IIIT KALYANI

Autumn Semester 2020-2021

MA101 - Mathematics – I
(Linear Algebra)
Tutorial Sheet

 cos  sin  
1. If A =   , then find An .
 − sin  cos  
 0 1
2. If A =  , then for what values of a & b , ( aI + bA) = A where a, b 
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 and I be
 −1 0 
an identity matrix.
 1 −1
3. If A =   , then find the value of k such that A3 = kA .
 −1 1 
4. If A & B are idempotent matrices, then for what conditions A + B will be idempotent.
2x + 3 1 1 1
5. If  &  are the roots of the equation = 0 , then find the value of + .
x x+2  
a b c b+c c+a a+b
6. If A = p q r , then find the value of t such that q + r r + p p + q = tA .
x y z y+z z+x x+ y
7. Check whether the following sets are linearly independent or not.
(i) 1, x,1 + x + x  in a vector space of all polynomials over the field of real numbers.
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(ii) (1, 2,1) , ( 3,1,5) , (3, −4, 7 ) .

8. Check whether the following sets are linearly independent or not.
(iii) ( 2,3,1) , ( 2,1,3) , (1,1,1) .
(iv) (1, 2,3) , ( 2,3,1) , (3,1, 2) .
9. Check whether the following sets are linearly independent or not.
(v) ( 0, −1,3) , (3, 4,3) , (1,1, 2) .
(vi) ( 0,1,1) , (1, 0,1) , (1,1, 0) .
10. Check whether the following sets are linearly independent or not.
(vii) (1, 2,3) , ( 2,3,1) , ( 3,1, 2 ) .
(viii) ( 0, −1,3) , (3, 4,3) , (1,1, 2) .

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