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S. No. of Question Paper : 5377

Unique Paper Code : 2354001202

Name of the Paper : Introduction to Linear Algebra

Name of. the Course : Common Prog Group

Semester : II

Duration : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 90

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1. (a) Let x and y be vectors in Rn. Prove that I~ + YII < 1~11 + llYII-
(b) Solve the following system of linear equations using Gauss-Elimination
method :

(c) Solve the following system of linear equations using Gauss-Jordon

method :

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2. (a) Define rank of a matrix. Find the rank of the following matrix :
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2 1 4
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A= 3 2 5

0 -1 1

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(b) Find the charac;teristic polynomial of the matrix :

7 1 -1

· A= -11 -3 2 .
18 2 -4

Also, find all the. eigenvalues and eigenspace for any one eigenvalue.

(c) Is the matrix :

-3 -1 -2
A= -2 16 -18
2 9 -7

diagonalizable ? Justify.

3. (a) Show that the set R 2, with the usual scalar multiplication· but with
vector addition given by [x, y] EB [w, z] = [x + y, O] is not a vector space.

(b) Use Simplified Span Method to find a simplified general form for all
the vectors in Span(S), where :

S = [x 3 - 1, x 2 - x, x - ll is the subset of P 3 .

(c) Show ·that the subset {[-1, 2, -3], [3, 1, 4], [2, -1, 6]} of ~ 3 forms a
basis of R 3 . •
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4. (a) Prov e or disprove that the subs et :

is a subsp ace of M22 unde r usua l matr ix opera tions .

(b) Use Inde pend ent Test Meth od to find whet her the set :

S = ·{[2, -1, 3], [4, -1, 6], [_:_2, 0, 2]}

of vecto rs is linea rly .inde pend ent or linea rly depe nden t.
(c) Dete rmin e whet her the vector X = [7, 1, 18] is in the row
space of the
matr ix :

3 6 2
A= 2 10 -4
2 -1 ··4

If so, then expr ess [7, 1, 18] as a linea r. comb inati on

of the rows
of A.

5. (a) Defi ne the linea r trans form ation . Dete rmin e whet her the
following .
func tion is a linea r trans form ation :

( au a12 \

'f1 M32 .➔ P 4 given by T 1 = a11X4 2

~21 a22 -<£21X + a31 •

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(b) Let T : R2 ➔ R 2 be the line ar oper ator that perf orms a

counterclockwise throu gh an angle 30°. Find the matr ix repre
senta tion
for T with respe ct to the order ed basis B = {[1, 1], [2, 3]]
for R2.
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(c) Let T : P 2(R) ➔ P (R)

3 be given by :

T.(p(x)) = Jp(x)dx.
Find the matrix for T with respect to standar d bases. for P (R) and
2
P 3(R). Use this matrix to calcula te T(3x 2 - 2x + 5) by matrix

multipl ication.

6. (a) Suppos e L : R 2 ➔ R 2 is· a linear operato r with :

L([l, 2])" = [1, 1] and L([2, O]) = [2, -4].

Give a formula for L([x, y]) for any [x, y] E R 2 .. Also, find a basis for
Ker(L) and Range(L).

(b) Let T : R 3 ➔ R 3 be the linear operato r given by :

1 -1 5 X1

T X2 - -2 .• 3 -13 X2

3 -3 15 X3

Find a basis for Ker(T) and a basis for Range(T ). Also, ve~ify that :

dim (Ker(T)) + dim (Range(T)) = dim (R3).

(c) • Let T : M 23(R) + M 22(R) be .the linear transfo rmation ._given by :

Show that T is onto but not one-to-one.

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