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Exercise 1:
Let T : 2
2
be a linear transformation, and assume that T 1,2 1,1 and
T 0,3 3,3 . Compute:
a/ T 11, 5 b/ T 1,11 c/ The matrix of T d/ T 1 2,3
Exercise 2:
1 2
Let T : 2
2
be a linear transformation such that the matrix of T is
1 3
Find T 3, 2
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Exercise 3:
In each case show that that T is either projection on a line, reflection in a line, or
rotation through an angle, and find the line or angle
x 1 x 2y x 1 x y
a/ T b/ T
y 5 2 x 4 y
y 2 y x
x 1 x y
c/ T x y
y 2
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Exercise 4:
In each case show that that T is either projection on a line, reflection in a line, or
rotation through an angle, and find the line or angle
x 1 3 x 4 y x y
a/ T b/ T
y 5 4 x 3 y y x
x 1 x 3y
c/ T
y 2 3 x y
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Exercise 5:
Determine the effect of the following transformations.
a/ Rotation through π/2 , followed by projection on the y axis, followed by
reflection in the line y = x.
Exercise 8:
a/ Find a unit vector in the direction from (3,-1,4) to (1,3,5).
b/ Find ||v − 3w|| when ||v|| = 2, ||w|| = 1, and v · w = 2.
c/ Compute the angle between u = (-1,1,2) and v = (-1,2,1).
d/ Show that the points P(3, − 1, 1), Q(4, 1, 4), and R(6, 0, 4) are the vertices of a
right triangle.
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Exercise 9:
Find the projection of u = (2,-3,1) on d = (-1,1,3) and express u u1 u2
where u1 is parallel to d and u2 is orthogonal to d.
Exercise 10:
a/ Find an equation of the plane through P0 (1, − 1, 3) with n = (-3,-1,2) as normal
b/ Find an equation of the plane through P0(3, − 1, 2) that is parallel to the plane
with equation 2x − 3y − z = 6.
c/ Find the shortest distance from the point P(2, -1, − 3) to the plane with equation
3x − y + 4z = 1. Also find the point Q on this plane closest to P.
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Exercise 11:
a/ Find the equation of the plane through P(1, 3, − 2), Q(1, 1, 5), and R(2, − 2, 3).
b/ Find the shortest distance between the nonparallel lines
x 1 2 x 4 1
y 0 s 0 , y 1 t 1
z 1 1 z 1 1
Exercise 12:
Compute u v where:
a/ u = (2,-1,3), v = (-1,1,1) ; b/ u = (-2,1,4), v = (-1,5,1)
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Exercise 13:
Find all real numbers x such that:
a/ (3,-1,2) and (3,-2,x) are orthogonal.
b/ (2,-1,1) and (1,x,2) are at an angle of π/3 .
Exercise 14:
Find the three internal angles of the triangle with vertices:
a/ A(3, 1, − 2), B(3, 0, − 1), and C(5, 2, − 1)
b/ A(3, 1, − 2), B(5, 2, − 1), and C(4, 3, − 3)
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Exercise 15:
Find the equations of the line of intersection of the following planes.
a/ 2x − 3y + 2z = 5 and x + 2y − z = 4.
b/ 3x + y − 2z = 1 and x + y + z = 5.
Exercise 16:
a/ Find the area of the triangle with vertices P(2, 1, 0), Q(3, − 1, 1), and R(1, 0, 1)
b/ Find the volume of the parallelepiped determined by the vectors
u = (1,2,-1), v = (3,4,5) and w = (-1,2,4).
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Exercise 17:
Find the angle between the following pairs of vectors:
a/ u = (1,-1,4), v = (5,2,-1)
b/ u = (2,1,5), v = (0,3,1)
Exercise 18:
In each case, compute the projection of u on v
5 2 3 4
a/ u 7 , v 1 b/ u 2 , v 1
1 3 1 1
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1 3 3 6
c/ u 1 , v 1 d/ u 2 , v 4
2 1 1 2
Exercise 19: Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of nonparallel
lines and find the points on the lines that are closest together.
x 3 2 x 1 1
a/ y 0 t 1 , y 1 s 0
z 1 3 z 1 1
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x 1 1 x 2 3
b/ y 1 t 1 , y 1 s 1
z 0 1 z 3 0
x 3 1 x 1 1
c/ y 1 t 1 , y 2 s 0
z 1 1 z 0 2
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x 1 2 x 3 1
d/ y 2 t 0 , y 1 s 1
z 3 1 z 0 0