Math 235

Assignment 1

Due: Wednesday, May 14th

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1. Find a basis for the four fundamental subspaces of A =

2
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1

2 0
0
3
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0

4 3 2 1
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2 1 0
2
2 1 2 0

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2. Let L : P2 (R) R3 be defined by L (a + bx + cx2 ) = b a .
abc
a) Prove that L is linear.
b) Evaluate L (1 + 3x 2x2 ).

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c) Find a polynomial p(x) such that L(p(x)) = 3.
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3. Let L : V W be a linear mapping. Prove that L(~0) = ~0.

4. Prove that if L : V W is a linear mapping, then the mapping tL : V W defined by
(tL)(~x) = tL(~x) is linear.
5. Prove or disprove the following statements.
(a) If L : R2 R3 is a linear mapping with dim Range(L) = 2, then ker(L) 6= {~0}.
(b) There exists a matrix A M33 (R) such that Null(A) = Col(A).
(c) Let L : V W and M : W U be linear mappings. If L and M are both invertible,
then M L is invertible.