Math 201 Mid-term 1 (Fall 2019)

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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.
1 1 0
a. The set {( ) , ( ) , ( )} is a linearly independent set.
0 1 0
b. The Adjugate (Classical Adjoint) method is preferred to Gauss-Jordan method in
finding the inverse of a large matrix.
c. If 𝐴𝑛×𝑛 is reduced to an upper triangular matrix 𝑈 through row replacement
operations only, then |𝐴| = |𝑈|.
d. Every elementary matrix is invertible.
e. If the matrix 𝐴 has a pivot for each column, then the equation 𝐴𝒙 = 𝒃 is always
consistent.
f. If 𝐴𝑛×𝑛 is skew-symmetric and n is an odd positive integer, then 𝐴 is non-invertible.
(6 Marks)
2- Find the value(s) for ℎ (if any) such that following sets of vectors are linearly independent,
1 3 ℎ
a. 𝑆1 = {( ) , ( ) , ( )}.
2 4 5
1 2
b. 𝑆2 = {(2) , (ℎ)}.
3 6
1 1 0
c. 𝑆3 = {(−2) , (0) , (1)}.
0 4 ℎ
(6 Marks)
3- a.Describe and compare the solution sets of the homogeneous system,
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 =0
𝑦+𝑧 =0
and the nonhomogeneous system,
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 =1
𝑦+𝑧 =2
b. Find the composite transformation 3 × 3 matrix that rotates points in ℝ2 by 90°, and
then reflect through the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 using homogeneous coordinates.
(6 Marks)
4- For
1 0 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 2
𝐴=( ) ,𝒃 = ( )
2 0 2 0 2
0 2 0 2 1
a. Find, if possible, 𝐴−1 .
b. Find the solution of 𝐴𝒙 = 𝒃.
c. Are columns of 𝐴 linearly independent? Justify your answer.
(6 Marks)
5- For
1 2 0 0 1 2
2 3 0 0 1 2
𝐴=( ),𝐵 = ( )
0 0 10 20 10 20
0 0 20 30 10 20
a. Find an LU factorization of 𝐴.
b. Express, if possible, the columns of 𝐵 as linear cominations of columns 𝐴.
c. Do columns of 𝐴 span ℝ4 ? Justify your answer.
(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 a positive 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 a positive integer 𝑛