COS-MATH-241 Linear Algebra

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COS-MATH-241-Linear Algebra
Spring 2020 – Midterm Exam 2 (20%)
Time allowed: 75 minutes

Part A:
For each of the following statements below write ‘T’ if it is true and ‘F’ if it is false in the space provided for.
(0.5 mark each; Total marks = 6)

_____ 1. If 𝐵 is a spanning set for a vector space 𝑉, then every vector of 𝑉 can be written in a unique
way as linear combination of the 𝐵-vectors.

_____ 2. Any set of six linearly independent vectors is a basis for 𝑀23 (ℝ).

_____ 3. The set {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 |𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 4} is not a subspace of ℝ2 because it is not closed under
scalar multiplication.

_____ 4. The set of all triangular matrices of order 3 is closed under matrix addition.

1 2 0 1 0
_____ 5. span ((2) , (4) , (6)) = span ((2) , (3)).
4 8 2 4 1

_____ 6. Let 𝐯𝟏 be a nonzero vector in ℝ5 . The subspace span (𝐯𝟏 ) contains exactly one vector.

_____ 7. The orthogonal complement of the column space of a square matrix is its null space.

_____ 8. The null space of an invertible matrix is the zero space.

_____ 9. Let 𝐴 be an 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix and 𝐛 be an arbitrary vector of ℝ𝑛 . The equation 𝐴𝐱 = 𝐛 is

consistent if and only if 𝐛 ∈ Col(𝐴).

1 6 −3
_____ 10. The vector v
⃗ = ( ) is in the null space of the matrix ( ).
2 3 −1

2 3
_____ 11. The two subspaces span (( )) and span(( )) are orthogonal.
3 −2

_____ 12. Let 𝑆 = Span ((1, −3, 0), (1, −2, −1)) be a subspace of ℝ3 . The vector 𝐮 = (3, 1, 1) is
a vector in 𝑆 ⊥ .

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Part B
Instructions: To get full marks you have to show all necessary work.
1. (2 marks) Show that 𝑊 = {𝐴 ∈ 𝑀22 (ℝ): 𝐴𝑇 = 3𝐴} is a subspace of 𝑀22 (ℝ).

2. (2 marks) Use the definition of spanning set to determine whether the following vectors
1 1 6
𝐯1 = (−1) , 𝐯2 = (1) , 𝐯3 = (1) span ℝ3 . Justify your answer.
−3 1 4
2 0 4 6 1 −3 3 6
3. (3 marks) Let 𝐴1 = ( ) , 𝐴2 = ( ) , 𝐴3 = ( ), 𝐴4 = ( ) be vectors in 𝑀22 (ℝ).
0 1 2 4 0 −6 1 9
a) Find a subset of {𝐴1 , 𝐴2 , 𝐴3 , 𝐴4 } that forms a basis for the subspace 𝑊 spanned by
𝐴1 , 𝐴2 , 𝐴3 and 𝐴4 . Then determine the dimension of 𝑊. Show details of your answer
b) Express each vector not in the basis as a linear combination of the basis vectors.

2 3 −1 1
4. (4 marks) Consider the matrix 𝐴 = (4 10 5 3).
6 1 −17 1
a) Find the value of 𝑘 such that Nul(𝐴) is a subspace of ℝ𝑘 .
b) Find the value of 𝑘 such that Col(𝐴) is a subspace of ℝ𝑘 .
c) Find a basis for the row space of 𝐴 and a basis for the column space of 𝐴.
d) Determine the dimension of Row(𝐴) and the dimension of Col(𝐴).
e) Find a basis for the Nul(𝐴). Check your answer by using the rank-nullity theorem.

2 6 1 3
5. (3 marks) Let 𝐵1 = {𝐮𝟏 = ( ) , 𝐮𝟐 = ( )} and 𝐵2 = {𝐯𝟏 = ( ) , 𝐯𝟐 = ( )} be two bases for
−2 10 7 13
the Euclidean space ℝ2 .
a) Find the transition matrix corresponding to the change of basis from 𝐵1 to 𝐵2 .
b) If 𝐯 = 1.5𝐮𝟏 − 0.5𝐮𝟐 , determine the coordinates of 𝐯 relative to the basis 𝐵2

Good Luck!

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