Department of Mathematics

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Mathematics II (MAN12101)
Course Instructor: Dr. Naren Bag
Assignment 1 (Unit I)
1. Let V = {(z1 , z2 , z3 ) : z1 , z2 , z3 ∈ C} = C3 be the vector space over C. Check whether the following
subspace of V.
a. W1 = {(z1 , z2 , z3 ) : z 1+ z2 = 0} b. W2 = {(z1 , z2 , z3 ) : z 1+ z2 = 1} c. W3 = {(z1 , z2 , z3 ) : z1 ∈ R}

2. Show that the set of all real valued continuous functions y = f (x) satisfying differential equations
y ′′′ + 6y ′′ + 11y ′ + 6y = 0 is a vector space over R. Find a basis of this.

Rb
3. Let V be the set of all positive real valued continuous function f on [a,b] such that a
f (x)dx = 2
with usual addition and scalar multiplication. Show that V is not a vector space.

4. Show that the set V = {(x, y, z) : x, y, z ∈ R and x + y = 11} is not a subspace of R3 .

5. Show that the set V = {(x, y, z) : x, y, z ∈ R and x + 2y + z = 0} is a subspace of R3 .

6. Consider the polynomials p(x) = 1 + 3x + 2x2 , q(x) = 3 + x + 2x2 , r(x) = 2x + x2 in P2 (x). Show
that the set {p(x), q(x), r(x)} is linearly dependent.

7. Determine conditions on the scalars a, b so that the set S = {v1 , v2 , v3 } of vectors is linearly
dependent, where v1 = [1 3 1]T , v2 = [1 a 4]T , v3 = [0 2 b]T .

8. Show that the set {1, x, 1 + x + x2 } is a linearly independent set of vectors in the vector space of
all polynomials over R.

9. Let V be the vector space of all polynomials of degree ≤ 3. Determine whether or not the set
{t3 , t2 + t, t3 + t + 1} spans V?

10. Show that the vectors {[1 2 3]T , [3 5 7]T , [5 9 13]T } and {[1 2 3]T , [3 5 7]T , [0 1 2]T } do
not spans R3 .

11. Write t2 + t + 1 as a linear combination of the elements of the set S : {3t, t2 − 1, t2 + 2t + 2}. Show
that S is the spanning set for all polynomials of degree 2 and can be taken as its basis.

12. Let V = {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ) : x1 − x2 + x3 − x4 = 0} be the subspace of the 4-dimensional vector

space R4 . Find a basis and dimension of the subspace V.

 
x  
x+y+w
 y 

13. Let T be a linear transformation from R4 into R3 , where T 
 z = z . Find ker(T ), ran(T )
y + 2w
w
and their dimensions.

 
x  
x+y
14. Let T : R3 → R2 be a linear transformation defined by T y = . Find the matrix represen-
x−z
z
     
 1 1 0     
3 1 2
tation of T with respect to the ordered basis x = 0 , 1 , 1
     in R and y = ,
3 5
1 0 1
 
in R2 .
  
1 2
15. Let T : R2 → R3 be a linear transformation. Let A = 2 3 be the matrix representation of
3 4
the linear transformation T with respect to the ordered basis vectors v1 = [1, 2]T , v2 = [3, 4]T in
R2 and w1 = [−1, 1, 1]T , w2 = [1, −1, 1]T , w3 = [1, 1, −1]T in R3 . Then, determine the linear
transformation T .

       
x 2x + y x x+y
16. Define two functions T : R2 → R2 and S : R2 → R2 by T = and S = .
y 0 y xy
Determine whether T, S and the composite S ◦ T are linear transformations.

17. Let V be the vector space of 2Ö2 matrices, and W 

be the vector space
 of 3Ö2 matrices. Define the
  a + b 2d
a b
linear transformation T : V → W by T =2b − d − 3c. Find a basis for the range of T .
c d
2b − c − 3a

3 3
18. Let T be the linear transformation
  from  the 3-dimensional
   vector space
R intoR itself satisfying
1 1 2 0 0 1
the following relations: T 1=0, T 3= 2 , T 1=0. Then for any
1 1 5 −1 2 0
vector x ∈ R3 , find the formula for T (x).

19. Check the consistency of the following system of equation and if consistent then find the solution:
(i) 2x − y + 3z = 9, x + y + z = 6, x − y + z = 2, x + y − z = 0
(ii) x + y + z = 6, 2x + 3y − 2z = 6, 5x + y + 2z = 13.

20. Find the values of λ and µ for which the system of equations x + 2y + z = 6, x + 4y + 3z =
10, x + 4y + λz = µ has i. a unique solution, ii. infinite number of solution, iii. no solution.

21. Solve the following system of equations using Gauss elimination method.

(i) 4x-3y-9z+6w=0, 2x+3y+3z+6w=6, 4x-21y-39z-6w=-24

(ii) 2x+4y+6z=22, 3x+8y+5z=27, -x+y+2z=2