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The document outlines a series of mathematical problems involving Gaussian elimination, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Cholesky decomposition, and linear transformations. It includes specific tasks such as reducing a matrix to row echelon form, determining the truth of a statement regarding subspaces, and analyzing a function for linearity. Each problem requires justification and computation to arrive at the solutions.

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The document outlines a series of mathematical problems involving Gaussian elimination, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Cholesky decomposition, and linear transformations. It includes specific tasks such as reducing a matrix to row echelon form, determining the truth of a statement regarding subspaces, and analyzing a function for linearity. Each problem requires justification and computation to arrive at the solutions.

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1.

Consider the system of equations given by the augmented matrix:


 
2 1 −1 | 5
1 3 2 | 8
−1 2 1 | 4

Perform the Gaussian elimination to reduce the matrix to row echelon form.

2. For each statement, state whether it is TRUE or FALSE, and provide a justification.
(a) The set {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x − y + 2z = 0} is a subspace of R3 . (2 marks)

3. Given the matrix  


3 2
A=
1 4

(a) Compute the eigenvalues of A. (2 marks)


(b) Find a corresponding eigenvector for each eigenvalue. (4 marks)

4. Consider the two matrices:  


9 3 0
E = 3 4 2
0 2 5

Perform the Cholesky decomposition of E, i.e., find L such that E = LLT .

5. Consider the following function from R2 → R2 :


(a) U3 (x, y) = (|x|, y)

(a)Is this a linear transformation? Justify your answer. (2 marks)


(b) Write the matrix representation if it is a linear transformation. (2 marks)
(c) State the rank and nullity of the linear transformation if it is a linear transformation. (2 marks)

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