School of Science

Department of Mathematics
Final Project - Fall 2020
Course Code: MA – 210 Program: BS ____ Section: __ _____

Course Title: Linear Algebra Total Marks: 15

Resource Person:
Time: 36 hours

Note: Consider the following notations for the project

If your ID is F2016067042 then

A=Sum of digits of your ID=2+0+1+6+0+6+7+0+4+2=28

B=Last Two Digits of ID=42

C=A-B=-14

Attempt all questions.

Q1) A wagon is pulled horizontally by exerting a force of 10 lb on the handle at an angle of 60 with horizontal (as
shown in figure below. How much work is done in moving the wagon at a distance of A ft?

Q2) The set of first four Hermite polynomials is S={1, 2t, -2+4𝑡 2 , -12t+8𝑡 3 }. These polynomials have a wide
variety of applications in physics and engineering.

i) Show that the set S of first four Hermite polynomials form a basis for P3 ,

Find the coordinate vector of the polynomial p  t   1  At  8t  Bt relative to S.

2 3
ii)

1
Q3) Let P2 have the inner product p, q   p  x q  x  dx . Apply Gram-Schmidt process to transform the standard
0


basis S  1, x, x 2
 into an orthonormal basis for P .
2

Q4) The Cayley-Hamilton Theorem states that every square matrix satisfies its characteristic equation; that is, if M is

an n  n matrix whose characteristic equation is  n  c1 n1  cn1  cn  0 , then

M n  c1M n1  cn1M  cn  0 . Verify the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem for the following matrix.

1 A  B 
M  0 1 C 
0 0 2 