MTH5112 Linear Algebra I 2010

Coursework 9
Hand in your solution of the starred exercises by 12.15pm, Wednesday 15 December 2010. Put it in the Red Linear Algebra I Collection Box in the (Mathematical Sciences) basement. Write your name and student number on your work.

Exercise 1. Let H be the span of the three linearly independent vectors x1 = (1, 0, 1, 0)T , x2 = (3, 0, 1, 1)T , x3 = (2, 1, 4, 3)T .

Use the Gram Schmidt process to nd an orthogonal basis for H. Exercise* 2. Let L : V V be a linear map on a real or complex vector space V . (1 mark) Let be a scalar. Explain what is meant by saying that is an eigenvalue of L. (1 mark) Let v V . Explain what is meant by saying that v is an eigenvector of L. (1 mark) Given that V has a basis BV = {v1 , . . . , vn } consisting of eigenvectors of L, with corresponding eigenvalues 1 , . . . , n , nd the matrix [L, BV , BV ] representing L, with respect to the basis BV in the domain and codomain. Exercise* 3. Recall that a mapping f : X Y is called bijective if it is both injective and surjective, in which case, there is a (unique) inverse f 1 : Y Y such that the composite map f f 1 : Y Y is the identity map. Recall further, in the lecture notes, that a matrix A Rmn induces a linear map LA : Rn Rm satisfying LA (v) = Av for v Rn . Moreover, the linear map LAB induces by the product of two compatible matrices A and B is the composite map LA LB . (2 marks) Given the bijective linear map L : R3 R3 in Coursework 8, Exercise 2(b): x y+z L y = 5x z z y 4x and the matrix A representing L, nd the inverse L1 : R3 R3 in the form L(x, y, z)T = (, , )T , by considering L1 = LA1 . A 2 1 1 Exercise* 4. Let A = 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 (a) (2 marks) Find all eigenvalues of A. (b) (2 marks) Find a basis of each corresponding eigenspace. (c) (1 mark) Find an invertible matrix P such that P 1 AP is a diagonal matrix with all eigenvalues on the diagonal. Exercise 5. Let H be a subspace of Rn . Show that H is a subspace of Rn . Exercise 6. Let H be the subspace of R3 spanned by the two vectors y = (1, 1, 1)T and z = (0, 1, 3)T . Find a basis of H . [Hint: H is the nullspace of a 2 3 matrix.]