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(c) Show that the mapping f: Mnm i Mmn defined as Your Roll No ...............
f(A) = AT is an isomorphism. (7.5)
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Name of the Paper : Elementary Linear Algebra
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1 (a) If x and y are vectors in Rn, then prove that (b) Find the matrix TAB of linear transformation T:
R2 + R3 with respect to basis 8 = {(1,0), (0,1)}
||x+y|| 2 I ||x|| -||y|| I. Also verify it for the
and C = {(1,1,0), (0,1,1), (1,0,1)}, where
vectors x = [2,-1,3,2] and y = [4,3,21] in
R4. T([a,`b]) = [a-b, a,2a+b] (7.5)
(5.5+2)
(c) Define kernel of a linear transformation T. Show
(b) Solve the following system of linear equati'ons using
that Ker(T) = {0} if and only if T is one-one.
Gaussian Elimination method. Also indicate whether
(2+5.5)
the system is consistent or inconsistent.
6. (a) Consider the linear operator L : M33 i M33>
3x - 2y + 4z = -54
defined as L(A) = A - AT, where M33 is vector
space of 3 X 3 matrices and AT denotes the
-x + y - 2z - 20
transpose of the matrix A.
5x - 4y + 8z = -83 (6.5+1)
Find dim(Ker(L)) + dim(Range(L)). (7.5)
(c) Find the quadratic equation y = ax2 + bx + c (b) Define an onto linear transformation. If T be a
that goes through the points (3,18), (2,9) and linear transformation from a finite dimensional
vector space V to a finite dimensional vector
(-2,13). (7.5)
space W, sho-w that T is onto if and only if
dim (Range(L)) = dim (W). (2+5.5)
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2. (a).Solve the fo'11owing system of equations using the
Gauss-Jordan method :
where A= . Show the following :
5x + 20y -18z = -11
(i) W is- a subspace of R3.
3x + 12y - 14z = 3
(ii) Find a basis for W. (1.5+3+3)
-4x -16y + 13z = 13 (7.5)
5. (a) Check if the following mappings are linear (b) Find the rank of the following matrix by converting
transformation or not. Prove it or give a counter to row echelon form :
example to disprove.
(i) f: R3 i R3 defined as fl([a, b, c]) = [-b, c, 0] (7.5)
(££) 8: M22 + R deflned as g = ad - bc ,
(c) Find the characteristic polynomial, eigenvalues and
corresponding eigenvectors for the given matrix :
Where M22 is the vector space of 2 x 2
real matrices. (4+3.5)
(2+2+3.5)
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3. (a) Use the Diagonalization Method to determine 4. (a) Check whether the following subset ofR is linearly
whether the following matrix is diagonalizable.
independent or not.
S = {(0,1,-1), (1,1,0), (1,0,2)}.
(7.5)
Express (1,1,1) as linear combination of vectors in
S. (4+3.5)
(b) Show that the set M22 of all 2 X 2 matrices is a (b) Define a basis of a vector space. Show that the
vector space under the usual operations of addition following set S is a basis for the vector space M22
and scalar multiplication. (7.5) r,, of all 2 X 2 matrices :
(c) Show that span (S) is a subspace of V, where S
a nonempty subset of a vector space V. Let P3 be s=((; :),(: :),(: :),(: ::)) (2+5.5,
the vector space of all real polynomials of degree
S 3 and S = {¥,x2+ 1, x3-1}. Find span (S).
(c) Define a finite dimensional vector space. Let
Does (x2+x3) € span(S)? (3+3+1.5) W be the solution set to the matrix equation AX = 0,
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