Regular Arrear Examination - December 2013

Course : MAT202 - Linear Algebra

Time : Three Hours Max.Marks:100

PART A (10 X 3 = 30 Marks)
Answer ALL Questions
1. Write the row-echelon form for the system of equations x+2y+2z = 3, 2y+4z =2,
3x+4y+6z = -1.
2 4
2. Find A 1 by using Gauss Jordan elimination method for the matrix A =
3 1
3. Verify the vectors v= (1,2,1), v=(2,9,0) and v=(3,3,4) in the 3- Space R 3 forms a basis .

4. Verify W = { ( 2t , 3t , 4t ) / t R } is a subspace or not?

5. Show that T:R2 R2 be the linear transformation defined by T(x,y) = (x - y, 2x).

6. Find the matrix of reflection about the line y = x in R 2 .

7. Let be the standard basis for R 3 and let S , T : R 3 R 3 be two linear transformations
given by S(e1)=(2,2,1),S(e2) = (0,1,2), S(e3)= (-1,2,1),T(e1)=(1,0,1), T(e2)=(0,1,1) ,
T(e3)= (1,1,2) then compute [ S + T ] .
8. Let V and W be two vector spaces. If T: VW is an invertible linear transformation, then
show that T-1: W V is also linear transformation.
9. Check the function < x, y >= x1 y1 + 3 x 2 y 2 on R 2 is an inner product or not?

10. If X1,X2, ..Xn are non-zero mutually orthogonal vectors in an inner product space V,
then prove that they are linearly independent
PART B (5 X 14 = 70 Marks)
Answer any FIVE Questions
11. a) Decode the cipher text 19,45,26, 13,36,41 using A0, B1, .Z25 and
1 0 0
A = 2 1 0
1 1 1
b) Let A be an invertible matrix. Then for a fixed suitable permutation matrix P the PA
has a unique LDU factorization.
12. a) Let Pn ( R ) be the set of polynomials of degree n with real coefficients. Prove that
Pn ( R ) is a vector space with usual addition and multiplication by a scalar of
polynomials.
b) Let V be a vector space and let x, y be vectors in V. Then Prove (i) x+y=y implies
x = 0. (ii) -x is unique and x = (-1)x. (iii) if kx = 0, then k=0 or x =0
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13. a) Let {v , v , v } be a basis of R where v = (1, 1 ,1), v =(1,1,0), v =(1,0,0).
1 2 3 1 2 3

3 2
Let T: R R be a linear transformation given by T(v ) = (1,0), T(v ) = (2,-1),
1 2

(v ) = (4,3). Find T(x, y z)? Compute T (2,-3, 5).

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b) Prove that two vector spaces V and W are isomorphic if and only if dim V = dim W

14. a) Let = {v1 , v 2 , v3 } be a basis for the 3-space R 3 consisting of v1 = (1,1,0), v2 = (1,0,1)

and v3= (0,1,1). Let T be the linear transformation on R 3 given by the matrix
2 1 1
[T ] = 1 2 3 . Let = {e1 , e2 , e3 } be the standard basis. Find the basis-change and
1 1 1

[id ] and [T ] .

b) Show that T : R3 R3 is invertible linear transformation defined by

T(x, y, z) = (2x,4 x-y, 2x+3y-z), then find T-1

15. 1 1 2
2 2 find the orthonormal basis for the column space C(A) of
a) For a matrix A = 1
1 0 4

1 1 0

A by using Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization process.

b) Find the projection matrix P on the pane 2x-y-3z = 0 in the space R 3 and calculate
Pb for b=(1,0,1).

16. a) Determine the condition on bi so that the following system has a solution.
x + 2 y + 6 z = b1 , 2 x 3 y 2 z = b2 , 3x y + 4 z = b3

b) Find an interpolating polynomial in the plane R 2 , for the given points (0,3), (1,0),
(-1,2), (3,6)

17. a) Find the least squares solutions of Ax = b, where

1 2 4
A = 1 5 and b = 3 .

0 0 9

Also find the orthogonal projection bc of b on to the column space C(A)

b) Consider the curve xy = 1 on the plane R2 . Find the quadratic equation of the curve
which is obtained from the curve xy = 1 by rotating around the origin clockwise through an
angle 45.

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