Digital assignment -2

1 1
1) Let 𝐴 be a 4 × 3 matrix and suppose that the vectors 𝑢 = [1] , 𝑣 = [ 0 ] form a basis
2 −1
for null space of 𝐴. If 𝑏 = 𝑎1 + 2𝑎2 + 𝑎3 , find all solutions of the system 𝐴𝑋 = 𝑏.
Here 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 are first, second and third columns of 𝐴.
2) Let 𝐴 be a 4 × 4 matrix whose columns are 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎4 . Suppose the row
1 0 2 1 −3
0 1 1 4 5
reduced equivalent form of 𝐴 is 𝑈 = ( ) and 𝑎1 = ( ) , 𝑎2 =
0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 1
4
−3
( ). Find 𝑎3 , 𝑎4 .
7
−1
3) Let 𝐴 be a 𝑚 × 𝑛 matrix whose rank is n. If 𝐴𝑐 = 𝐴𝑑, does this imply that 𝑐 = 𝑑?
What if the rank of 𝐴 is less than n? Explain your answer.
4) Let 𝑇: 𝒫3 (ℝ) → 𝒫3 (ℝ) 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑇(𝑝(𝑥)) = 𝑝′′ (𝑥) − 4𝑝′ (𝑥) + 𝑝(𝑥). Find the
𝛼
matrix [𝑇]𝛼 where 𝛼 = {𝑥, 1 + 𝑥, 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 3 }. Find also the kernel and image of 𝑇.
5) Let 𝑇: 𝒫3 (ℝ) → 𝒫3 (ℝ) defined by 𝑇(𝑝(𝑥)) = 𝑥𝑝′ (𝑥) + 𝑝′′ (𝑥).
a) Find the matrix A of 𝑇 relative to the standard basis of 𝒫3 (ℝ).
b) Find the matrix B of 𝑇 relative to the basis {1, 𝑥, 1 + 𝑥 2 }of 𝒫3 (ℝ).
c) Find the matrix 𝑆 such that 𝐵 = 𝑆 −1 𝐴𝑆.
4 2 1
6) Let = [ ] . Find a unique linear transformation 𝑇: ℝ3 → ℝ2 so that 𝑀 is the
0 1 3
matrix of 𝑇 with respect to the basis 𝛼 = {(1,0,0), (1,1,0), (1,1,1)} and 𝛽 =
{(1,0), (1,1)}. Find 𝑇(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧).
7) Write some applications of linear transformation in computer graphics.