G0121

Introduction to Linear Algebra

SEMESTER 02/2023
QUIZ 1
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

Question 1 (7 marks)
Find a vector x such that

2 4 6  2
 4 6 2 x  6 
   
6 2 4 4

Solution

 2 4 6  2  1 2 3  1 1 2 3  1  1 2 3  1 
4 6 2  6  4 6 2  
 6  0  2  10  
 2   0 1 5   1 
  
6 2 4  4 6 2 4  4 0  10  14   2 0  10  14   2
1 0  7  3  1 0 7  3  1 0 0  2/3 
 0 1 5   1   0 1 5   1   0 1 0  2 / 3 
0 0 36   12 0 0 1   1 / 3 0 0 1   1 / 3
 2/3 
x   2 / 3 
 1 / 3

Question 2 (5 marks)
For what value(s) of a does the system have nontrivial solutions?
x1  2 x 2  x3  0
 x1  x 2  x3  0
3 x1  4 x 2  ax3  0

Solution

1 2 1  0 1 2 1  0 1 2 1  0
  1  1 1  0   0 1 2  
 0   0 1 2  0
  
 3 4 a  0 0  2  3  a  0 0 0 1  a  0

a  1
Question 3 (3 marks)
Determine the basic variables and free variables of the following linear system.
x1  2 x 2  x3  4
2 x1  4 x 2 5

Solutions

1 2  1  4 1 2  1  4 
2  4 0  5  0  8 2   3
   

x1 and x 2 : basic variable

x3 : free variable

Question 4 (10 marks)

Assume that T is a linear transformation such that
3  5
1 2
T : R 2  R 4 , T (e1 )    and T (e 2 )   .
3 0
   
1 0

(a) Fine the standard matrix of T. [2 marks]

(b) Determine if the linear transformation is one-to-one and onto. Explain your
answer. [8 marks]

Solution
3  5
1 2 
(a) A 
3 0 
 
1 0 

3  5 1  5 / 3 1  5 / 3 1  5 / 3 1 0
1 2  1 2  0 11 / 3  0 1  0 1
(b)     
3 0  3 0  0 5  0 5  0 0 
         
1 0  1 0  0 5 / 3   0 5 / 3   0 0 

One-to-one: every column of A has a pivot

Not onto : Not every row of A has a pivot