Math 201 Mid-term 1 (Fall 2018)

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Question Number Max. Marks Marks

1 6

2 6

3 6

4 6

5 6

Total 30
1- Mark each statement as true or false. JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER IN EACH CASE.
a. If the equation 𝐴𝑚×𝑛 𝒙𝑛×1 = 𝟎 has the trivial solution, then the columns of 𝐴 span
ℝ𝑚 .
b. If 𝐴 is a singular matrix and 𝐴~𝐵, then 𝐵 is also singular.
c. Let 𝐴𝑛×𝑛 be an invertible matrix, then |𝐴−1 | = |𝐴|.
d. A row scaling operation does not affect the determinant of a matrix.
e. If the system 𝐴2×3 𝒙3×1 = 𝒃 has a solution for each 𝒃 ∈ ℝ2 , then the columns of 𝐴
are linearly independent.
f. Let 𝐴𝑛×𝑛 be an invertible matrix and 𝒗1 , 𝒗2 … , 𝒗𝑛 be linearly independent vectors
in ℝ𝑛 , then the vectors 𝐴𝒗1 , 𝐴𝒗2 … 𝐴𝒗𝑛 are linearly independent.
(6 Marks)
2- For the linear system:

𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 =2
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 5
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + (𝑎2 − 1)𝑧 = 𝑎 + 1
Determine all values of 𝑎 for which the linear system has
a. No solution.
b. A unique solution.
c. Infinitely many solutions.
(6 Marks)
3- If 𝑆 = {𝒗1 , 𝒗2 , 𝒗3 , 𝒗4 } where,
1 1 0 3
𝒗1 = (1) , 𝒗2 = (2) , 𝒗3 = ( 2 ) , 𝒗4 = (2)
1 0 −2 4
a. Express, if possible, 𝒗4 as a linear combination of 𝒗1 , 𝒗2 , 𝒗3 .
b. Is Span{𝑆} = 𝑅 3 ? If no, describe geometrically Span{𝑆}.
c. Which vector(s) can be deleted from 𝑆 and yet the remaining vectors still have the
same span?
(6 Marks)
4- For
1 𝑎 𝑎2 1
2
𝐴 = (1 𝑏 𝑏 ) where 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐, 𝒅 = (0)
1 𝑐 𝑐2 0
a. Prove that: |𝐴| = (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑏 − 𝑐)(𝑐 − 𝑎).
b. Find the entry of the first row and second column of 𝐴−1 .
𝑥1
c. Find 𝑥3 such that 𝐴 (𝑥2 ) = 𝒅.
𝑥3
(6 Marks)
5- For
1 0 0 0 1
1 1 0 0 2
𝐴=( ),𝒃 = ( )
0 1 1 0 3
0 0 1 1 4
Find
a. 𝐴−1 .
b. |2𝐴2 |
c. 𝒙 such that 𝐴𝑇 𝒙 = 𝒃.
(6 Marks)
 Formula Sheet

(𝐴𝑇 )𝑇 = 𝐴
(𝐴 + 𝐵)𝑇 = 𝐴𝑇 + 𝐵𝑇
(𝐴𝐵)𝑇 = 𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝑇
(𝑘𝐴)𝑇 = 𝑘𝐴𝑇 for a scalar 𝑘
(𝐴−1 )−1 = 𝐴
(𝐴−1 )𝑇 = (𝐴𝑇 )−1
(𝐴𝐵)−1 = 𝐵−1 𝐴−1
(𝑘𝐴)−1 = (1/𝑘)𝐴−1 for a scalar 𝑘
(𝐴𝑛 )−1 = (𝐴−1 )𝑛 for an integer 𝑛
𝑇𝑟(𝐴𝑇 ) = 𝑇𝑟(𝐴)
𝑇𝑟(𝐴 + 𝐵) = 𝑇𝑟(𝐴) + 𝑇𝑟(𝐵)
𝑇𝑟(𝑘𝐴) = 𝑘𝑇𝑟(𝐴) for a scalar 𝑘
𝑇𝑟(𝐴𝐵) = 𝑇𝑟(𝐵𝐴)
|𝐴𝑇 | = |𝐴|
|𝐴𝐵| = |𝐴||𝐵| for square matrices 𝐴, 𝐵
|𝑘𝐴𝑛×𝑛 | = 𝑘 𝑛 |𝐴|
|𝐴−1 | = 1/|𝐴|
|𝐴𝑛 | = |𝐴|𝑛 for an integer 𝑛