVectorSpaceScalarUnit, 0)For all
Prove each of the following.
[1] The additive identity in a vector space is unique.
See problem 55 from the homework.
[1] The additive inverse of each element in a vector space is unique.
See problem 56 from the homework.
[1]
For each
vector
in a vector space,
See the proof of Theorem 161 from the class notes.
[06-14-19]
[1]
Suppose that
is an
matrix.
Prove that
See problem 62 from the homework.
[1] Transform the following matrix to reduced row echelon form. For each free column, find a nonzero vector in the null space.
Free columns: 2, 4
[06-19-19]
[2]( [4] Determine whether the given vectors are linearly independent or linearly dependent.)
Independent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 3
Using row vectors:
No zero rows.
Dependent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 2
Using row vectors:
Row of zeros.
Dependent.
Four vectors in
[2]()
Independent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 4
Using row vectors:
No zero rows.
[6-21-19]
[1]
Prove that
is a basis for
Since
dim
we need only show that
is a spanning set.
Note that
and
.
Therefore,
span
span
as desired.
[1]
Suppose that
are linearly independent
vectors in a vector space
and
span
.
Prove that there are unique scalars
such that
See Problem 75.
[1]
Suppose that
and
.
Prove that
is
orthogonal to
if and only if
is orthogonal to
span
See Problem 78.
[2]( [1] Find an orthogonal set of vectors with the same span as the set below.)
Let
and
.
Use the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization
process.
Let
and
[06-24-19]
[4] Find the four fundamental subspaces of the following matrix.
span
span
span
span
[06-26-19]
[2]([3] Find all solutions (if any) to the following systems of linear equations.)
| = | -1 | |||||
| = | -2 | |||||
| = | 5 |
Solution:
| = | 1 | |||||
| = | 0 | |||||
| = | 2 |
No solution.
| = | 0 | |||||
| = | 6 | |||||
| = | 6 |
Particular solution:
Special solution:
Complete solution:
(Midterm)
Let
and
be the angle between
and
Calculate each of the following.
[3]()
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
If possible find
such that
.
If this is not possible, explain why it is not.
Suppose that
.
Then
which implies
|
|
= | 0 | ||
| = | 1 | |||
| = | -3 |
From the second equation, we see that
.
Substituting in any of the other two equations,
yields
which then implies that
.
So
[10]
Find a unit vector orthogonal (not parallel) to
First note that
is orthogonal to
.
Then
is a unit vector which is orthogonal to
.
Let
and
.
For each of the following, perform the indicated operation if possible.
If it is not possible explain why it is not.
[3]()
[10]
[10]
Not possible. Note that
matrix
has four columns
and
matrix
has two rows.
[10]
[10] Prove that matrix addition is associative.
Suppose that
and
.
Then
Let
.
For each of the following, find an elementary matrix
such that
[10]
Since
is formed by switching rows 1 and 3 of
[10]
Since
is formed by subtracting row 4 of
from row 3 of
Since
is formed by multiplying row 3 of
by
[10] Give the transpose of the following matrix.
[2]()
[10]
Prove that for any matrix
is symmetric.
See problem 50 from the notes.
[2]( For each of the following, find the inverse or show that it does not exist.)
[10]
Inverse:
[10]
Not invertible.
[2]()
[10]
Not invertible.
[10]
Inverse:
[10]
Suppose that
is an invertible matrix and
is a singular matrix. Is
invertible or singular?
Justify your answer.
Singular. See problem 38 from the notes.
[2]( Calculate each determinant below.)
[10]
[10]
[10]
The determinant of an upper triangular matrix, is the product of the diagonal entries.
[10]
0
Note that rows 3 and 6 are identical.
(Final)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero.
Engaging in any of the following will result in a 0 on the exam.
Using a calculator, phone, smart watch, or any other electronic device.
Using an outside source.
Attempting to block my view.
[10] Prove that the additive identity in a vector space is unique.
[10]
Let
.
Is
[10]
Do the following vectors span
[2]( Find the four fundamental subspaces of each of the following.)
[40]
[40]
[10]
Suppose that a matrix is in reduced row echelon form, the first three columns
are pivot columns, and the fourth column is a free column. Explain why the
fourth column is in the span of the first three.
[10]
Find a single nonzero vector in
that is orthogonal to both of the vectors below.
[10]
Note that
is an orthogonal set of vectors.
Express
as a linear combination of
the vectors in the set.
[10]
Suppose that
.
Prove that
[10]
Suppose that
and both
and
are linearly independent.
Prove that
is linearly independent.
Hint:
Use the previous part.
[2]( Find all solutions (if any) to the following systems of linear equations.)
[10]
| = | 3 | |||
| = | 12 | |||
| = | 7 |
[10]
| = | 2 | |||||
| = | 6 | |||||
| = | 2 |
[2]()
[10]
| = | 9 | |||||
| = | 8 | |||||
| = | 0 |
[10]
| = | 6 | |||||
| = | 10 |
(Spring 2020)
(Quizzes)
[01-22-20]
[2]
Let
and
[1]
Prove that for any vector
Suppose that
.
Then
and
[01-27-20]
[1] Find the angle between the following vectors.
Let
be the angle between the vectors.
By the Cosine Formula,
.
Therefore,
.
[1]
Let
.
Find a vector
that is parallel to
and has
magnitude
Since
both
and
are parallel to
and have magnitude
[1]
Let
.
If possible,
find a unit vector
such that
.
If this is not possible, explain why it is not.
This is not possible.
Solution 1:
Suppose that
is a unit vector.
By the Triangle Inequality,
.
Since
.
Solution 2:
Suppose that
and
.
Then
and
[01-31-20]
[1]
Set
and
.
Find
[1]
Suppose that
and
are
matrices.
Prove that
See notes.
For each pair of matrices, determine whether or not they are inverses of each other.
[1]
Yes.
Note that
[1]
No.
Although
[1]
Suppose that and
are matrices such that
and
.
Find
Since matrix multiplication is associative,
[02-24-20]
[3]
Set
and
Give
matrices
and
such that
and
.
Give a left inverse of
as a product of
and
Since matrix is transformed into matrix
by
interchanging rows 2 and 3,
Since matrix is transformed into matrix
by
multiplying row 2 by 3,
Since matrix is transformed into matrix
by
adding 2 times row 3 to row 1,
Since
is a left inverse of
[1] Give the transpose of the following matrix.
[2]( For each of the following, find the inverse or explain why the inverse does not exist.)
[1]
[1]
Since
the matrix is not invertible.
Also,
since
the matrix is not invertible.
[2]
Let
and
.
Also, let
be matrix addition
and
be matrix multiplication.
Show that
is a
vector space
over
[2] Discuss the following statement.
The vector spaces
(with the usual scalar multiplication, not the one defined above)
and
are the same.
[2] Give an example of a matrix in reduced row echelon form that has 3 pivot columns and 3 free columns. Find three linearly independent vectors in the null space of the matrix.
[2]
Find an orthogonal basis for
that contains the vector
. Express
as a linear combination of the basis.
Set
and
.
By Theorem 220,
[2] Prove that a type 1 elementary matrix is an orthogonal matrix.
Suppose that
is a
type 1 elementary matrix.
By Theorem 115,
and
by Proposition 136,
.
Since
is symmetric by
Corollary 233.
[2]
Set
.
Suppose that
such that
.
Find
[2]
Find the four fundamental subspaces of
.
Note that
is an orthogonal matrix.
Then by Corollary 240,
Total Points:
(Exam 1)
Name:
Set
and set
to
be the angle between
and
[3]()
Find a unit vector in the direction of
Find
such that
is parallel to
is orthogonal to
and
Calculate
where
is the Euclidean metric on
Suppose that
and
.
Prove that
See notes.
Set
and
Perform the indicated operation if possible. If not possible, explain why it is not.
[3]()
[10]
Not possible. The matrices have differenct dimensions.
[10]
[10]
Not possible. Invalid dimensions.
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10] Multiply the following matrices. Hint: You may want to use block multiplication.
(Exam 2)
[10] Give the transpose of the following matrix.
Calculate the following determinants.
[10]
[10]
0
[10]
[2]( For each of the following, find the inverse or explain why the inverse does not exist.)
[10]
Inverse:
[10]
The matrix is not invertible since it is not square.
[10]
Inverse:
[10]
The matrix is not invertible since
Also, recall that
[10]
Inverse:
[10] Express the following as a product of elementary matrices.
First, transform the identy matrix into the given matrix using elementary row operations.
[5]()
Note that the identity matrix is transfomed into the given matrix by:
multiplying row 2 by ;
adding row 1 to row 2;
adding 3 times row 3 to row 1;
interchanging rows 1 and 2.
Therefore,
[10] Choose one of the following. Give a proof.
The product of an invertible matrix and a singular matrix
is always singular.
is always invertible.
may be either invertible or singular depending on the matrices.
The product of an invertible matrix and a singular matrix is always singular. See Problem 38.
[10] Prove that the transpose of an invertible matrix is invertible.
See the proof of Corollary 135.
(Exam 3)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero. Do your own work. Do not ask others (except your instructor) for help. Do not research the answers. Write your answers on the space provided.
[10]
Set
and
.
Find
and
.
Which of the three are subspaces of
(Theorem 167)
Note that
and
but
(Problem 60)
[10]
Suppose that
and
are
matrices and
is invertible.
Show that
First, suppose that
.
Then
.
Therefore,
Now suppose that
.
Then we have that
Therefore,
.
Since
and
[10] Find a nonzero matrix whose null space includes the following.
[10]
Suppose that
is an
invertible matrix
and
.
Show that
col
By Corollary 186,
col
if and only if there is
such that
.
Set
and note that
.
Therefore,
col
For each of the following, determine whether the vectors are linearly dependent or linearly independent.
[10]
Set
.
Then
rref
.
The columns are linearly dependent by Theorem 195.
[10]
Seven vectors in
are linearly dependent by Corollary 194.
[10]
Give a basis for
.
Prove that it is in fact a basis.
Note that for any
.
Also, if
such that
then
0.
Therefore, the set given above is a basis for
[10]
Suppose that
is an
matrix and
. What can be said about the
dimension of
It is at least
Since
has
rows, it has at most
pivots which means it has at least
free columns.
Therefore,
Suppose that
and
are
matrices.
[10]
Show that
Suppose that
.
Then
.
Therefore,
.
[10]
Is it necessarily true that
No.
Set
and
.
Then
and
(Final Exam)
Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers. An answer without justification will receive a zero. Do your own work. Do not ask others (except your instructor) for help. Do not research the answers. Write your answers on the space provided. Due: Friday May 8, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
[10]
Find an orthogonal basis for
that contains
the vectors
and
.
Express
as a linear combination of the basis.
Name:
[10]
Give an example of a
matrix
in reduced row echelon form
with rank 3.
Find the four fundamental subspaces of the matrix.
Name:
[10] Answer the following as true or false (write the entire word). If the statement is true, then prove it. If the statement is false, then give a counterexample.
If
is an orthogonal matrix and
is row equivalent to
then
is an orthogonal matrix.
Name:
[10]
Give an example of two linearly independent vectors
such that each vector has
at least three nonzero components.
Set
span
and give a basis for
Name:
[2]()
Solve completely.
[10]
| = | 3 | |||||
| = | -5 | |||||
| = | -5 |
[10]
|
|
|
|
|
= | 1 | |||
|
|
|
|
|
= | -6 | |||
|
|
|
|
|
= | -6 | |||
|
|
|
|
|
= | 4 |
Name:
Let
be
the set of polynomials with degree at most 2
and
be
the set of polynomials with degree at most 3.
Recall that
and
are vector spaces over
.
Set
.
[10]
Show that
.
[10]
Define
by
.
Recall from your calculus classes that
is a linear transformation.
Give the matrix
(as in Note 301) for
Name:
[10]
Find the kernel of .
Is
1 –1?
Is
onto?
Name:
[10] Find the eigenvalues of the following matrix.
(Spring 2023)
(Quizzes)
Set
and
and
let
be the angle between
and
[2] Compute each of the following.
[3]()
[2]()
[1]
Find a vector that is orthogonal to
Any vector whose dot product with
is
0. For example,
Give the vector in the same direction as
with magnitude 4.
[1]
Suppose that
.
Prove that
See class notes.
[1]
If possible, give two unit vectors in
whose sum is
.
If this is not possible, explain why it is not.
This is not possible.
Suppose that
and
are unit vectors
By the triangle inequality,
.
Since
is not the sum of two unit vectors.
[1]
Set
and
.
Calculate each of the following.
[1]
Set
and
.
Compute the following.
[1]
Suppose that
.
For each of the following, give an elementary matrix
such that
[2] For the matrix below, use Gauss-Jordan elimination to transform the matrix into the identity matrix. Find a left inverse.
Set
and
.
Check that
[2] For each of the following, find the inverse or show that it does not exist.
[2]()
Not invertible.
BONUS: [1] Compute the determinants of the matrices above.
0
[1] Give the transpose of the following matrix.
[1]
Prove that for any matrix,
is symmetric.
See class notes.
[2] Calculate the following determinants.
[2]()
Suppose that
and
are
matrices,
and
.
Compute each of the following.
Be careful with the last one.
[3]()
For each of the following, transform the matrix to reduced row echelon form. For each free column, find a nonzero vector in the null space.
[1]
The matrix is in reduced row echelon form. The free columns are 3 and 5. The corresponding vectors in the null space are below.
[1]
Free column: 3
[3] Determine whether the given vectors are linearly independent or linearly dependent.
[2]()
Independent.
See class notes.
Dependent.
Three vectors in
[2]()
Dependent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 2
Using row vectors:
Row of zeros.
Independent.
Using column vectors:
Pivots: 3
Using row vectors:
No zero rows.
[2]
Determine whether or not the given vectors form a basis for
.
Set
.
It is readily seen that
.
Therefore,
is invertible which means that its columns are linearly independent.
Three linearly independent vectors in
form a basis.
Since
the vectors are linearly dependent and therefore do not form a basis.
Note that
is an orthogonal set of vectors.
[1]
Prove or reasonably explain that
is a basis for
.
Recall that an orthogonal set of vectors is linearly independent.
Three linearly independent vectors in form a basis.
[1]
Express
as a linear combination of
and
[2] Find the four fundamental subspaces of the following matrix.
[2]()
span
span
span
span
[1]
Set
span
.
Find a basis for
See class notes.
Alternatively, note that
and
are both orthogonal to
and are linearly independent
of each other.
Since
is a basis for
(Exam 1)
Exam 1 Math 3720 Spring 2023 Name:
Set
and
and
let
be the angle between
and
.
[70] Compute each of the following.
[3]()
[10]
Suppose that
.
Prove that
By the Triangle Inequality,
[40]
Set
and
.
For each of the following,
either perform the calculation or explain why it is not possible.
[2]()
is
undefined
[20]
Set
and
.
Compute each of the following.
[2]()
[10]
Set
.
Compute
Since
[10] Multiply.
[10]
Suppose that
and
are
matrices
such that
and
.
Find
[20]
Suppose that
is a
matrix
and
.
Find each of the following.
[2]()
[10] Show that the following matrix is not invertible.
Suppose that
is any
matrix.
Then
which is not the identity matrix.
(Exam 2)
Exam 2 Math 3720 Spring 2023 Name:
For each of the following, find the inverse or show that it does not exist.
[3]()
[10]
[10]
Singular
0
[10]
Set
.
For each of the following, find a matrix
such that
[2]()
[10]
[10]
or
[10] Give the transpose of the following.
[10] Give the definition of a symmetric matrix.
See class notes.
[10]
Prove that for any square matrix
is symmetric.
See class notes.
Calculate the following determinants.
[10]
[10]
Bonus [5] Identify the pattern of the entries in the second determinant above.
The entries are the first nine digits of
[10] Explain why the following determinant is 0.
Two of the rows are identical.
Suppose that
is a square matrix with
.
Find the following determinants.
[2]()
[10]
[10]
[10] Prove that the additive identity in a vector space is unique.
See class notes.
[10]
Suppose that
is an
matrix.
Prove that
See class notes.
(Exam 3)
Exam 3 Math 3720 Spring 2023 Name:
[2]()
[10] For each free column, find a nonzero vector in the null space.
[10]
Free columns: 3, 5
[10] Find the null space of the following.
Determine whether or not the given set of vectors
is a basis for
[10]
Yes.
Since neither vector is a scalar multiple of the other,
the vectors are linearly independent.
Two linearly independent vectors form a basis
for
[10]
No. Three vectors in are linearly dependent and therefore not a basis.
[10] Determine whether the following set of vectors is linearly independent or linearly dependent.
[3]()
Linearly independent.
[10]
See class notes.
[10]
Note that the following is an orthogonal set of vectors.
Express
as a linear combination of the vectors in the set.
[2]()
[10]
Suppose that
is an orthogonal set of vectors in
and
span
.
Describe how the
Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process is used to define a vector
such that
is an orthogonal basis for
Set
[10]
Suppose that
and
.
Prove that
is orthogonal to
Note that
[10]
Recall that a matrix
is symmetric if
.
Prove that an orthogonal symmetric matrix is its own inverse.
Suppose that
is both orthogonal and symmetric.
Then
(Final Exam)
Final Exam Math 3720 Spring 2023 Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers.
[10] Find the four fundamental subspaces of the following matrix.
[10]
Give an example of an orthogonal basis for
other than the standard unit basis.
[10]
Express
as
a linear combination of
the basis from the previous part.
[10]
The dimension of the row space of a
matrix is 3. What is the dimension of its null space?
[10]
Set
span
.
Find a basis for
[30] Give the complete solution of each of the following.
[3]()
| 1 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
Define
by
[10]
Prove that
is a linear transformation.
[10]
Find a matrix
such that
for all
[10]
Explain why
defined by
is not a linear transformation.
[20] For the following matrix, find the eigenvalues, a basis for each eigenspace, the algebraic multiplicity of each eigenvalue, and the geometric multiplicity of each eigenvalue.
(Summer 2023)
(Quizzes)
[3]
Set
and
let
be the angle between
and
Compute each of the following.
[3]()
[2]()
Find a nonzero vector that is orthogonal to
Any vector whose dot product with is 0 is orthogonal to
.
One example is
[1]
Suppose that
and
0.
Prove that
See class notes.
BONUS (2)
Set
and
.
perform the indicated operation if possible.
If it is not possible, explain why it is not.
[2]()
Undefined. The dimensions are different.
[2]()
Undefined. Matrix
has 3 columns and matrix
has 2 rows.
[1]
If possible, give two unit vectors in
whose sum is
.
If this is not possible, explain why it is not.
This is not possible. Suppose that
and
are unit vectors.
By the Triangle Inequality,
.
Since
[1]
Set
and
.
Calculate each of the following.
[3]()
[1] Compute each of the following products.
[2]()
Suppose that
and
are
matrices such that
and
[1]
Find
[1]
Use block multiplication to compute the following product.
Then express your answer as a single matrix.
[1]
Given that
is invertible and
find
[2]
Given that
and
calculate each of the following.
[1]
Set
.
Give the reduced row echelon form of
and find a matrix
such that
[2]()
Set
and
Check that
[1] Prove that the additive identity in a vector space is unique.
See class notes.
[1]
Let
be an
matrix.
Prove that
See class notes.
[2] For each free column, find a nonzero vector in the null space.
[2]()
[1]
Give the span of the set
Note that
and
.
So
span
span
which means that
span
[1]
Define
by
.
Prove that for all
Suppose that
.
Then
[2]
For each of the following,
determine whether or not the given set of vectors is a basis for
[2]()
Yes.
The columns are linearly independent.
Three linearly independent vectors form a basis for
No.
Note that
Since the vectors are linearly dependent, they do not form a basis.
[2] Give the dimension of each of the following vector spaces.
[3]()
[2] Find an orthogonal set of vectors with the same span as the set given below.
Set
and
Then
is an orthogonal set of vectors with the same span as the given set.
[6] Give the complete solution of each of the following.
[2]()
Complete Solution:
Pivot variables:
Free variable:
Particular solution:
Special solution:
Complete solution:
No solution.
[4] For each of the following, give the cofactor matrix and the adjoint.
[2]()
Cofactor matrix:
Adjoint:
Cofactor matrix:
Adjoint:
[4]
Suppose that is an
matrix and define
by
.
Prove that
is a linear transformation.
See class notes.
Prove that
Note that for any
the following are equivalent.
[2]
Define
by
.
Find a matrix
such that
for all
Set
.
Then for any
Total Points:
(Exam 1)
Exam 1 Math 3720 Summer 2023 Name:
[70]
Set
and
let
be the angle between
and
.
Compute each of the following.
[4]()
[3]()
If possible, find
and
such that
.
If this is not possible,
explain why it is not.
This is not possible.
Suppose that
such that
.
From the second components,
we see that
.
Then from the third components,
we see that
.
However,
[10]
Suppose that
.
Prove that
See class notes.
[10]
Find a vector in
that is orthogonal to
There are infinitely many solutions.
One solution is
[10]
Which of the following is always true for any
[3]()
[2]()
By the Triangle Inequality,
[30]
Set
and
.
For each of the following,
either perform the calculation or explain why it is not possible.
[20]
Set
and
.
Compute each of the following.
[10]
Set
.
Compute
[30] For each of the following, find the inverse or show that it does not exist.
[3]()
Does not exist.
[10] Prove that the product of an invertible matrix and a singular matrix is singular.
See class notes.
[10]
Suppose that
where
and
.
Find
[10] Give the transpose of the following matrix.
[2]()
[10]
Suppose that
and
are symmetric matrices
and
.
Prove that
is symmetric.
See class notes.
[20] Calculate the following determinants.
[2]()
[10]
Suppose that
is an invertible matrix.
Prove that
Note that
(Exam 2)
Exam 2 Math 3720 Summer 2023 Name:
[10]
Let
be an
matrix.
Prove that
See class notes.
[10]
Do the following vectors form a basis for
Yes.
Two linearly independent vectors span
[10]
Do the following vectors form a basis for
No. Note that
.
Therefore the vectors are linarly dependent and do not form a basis.
[10]
Note that
is an orthogonal set of vectors.
Express
as a linear combination of
and
[2]()
[10] Give an orthogonal set of vectors with the same span as the vectors below. Note that two of the given vectors are orthogonal.
[2]()
Set
[10]
Suppose that
is an orthogonal matrix.
Prove that
.
See class notes.
[80] Give the four fundamental subspaces of each of the following.
[2]()
span
span
span
span
span
span
[20]
Set
span
.
Find
[2]()
Set
span
Find vectors
and
such that
and
Set
and
.
Then
and
[15]
Suppose that a
matrix has rank 12.
What is the nullity?
Since
rank nullity
nullity
(Final Exam)
Final Exam Math 3720 Summer 2023 Name:
Directions: Show all of your work and justify all of your answers.
Give the complete solution of each of the following.
[2]()
[15]
[10]
[2]()
[10]
[10]
Suppose that
and
[3]()
[10]
Calculate
[10]
Calculate
[10]
If
what is
[10]
Suppose that
and
are vector spaces and
is a linear transformation.
Prove that
[10]
Suppose that
Define
by
.
Is
a linear transformation?
[10]
Suppose that
is an invertible matrix
with eigenvalue
and corresponding eigenvector
. Prove that
is an eigenvalue of
with corresponding eigenvector
For each of the following, find the eigenvalues, a basis for each eigenspace, the algebraic multiplicity of each eigenvalue, and the geometric multiplicity of each eigenvalue.
[2]()
[10]
[10]