B U Department of Mathematics
Math 201 Linear Algebra
April 1, 2010 hill Name
IT : 30 Stu ent um er
'fine Math 201 um er
Spring 2010 First Midterm Exam
BIVORTANT have more than
Write your name, surname on top of each page. 2. The consists of 5 questions some of which all
questions. a.
rt. 3. Read the questions carefully and write your answers neatly under the 'corresponding allowed.
onepa k. Correct answers without sufficient explanationmight getfull credit. 5. Calculators are
Q3 Q4 QSb TOTAL
15 pts 25 pts 10 pts 30 pts 20 pts 100 pts
of the system of
find the general solution
1.) Using one of the methods described in this
given by
linearequations 5c—3y+z =
4T —\10y + 6z
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+ 52
4
13
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2.) {25)Let A — '135
6 9 11
10 a.) Find the LU-fnctorizationof A.
9 b.) Use the
LU-factorizationof A to solve Ax =
c.) Find 44¯1by finding and U¯l.
00 —l
F= 0 10
(GFE) A 4
o o 1 00
o
O O
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L(ux)- L
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0 0
span of and y, wherez-= and
t, is in the
3.) [10) t, = (0,O,2). Determinewhether
SO v_ Y'
4.) (30)ITtA be the matrix
a.) Find a basis for the column space of A.
b.) Find a basis for the nullspace of A.
c.) What are the values of p and q for which the nullspace is a subspace of RP and the column space
is a subspace of RQ?
d.) What arc the rank and the nullity of A?
CC
s race A
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o 0 545 as- 00 0 0 0
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guallsrce CA..v
o f -14 % -541 0
Nul..lsnce
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B U Department of Mathematics
Math 201 Matrix Theory
Novombor 2010 Name
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Math 201 um r
Tine :
Student D
Fall 2010 First Midterm Exam
IMPORTANT
1. Write your name and sumame on top of each page. 2. The exam consists of 4 questionssome of which have
all pur
multipleparts. 3. Read each question carefully and put your answers neatly under the space provided. 4.
Correct ansyærs without justification will get credit. 5. Calculators are alW.•ed
QI Q2 Q3 QC TOTAL
10 pts 10 pts 15 pts 15 pts 50 pts,
the vectors and
(10pts) 1.) Find a basis for the subspace of R4 spanned by
I-e\ V syan.
Of {Cose
be a bass V.
o -3 -3 --2RåR3*R3 0 0 0
0
cank is two .
We V) -fun.
of canon
2.) Consider the followingsystem of linear equationN.
2:t1 —3X2
3X2 —$3 4-5X4
{7 pts) a) [Link] get S of all solutions of thig system.
Lev {fie Ytou) (oft(
loe se-€;
-1
0 3 51-6 0 3-1 -c
23
s40p and
48
OXO
OR €0 foR roO Ion
40 3 -4' 21
0 0 2 -)43/.7
0 0 2 1-48
13pts) b) In vetor,gpace do the elementsof S naturally lie in? 18S a of this vector
q subspace Of R 4 because even 10/0/0/0)
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T be linear transformation (i.e. linear
map) from R' the following
the indicated vectors: R2. Suppcse T
' , -(3,-3), and TO 1 1)
matrix
g) Find the to T with re*pect
to the standard basis of RSS
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(01
( (012,
(010/4 --9 T
pts)b) Find basis for the kernedof T.
a basis (16
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4.) Decidewhether the followingstaiånents are true or false. If true then prove, if false explicitly
state why.
[5 pts) a) If {VI,va,vs) is a linearly independent set of vectors in a vector space V, then
{ —5th,th + Va,t.h —
is also a linearly independent
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q (-500+0
q SO . CrvanS
of
(5 pts) b) Let W be the vector space of all x 3 matricß
(with the usual matrix addition and scalar
multiplication). Then, the set of 3 x 3 diagonal matricæ is a subspace
of W.
L saaR
{wo ma-Wi<u b.
00 q 00 b
0 02 0 g
aöQ o
o 0 CD
02 o
ore,
(5pts) c) The m f : R2 R2 given by f(c, y) = is a linear map (linear transformation).
O 0 -buf
(3/0) Cop).
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