Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division

Second Semester 2020-2021
Mid-Semester Test (EC-2 Regular)

Course No. : MATH ZC234

Course Title : LINEAR ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION
Nature of Exam : Open Book
Weightage : 35% No. of Pages =1
Duration : 2 Hours No. of Questions = 6
Date of Exam : Saturday, 06/03/2021 (AN)
Note:
1. Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
2. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
3. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1 For what values of ‘k’ the following system has

x+2y−3𝑧 = 4
3x−𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 2
4x+y+ (𝑘 2 − 14)𝑧 = 𝑘 + 2
(a) No solution (b) Infinitely many solutions? [6]

Q.2 Find the basis and dimension of the vector space spanned by the set
S={(1, 2, −1), (−5, 3, −8), (−3, 6, −9)} [5]

𝑎 𝑎+𝑏
Q.3 Check whether the subset 𝑊 = {[ ]: a, b∈ 𝑅} of 𝑀22 is a vector subspace or not.
𝑏 𝑏2
Justify your answer. [5]

Q.4 Let 𝑇: 𝑅3 → 𝑅3 be the linear transformation given by

𝑇(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑥, 2𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧) 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) 𝜖 𝑅 3 .
Determine whether T is invertible or not. If T is invertible, find the inverse of T. [7]
Q.5 Test whether the Guass-Siedel iteration converges for the following system:
𝑥1 + 3𝑥2 − 𝑥3 = 5
3𝑥1 − 𝑥2 = 5
𝑥2 + 2𝑥3 = 1 [5]
Q.6 Using the power method with scaling, approximate dominant eigenvector and dominant
eigenvalue of the matrix
5 4 2
𝐴 = [4 5 2]
2 2 2
1
Choose 𝑥0 = [−2] as the initial approximation. [7]
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