Lecturer: Phan Thi Khanh Van Approved by: Nguyen Tien Dung

Semester/Academic year 3 21 - 22
MID. EXAM Date 10/07/2022
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course title Linear Algebra
- VNUHCM Course ID MT1007
FACULTY OF AS Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 1007
Notes: - This is a closed book exam. Only your calculator is allowed. Total available score: 10.
- You MUST fill in your full name and student ID on this question sheet. There are 20 questions in 2 pages.

3x1 + x2 − x3
 =4
Question 1. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system 3x1 + x2 + mx3 = 4 has a unique

4x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 5

solution.
A. m 6= 1 . B. m = −1 . C. m 6= −1. D. m = 1. E. m = 2.
Answer.
The system has a unique solution if and only if det(A) 6= 0 ⇔ −2m − 2 6= 0
The answer is C 
Question 2. Find all real values of m such that the vector (m, 1, 3) belongs to the plane that is spanned by the
vector set M = {(−1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 4)}.
A. m = 3. B. m = 2. C. m = 1. D. m = 0. E. m = 4.
Answer.
x ∈ span(M ) if there exist α, β such that x = αe1 + βe2
The answer is B 
Question
 3. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system is consistent (has at least one solution):
x 1 + x 2 + x 3
 =1
x1 + x2 + mx3 =2+m .

3x1 + 3x2 + (m + 2)x3 = m2 − 2m

A. ∀m ∈ R. B. m ∈ R \ {1, −1, 4}. C. m = −1 or m = 4 .
D. m ∈ R \ {−1, 4}. E. m ∈ R \ {−1}.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Å ã Å ã
1 −1 1 5
Question 4. Let A = and B = . Find the matrix X that satisfies the equation
−2 3 −1 −4
2AX = X +ÅB T . ã Å ã Å ã
−1 −17/3 −1/3 −1/3 −5 13/3
A. X = . B. X = . C. X = .
−1 −16/3 −3 −2 −3 8/3
Å ã Å ã
−25/3 −7/3 3 13
D. X = . E. X = .
7 2 −9 −40
Answer.
X = (2A − I)−1 B T
The answer is C 
Question 5. Let E, F andÅG be threeã bases of a two dimensional vector
Å space
ã V , with the change of basis matrices

1 2
2 1
TE→F = [e1 ]F [e2 ]F = and TG→F = [g1 ]F [g2 ]F = . Find the coordinate vector [x]E of a
−1 3 −1 2
vector x with respect to the basis E if [x]G = (−2; 1)T .
A. (−17/5; 1/5)T . B. (−1; 2)T . C. (5; 15)T . D. (5; 10)T . E. (1; −2)T .
Answer.
−1
[x]E = TE→F TG→F [x]G
The answer is A 
Question 6. Let A be a 3×2 matrix. Applying the elementary operation r2 → r2 +2r1 is equivalent to multiplying
the following matrix Ñ é
Å ã Å ã 1 0 0
1 0 1 0
A. to the right of A. B. to the left of A. C. 2 1 0 to the left of A.
2 1 2 1
0 0 1

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 Ñ é
Å ã 1 2 0
1 2
D. to the right of A. E. 0 1 0 to the left of A.
0 1
0 0 1
Answer.
The answer is C 
  

 x1 + 2x2 − x3 + x4
 = 0

Question 7. Find m such that the dimension of the following nullspace: F = x ∈ R4 : 2x1 + x2 − x3 + x4 =0
  
4x1 + 5x2 − 3x3 + mx4 = 0
  
is maximum.
A. m = −2 . B. m = 2 . C. m = 4 . D. m = 3. E. m = 5.
Answer.
dim(F ) = n − rank(A) is maximum if rank(A) is minimum, where A is the coefficient matrix.
The answer is D 
Å ã
1 2
Question 8. Let f (x) = x3 − 2x + 3 and A = . Find the determinant of f (A).
3 4
A. 60. B. 120. C. 30. D. 544. E. 272.
Answer.
f (A) = A3 − 2A + 3I
The answer is D 
Ñ éÑ é
−1 2 3 2 m 4
Question 9. Find m such that det(A) = 2 where A = 0 −4 5 −2 2 2 .
0 0 1 1 1 4
9 6
A. m = 20 . B. m = − 5 . C. m = 2. D. m = 65 . E. m = −3.
Answer.
|A| = |B|.|C| = 4.(10m − 4)
The answer is A 
Question 10. In a vector space V , let M = {x, y, z} be a basis. Find the WRONG statement.
A. {2x, 3y, 4z} is not a spanning set of V.
B. M is linearly independent.
C. dim(V ) = 3.
D. N = {3x − y − z, x + y + z, x + y} is linearly independent.
E. P = {x, y, z, t} is linearly dependent, where t ∈ V .
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 11. Find all real values of m such that M = {(1; 1; −3), (m; 1; 2), (1; 1; 1), (2; 2; −2)} is a spanning set
of R3 .
A. m 6= 1. B. m 6= 4. C. m 6= −2. D. @m. E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.
rank(M ) = dim(R3 ) = 3 ⇔ m 6= 1.
The answer is A 
Ñ é
1 −1 2
Question 12. Find all real values of m such that A = 3 m 2 is invertible.
−1 0 0
A. m = 3 . B. m 6= 0. C. m 6= −1. D. m 6= 1. E. m = 1.
Answer.
A is invertible ⇔ |A| =
6 0
The answer is C 
Question 13. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix. If we apply the following operations: r1 ↔ r2 ; r2 → 2r2 ; r3 → r3 + 2r1 ,
we obtain the matrix B with the determinant det(B) = 4. Find det(3A).
A. −6. B. −54. C. 6 . D. 3 . E. −27.
Answer.
|B| = −2|A| ⇒ |A| = −2.
|3A| = 33 |A| = −54.
The answer is B 

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Question 14. In R2 , let E = {(3; 1); (−2; −1)} be a basis and x = (4, 5). Find [x]E .
A. (4, 5)T . B. (17, −3)T . C. (−4, −5)T .
T
D. All other answers are wrong. E. (9, −23) .
Answer.
The answer is D 
Question 15-16:
For a simple economy
Ñ with 3 industries
é A, B, C, we suggest the input-output model, where the input-output
0.3 0.2 0.3
matrix is A = 0.1 0.15 0.05 . Given that the total productions of A, B and C are 500, 400 and 300 units,
0.1 0.2 0.1
respectively.
Question 15. How many units of B that have been used to produce C?
A. 15. B. 60. C. 80. D. 20. E. 100.
Answer.
300 ∗ 0.05 = 15 (units)
The answer is A 
Question 16. Find the external demand of A.
A. 275. B. 180. C. 140. D. 1157. E. 642.
Answer.
D = X − AX
The answer is B 
® ® ´
 x + x + 2x + x =0
 1 2 3 4
Question 17. In R4 , let V = (x1 ; x2 ; x3 ; x4 ) ∈ R4  be a subspace. Find all real
 3x1 + 2x2 + x3 + 2x4 = 0
values of m and n such that u = (3, 2, m, n) ∈ V .
A. ∀ m, n. B. m = 1, n = −7. C. m = −23, n = −31.
D. m = 1, n = 2. E. @ m, n.
Answer.
u ∈ V ⇔ u is a solution of the system.
The answer is B 
Question 18. In an election there are two candidates A and B. At this week the percentages of the population
who support the candidate A and B are 51% and 49%, respectively. After each week, about 10% of the population
that support the candidate A change there mind and support the candidate B; 15% of population who support
B become A’s supporters. Estimate the percentage of the population who will support the candidate A after 1
month.
A. 42.85%. B. 57.15%. C. 53.25%. D. 46.75%. E. 48%.
Answer. Å ã Å ã
0.9 0.15 0.51
Transition matrix: A = . x0 = .
0.1 0.85 0.49
Å ã
0.5715
After 1 month: x4 = A4 x0 = .
0.4285
The answer is B 
Question 19. In the vector space P2 [x] = {ax2 + bx + c, a, b, c ∈ R}, let M = {x2 + 2x + 1; 2x2 + x; x + m} be a
vector set. Find all real values of m such that M is linearly dependent.
A. m = 23 . B. @m. C. m = 31 . 6 13 .
D. m = E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.
M is linearly dependent if rank(M ) < 3 ⇔ |M | = 0 ⇔ m = 23 .
The answer is A 

Find the current I1 in the following electrical network, given that

Question 20.
R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 2Ω, R3 = 3Ω, V1 = 15V, V2 = 12V .

A. 57
11 . B. 2. C. 1
3. D. 51
11 . E. 5
9.
Answer.

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
I1 − I2 − I3
 =0
I1 + 2I2 = 15

2I2 − 3I3 = 12


The answer is D 

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 Lecturer: Phan Thi Khanh Van Approved by: Nguyen Tien Dung

Semester/Academic year 3 21 - 22
MID. EXAM
Date 10/07/2022
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course title Linear Algebra
- VNUHCM Course ID MT1007
FACULTY OF AS Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 3622
Notes: - This is a closed book exam. Only your calculator is allowed. Total available score: 10.
- You MUST fill in your full name and student ID on this question sheet. There are 20 questions in 2 pages.
Ñ éÑ é
−1 2 3 2 m 4
Question 1. Find m such that det(A) = 2 where A = 0 −4 5 −2 2 2 .
0 0 1 1 1 4
A. m = − 56 . B. m = 65 . C. m = 2. D. m = 20 9
. E. m = −3.
Answer.
The answer is D 
Question
 2. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system is consistent (has at least one solution):
x 1 + x 2 + x 3
 =1
x1 + x2 + mx3 =2+m .

3x1 + 3x2 + (m + 2)x3 = m2 − 2m

A. ∀m ∈ R. B. m ∈ R \ {1, −1, 4}. C. m = −1 or m = 4 .
D. m ∈ R \ {−1, 4}. E. m ∈ R \ {−1}.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 3. Find all real values of m such that M = {(1; 1; −3), (m; 1; 2), (1; 1; 1), (2; 2; −2)} is a spanning set of
R3 .
A. m 6= −2. B. m 6= 1. C. @m. D. m 6= 4. E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.

The answer is B 
Å ã
3 1 2
Question 4. Let f (x) = x − 2x + 3 and A = . Find the determinant of f (A).
3 4
A. 60. B. 544. C. 120. D. 30. E. 272.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Å ã Å ã
1 −1 1 5
Question 5. Let A = and B = . Find the matrix X that satisfies the equation
−2 3 −1 −4
2AX = X +ÅB T . ã Å ã Å ã
−25/3 −7/3 −1/3 −1/3 −1 −17/3
A. X = . B. X = . C. X = .
7 2 −3 −2 −1 −16/3
Å ã Å ã
−5 13/3 3 13
D. X = . E. X = .
−3 8/3 −9 −40
Answer.
The answer is D 
2
Question 6. In R , let E = {(3; 1); (−2; −1)} be a basis and x = (4, 5). Find [x]E .
A. (4, 5)T . B. (17, −3)T . C. (−4, −5)T .
T
D. All other answers are wrong. E. (9, −23) .
Answer.
The answer is D 
Question 7. In a vector space V , let M = {x, y, z} be a basis. Find the WRONG statement.
A. M is linearly independent.
B. N = {3x − y − z, x + y + z, x + y} is linearly independent.
C. dim(V ) = 3.
D. {2x, 3y, 4z} is not a spanning set of V.
E. P = {x, y, z, t} is linearly dependent, where t ∈ V .
Answer.

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The answer is D 
2 2 2
Question 8. In the vector space P2 [x] = {ax + bx + c, a, b, c ∈ R}, let M = {x + 2x + 1; 2x + x; x + m} be a
vector set. Find all real values of m such that M is linearly dependent.
A. m 6= 31 . B. m = 13 . C. @m. D. m = 32 . E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.

The answer is D 
Question 9. Find all real values of m such that the vector (m, 1, 3) belongs to the plane that is spanned by the
vector set M = {(−1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 4)}.
A. m = 2. B. m = 1. C. m = 0. D. m = 3. E. m = 4.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 10-11:
For a simple economy
Ñ with 3 industries
é A, B, C, we suggest the input-output model, where the input-output
0.3 0.2 0.3
matrix is A = 0.1 0.15 0.05 . Given that the total productions of A, B and C are 500, 400 and 300 units,
0.1 0.2 0.1
respectively.
Question 10. Find the external demand of A.
A. 180. B. 275. C. 1157. D. 140. E. 642.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 11. How many units of B that have been used to produce C?
A. 60. B. 20. C. 15. D. 80. E. 100.
Answer.
The answer is C 
® ® ´
 x + x + 2x + x =0
 1 2 3 4
Question 12. In R4 , let V = (x1 ; x2 ; x3 ; x4 ) ∈ R4  be a subspace. Find all real
 3x1 + 2x2 + x3 + 2x4 = 0
values of m and n such that u = (3, 2, m, n) ∈ V .
A. ∀ m, n. B. m = 1, n = 2. C. m = 1, n = −7.
D. m = −23, n = −31. E. @ m, n.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 13. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix. If we apply the following operations: r1 ↔ r2 ; r2 → 2r2 ; r3 → r3 + 2r1 ,
we obtain the matrix B with the determinant det(B) = 4. Find det(3A).
A. −54. B. −6. C. 3 . D. 6 . E. −27.
Answer.
The answer is A 
  

 x1 + 2x2 − x3 + x4
 = 0

Question 14. Find m such that the dimension of the following nullspace: F = x ∈ R4 : 2x1 + x2 − x3 + x4 =0
  
4x1 + 5x2 − 3x3 + mx4 = 0
  
is maximum.
A. m = −2 . B. m = 3. C. m = 2 . D. m = 4 . E. m = 5.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Question 15. Let E, F and G beÅthree bases ã of a two dimensional vector
Å space ãV , with the change of basis

1 2
2 1
matrices TE→F = [e1 ]F [e2 ]F = and TG→F = [g1 ]F [g2 ]F = . Find the coordinate vector
−1 3 −1 2
T
[x]E of a vector x with respect to the basis E if [x]G = (−2; 1) .
A. (−17/5; 1/5)T . B. (−1; 2)T . C. (5; 15)T .
T
D. (5; 10) . E. All other answers are wrong..
Answer.

The answer is A 

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 
3x1 + x2 − x3
 =4
Question 16. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system 3x1 + x2 + mx3 = 4 has a unique

4x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 =5

solution.
A. m = −1 . B. m 6= −1. C. m = 1. D. m 6= 1 . E. m = 2.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Question 17. Let A be a 3×2 matrix. Applying the elementary operation r2 → r2 +2r1 is equivalent to multiplying
the following
Ñ matrix
é
1 0 0 Å ã Å ã
1 0 1 0
A. 2 1 0 to the left of A. B. to the right of A. C. to the left of A.
2 1 2 1
0 0 1 Ñ é
Å ã 1 2 0
1 2
D. to the right of A. E. 0 1 0 to the left of A.
0 1
0 0 1
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 18. In an election there are two candidates A and B. At this week the percentages of the population
who support the candidate A and B are 51% and 49%, respectively. After each week, about 10% of the population
that support the candidate A change there mind and support the candidate B; 15% of population who support
B become A’s supporters. Estimate the percentage of the population who will support the candidate A after 1
month.
A. 57.15%. B. 53.25%. C. 46.75%. D. 42.85%. E. 48%.
Answer.
The answer is A 

Find the current I1 in the following electrical network, given that

Question 19.
R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 2Ω, R3 = 3Ω, V1 = 15V, V2 = 12V .

A. 57
11 . B. 51
11 . C. 1
3. D. 2. E. 5
9.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Ñ é
1 −1 2
Question 20. Find all real values of m such that A = 3 m 2 is invertible.
−1 0 0
A. m = 3 . B. m 6= 1. C. m 6= −1. D. m 6= 0. E. m = 1.
Answer.
The answer is C 

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 Lecturer: Phan Thi Khanh Van Approved by: Nguyen Tien Dung

Semester/Academic year 3 21 - 22
MID. EXAM Date 10/07/2022
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course title Linear Algebra
- VNUHCM Course ID MT1007
FACULTY OF AS Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 6333
Notes: - This is a closed book exam. Only your calculator is allowed. Total available score: 10.
- You MUST fill in your full name and student ID on this question sheet. There are 20 questions in 2 pages.
Ñ é
1 −1 2
Question 1. Find all real values of m such that A = 3 m 2 is invertible.
−1 0 0
A. m 6= 1. B. m 6= 0. C. m = 3 . D. m 6= −1. E. m = 1.
Answer.
The answer is D 
Å ã
1 2
Question 2. Let f (x) = x3 − 2x + 3 and A = . Find the determinant of f (A).
3 4
A. 30. B. 544. C. 120. D. 60. E. 272.
Answer.
The answer is B 
  

 x1 + 2x2 − x3 + x4
 = 0

Question 3. Find m such that the dimension of the following nullspace: F = x ∈ R4 : 2x1 + x2 − x3 + x4 =0
  
4x1 + 5x2 − 3x3 + mx4 = 0
  
is maximum.
A. m = 2 . B. m = 3. C. m = −2 . D. m = 4 . E. m = 5.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Ñ éÑ é
−1 2 3 2 m 4
Question 4. Find m such that det(A) = 2 where A = 0 −4 5 −2 2 2 .
0 0 1 1 1 4
6 6 9
A. m = − 5 . B. m = 5 . C. m = 2. D. m = 20 . E. m = −3.
Answer.
The answer is D 
Question 5. In the vector space P2 [x] = {ax2 + bx + c, a, b, c ∈ R}, let M = {x2 + 2x + 1; 2x2 + x; x + m} be a
vector set. Find all real values of m such that M is linearly dependent.
A. m = 32 . B. m = 13 . C. @m. D. m 6= 13 . E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.
rank(M ) = dim(P2 ) = 3⇐⇒m 6= 1.
The answer is A 

3x1 + x2 − x3
 =4
Question 6. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system 3x1 + x2 + mx3 = 4 has a unique

4x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 5

solution.
A. m 6= −1. B. m = −1 . C. m = 1. D. m 6= 1 . E. m = 2.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Å ã Å ã
1 −1 1 5
Question 7. Let A = and B = . Find the matrix X that satisfies the equation
−2 3 −1 −4
2AX = X +ÅB T . ã Å ã Å ã
−1 −17/3 −25/3 −7/3 −1/3 −1/3
A. X = . B. X = . C. X = .
−1 −16/3 7 2 −3 −2
Å ã Å ã
−5 13/3 3 13
D. X = . E. X = .
−3 8/3 −9 −40
Answer.

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The answer is D 
Question 8. Find all real values of m such that M = {(1; 1; −3), (m; 1; 2), (1; 1; 1), (2; 2; −2)} is a spanning set of
R3 .
A. m 6= 4. B. m 6= −2. C. @m. D. m 6= 1. E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.
rank(M ) = dim(R3 ) = 3⇐⇒m 6= 1.
The answer is D 
Question 9. Find all real values of m such that the vector (m, 1, 3) belongs to the plane that is spanned by the
vector set M = {(−1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 4)}.
A. m = 3. B. m = 1. C. m = 2. D. m = 0. E. m = 4.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 10. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix. If we apply the following operations: r1 ↔ r2 ; r2 → 2r2 ; r3 → r3 + 2r1 ,
we obtain the matrix B with the determinant det(B) = 4. Find det(3A).
A. −6. B. 6 . C. −54. D. 3 . E. −27.
Answer.
The answer is C 
® ® ´
 x + x + 2x + x =0
 1 2 3 4
Question 11. In R4 , let V = (x1 ; x2 ; x3 ; x4 ) ∈ R4  be a subspace. Find all real
 3x1 + 2x2 + x3 + 2x4 = 0
values of m and n such that u = (3, 2, m, n) ∈ V .
A. m = 1, n = −7. B. m = 1, n = 2. C. ∀ m, n.
D. m = −23, n = −31. E. @ m, n.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 12. Let A be a 3×2 matrix. Applying the elementary operation r2 → r2 +2r1 is equivalent to multiplying
the following
Å ãmatrix Å ã Å ã
1 0 1 0 1 2
A. to the left of A. B. to the right of A. C. to the right of A.
2 1 2 1 0 1
Ñ é Ñ é
1 0 0 1 2 0
D. 2 1 0 to the left of A. E. 0 1 0 to the left of A.
0 0 1 0 0 1
Answer.
The answer is D 
Question 13. In an election there are two candidates A and B. At this week the percentages of the population
who support the candidate A and B are 51% and 49%, respectively. After each week, about 10% of the population
that support the candidate A change there mind and support the candidate B; 15% of population who support
B become A’s supporters. Estimate the percentage of the population who will support the candidate A after 1
month.
A. 46.75%. B. 57.15%. C. 53.25%. D. 42.85%. E. 48%.
Answer.
The answer is B 

Find the current I1 in the following electrical network, given that

Question 14.
R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 2Ω, R3 = 3Ω, V1 = 15V, V2 = 12V .

A. 13 . B. 51
11 . C. 57
11 . D. 2. E. 5
9.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Question 15. Let E, F and G beÅthree bases ã of a two dimensional vector
Å space ãV , with the change of basis

1 2
2 1
matrices TE→F = [e1 ]F [e2 ]F = and TG→F = [g1 ]F [g2 ]F = . Find the coordinate vector
−1 3 −1 2
T
[x]E of a vector x with respect to the basis E if [x]G = (−2; 1) .
A. (−17/5; 1/5)T . B. (−1; 2)T . C. (5; 15)T .

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 D. (5; 10)T . E. All other answers are wrong..
Answer.
[x] = E −1 [x] = (−17; 42; −6)T
The answer is A 
Question 16. In a vector space V , let M = {x, y, z} be a basis. Find the WRONG statement.
A. {2x, 3y, 4z} is not a spanning set of V.
B. dim(V ) = 3.
C. M is linearly independent.
D. N = {3x − y − z, x + y + z, x + y} is linearly independent.
E. P = {x, y, z, t} is linearly dependent, where t ∈ V .
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question17. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system is consistent (has at least one
x1 + x2 + x3
 =1
solution): x1 + x2 + mx3 =2+m .

3x1 + 3x2 + (m + 2)x3 = m2 − 2m

A. ∀m ∈ R. B. m ∈ R \ {−1, 4}. C. m = −1 or m = 4 .
D. m ∈ R \ {1, −1, 4}. E. m ∈ R \ {−1}.
Answer.
The answer is C 
2
Question 18. In R , let E = {(3; 1); (−2; −1)} be a basis and x = (4, 5). Find [x]E .
A. (17, −3)T . B. (4, 5)T . C. All other answers are wrong.
T
D. (9, −23) . E. (−4, −5)T .
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 19-20:
For a simple economy
Ñ with 3 industries
é A, B, C, we suggest the input-output model, where the input-output
0.3 0.2 0.3
matrix is A = 0.1 0.15 0.05 . Given that the total productions of A, B and C are 500, 400 and 300 units,
0.1 0.2 0.1
respectively.
Question 19. How many units of B that have been used to produce C?
A. 15. B. 80. C. 60. D. 20. E. 100.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 20. Find the external demand of A.
A. 275. B. 180. C. 140. D. 1157. E. 642.
Answer.
The answer is B 

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 Lecturer: Phan Thi Khanh Van Approved by: Nguyen Tien Dung

Semester/Academic year 3 21 - 22
MID. EXAM
Date 10/07/2022
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course title Linear Algebra
- VNUHCM Course ID MT1007
FACULTY OF AS Duration 50 mins Question sheet code 8644
Notes: - This is a closed book exam. Only your calculator is allowed. Total available score: 10.
- You MUST fill in your full name and student ID on this question sheet. There are 20 questions in 2 pages.
  

 x1 + 2x2 − x3 + x4
 = 0

Question 1. Find m such that the dimension of the following nullspace: F = x ∈ R4 : 2x1 + x2 − x3 + x4 =0
  
4x1 + 5x2 − 3x3 + mx4 = 0
  
is maximum.
A. m = 3. B. m = 4 . C. m = −2 . D. m = 2 . E. m = 5.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Question 2. Let A be a 3×2 matrix. Applying the elementary operation r2 → r2 +2r1 is equivalent to multiplying
the following matrix Ñ é
Å ã Å ã 1 0 0
1 2 1 0
A. to the right of A. B. to the left of A. C. 2 1 0 to the left of A.
0 1 2 1
0 0 1
Ñ é
Å ã 1 2 0
1 0
D. to the right of A. E. 0 1 0 to the left of A.
2 1
0 0 1
Answer.
The answer is C 
Ñ éÑ é
−1 2 3 2 m 4
Question 3. Find m such that det(A) = 2 where A = 0 −4 5 −2 2 2 .
0 0 1 1 1 4
A. m = 2. B. m = − 65 . C. m = 65 . D. m = 20 9
. E. m = −3.
Answer.
The answer is D 

3x1 + x2 − x3
 =4
Question 4. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system 3x1 + x2 + mx3 = 4 has a unique

4x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 5

solution.
A. m 6= 1 . B. m 6= −1. C. m = 1. D. m = −1 . E. m = 2.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Question 5. In the vector space P2 [x] = {ax2 + bx + c, a, b, c ∈ R}, let M = {x2 + 2x + 1; 2x2 + x; x + m} be a
vector set. Find all real values of m such that M is linearly dependent.
A. @m. B. m = 23 . C. m 6= 13 . D. m = 13 . E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.
rank(M ) = dim(P2 ) = 3⇐⇒m 6= 1.
The answer is B 
Question 6. In a vector space V , let M = {x, y, z} be a basis. Find the WRONG statement.
A. dim(V ) = 3.
B. M is linearly independent.
C. N = {3x − y − z, x + y + z, x + y} is linearly independent.
D. {2x, 3y, 4z} is not a spanning set of V.
E. P = {x, y, z, t} is linearly dependent, where t ∈ V .
Answer.
The answer is D 

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 Ñ é
1 −1 2
Question 7. Find all real values of m such that A = 3 m 2 is invertible.
−1 0 0
A. m 6= −1. B. m 6= 0. C. m = 3 . D. m 6= 1. E. m = 1.
Answer.
The answer is A 
Å ã Å ã
1 −1 1 5
Question 8. Let A = and B = . Find the matrix X that satisfies the equation
−2 3 −1 −4
2AX = X +ÅB T . ã Å ã Å ã
−1/3 −1/3 −25/3 −7/3 −1 −17/3
A. X = . B. X = . C. X = .
−3 −2 7 2 −1 −16/3
Å ã Å ã
−5 13/3 3 13
D. X = . E. X = .
−3 8/3 −9 −40
Answer.
The answer is D 
Å ã
1 2
Question 9. Let f (x) = x3 − 2x + 3 and A = . Find the determinant of f (A).
3 4
A. 120. B. 544. C. 30. D. 60. E. 272.
Answer.
The answer is B 
® ® ´
 x + x + 2x + x =0
 1 2 3 4
Question 10. In R4 , let V = (x1 ; x2 ; x3 ; x4 ) ∈ R4  be a subspace. Find all real
 3x1 + 2x2 + x3 + 2x4 = 0
values of m and n such that u = (3, 2, m, n) ∈ V .
A. ∀ m, n. B. m = 1, n = −7. C. m = 1, n = 2.
D. m = −23, n = −31. E. @ m, n.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Question 11. In R2 , let E = {(3; 1); (−2; −1)} be a basis and x = (4, 5). Find [x]E .
A. (−4, −5)T . B. (4, 5)T . C. All other answers are wrong.
D. (9, −23)T . E. (17, −3)T .
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 12. In an election there are two candidates A and B. At this week the percentages of the population
who support the candidate A and B are 51% and 49%, respectively. After each week, about 10% of the population
that support the candidate A change there mind and support the candidate B; 15% of population who support
B become A’s supporters. Estimate the percentage of the population who will support the candidate A after 1
month.
A. 53.25%. B. 42.85%. C. 46.75%. D. 57.15%. E. 48%.
Answer.
The answer is D 
Question 13. Let E, F and G beÅthree bases ã of a two dimensional vector
Å space ãV , with the change of basis

1 2
2 1
matrices TE→F = [e1 ]F [e2 ]F = and TG→F = [g1 ]F [g2 ]F = . Find the coordinate vector
−1 3 −1 2
[x]E of a vector x with respect to the basis E if [x]G = (−2; 1)T .
A. (−17/5; 1/5)T . B. (−1; 2)T . C. (5; 15)T .
T
D. (5; 10) . E. All other answers are wrong..
Answer.
[x] = E −1 [x] = (−17; 42; −6)T
The answer is A 
Question 14-15:
For a simple economy
Ñ with 3 industries
é A, B, C, we suggest the input-output model, where the input-output
0.3 0.2 0.3
matrix is A = 0.1 0.15 0.05 . Given that the total productions of A, B and C are 500, 400 and 300 units,
0.1 0.2 0.1
respectively.

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Question 14. Find the external demand of A.
A. 275. B. 180. C. 140. D. 1157. E. 642.
Answer.
The answer is B 
Question 15. How many units of B that have been used to produce C?
A. 80. B. 20. C. 15. D. 60. E. 100.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 16. Find all real values of m such that M = {(1; 1; −3), (m; 1; 2), (1; 1; 1), (2; 2; −2)} is a spanning set
of R3 .
A. m 6= 1. B. @m. C. m 6= 4. D. m 6= −2. E. ∀m ∈ R.
Answer.
rank(M ) = dim(R3 ) = 3⇐⇒m 6= 1.
The answer is A 
Question 17. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix. If we apply the following operations: r1 ↔ r2 ; r2 → 2r2 ; r3 → r3 + 2r1 ,
we obtain the matrix B with the determinant det(B) = 4. Find det(3A).
A. 3 . B. −6. C. −54. D. 6 . E. −27.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question 18. Find all real values of m such that the vector (m, 1, 3) belongs to the plane that is spanned by the
vector set M = {(−1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 4)}.
A. m = 2. B. m = 1. C. m = 0. D. m = 3. E. m = 4.
Answer.
The answer is A 

Find the current I1 in the following electrical network, given that

Question 19.
R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 2Ω, R3 = 3Ω, V1 = 15V, V2 = 12V .

A. 57
11 . B. 1
3. C. 51
11 . D. 2. E. 5
9.
Answer.
The answer is C 
Question20. Find all real values of m such that the following linear system is consistent (has at least one
x 1 + x 2 + x 3
 =1
solution): x1 + x2 + mx3 =2+m .

3x1 + 3x2 + (m + 2)x3 = m2 − 2m

A. m = −1 or m = 4 . B. m ∈ R \ {−1, 4}. C. m ∈ R \ {1, −1, 4}.
D. ∀m ∈ R. E. m ∈ R \ {−1}.
Answer.
The answer is A 

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 ĐÁP ÁN đề 1

1 C 3 C 5 A 7 D 9 A 11 A 13 B 15 A 17 B 19 A

2 B 4 C 6 C 8 D 10 A 12 C 14 D 16 B 18 B 20 D

ĐÁP ÁN đề 2

1 C 3 C 5 A 7 D 9 A 11 A 13 B 15 A 17 B 19 A

2 B 4 C 6 C 8 D 10 A 12 C 14 D 16 B 18 B 20 D

ĐÁP ÁN đề 3

1 D 3 B 5 A 7 D 9 C 11 A 13 B 15 A 17 C 19 A

2 B 4 D 6 A 8 D 10 C 12 D 14 B 16 A 18 C 20 B

ĐÁP ÁN đề 4

1 A 3 D 5 B 7 A 9 B 11 C 13 A 15 C 17 C 19 C

2 C 4 B 6 D 8 D 10 B 12 D 14 B 16 A 18 A 20 A

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