DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

SCHOOL OF ADVANCED SCIENCES

DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT - I
COURSE NAME: APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA COURSE CODE: MAT3004
1. Determine whether or not each of the following sets of vectors is linearly independent.
(a) {(1, 0, 2, 1), (1, 3, 2, 1), (4, 1, 2, 2)} in 𝑅 4 .
(b) {𝑢 + 𝑣, 𝑣 + 𝑤, 𝑤 + 𝑢} in a space 𝑉 given that {𝑢, 𝑣, 𝑤} is linearly independent in 𝑉.

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2. If 𝐴 = (2 −2 4 0), then
3 −3 7 0
(i) find the basis for the column space 𝐶(𝐴) and null space 𝑁(𝐴).
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(ii) Write the complete solution to 𝐴𝑥 = 𝑏, where 𝑏 = (2)
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3. (a) Complete the following sentences for a 3 x 3 matrix

(i) If a column space is a plane, the null space is a ________.
(ii) If a column space is a line, the null space is a _________.
(iii) If a column space is all of 𝑅 3 , the null space is a _________.
(iv) If a column space is a zero vector, the null space is a _________.
(b) Find a 7 x 7 matrix 𝐴 whose column space equals to its null space or argue briefly it cannot
exist.

4. Let T: R3  R3 be defined as T ( a, b, c ) = ( 3a, a – b, 2a + b + c ). Prove that T is invertible and

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find T .

5. Let 𝑇: 𝑉 → 𝑊 be defined as 𝑇(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑢) = (𝑥 + 2𝑦, 𝑥 − 3𝑧 + 𝑢, 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 + 4𝑢). Find

𝛽
(i) [𝑇]𝛼 where 𝛼 and 𝛽 are ordered standard bases for 𝑉 and 𝑊 respectively.
𝛽′
(ii) [𝑇]𝛼′ where 𝛼′ and 𝛽′ are non standard bases for 𝑉 and 𝑊 respectively (choose your
own 𝛼′ and 𝛽 ′ ).
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