LA Exercises

FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY
PhD. QUANG DANG-LE
Exercises
LINEAR ALGEBRA
Ho Chi Minh city - 2023

FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY
PhD. QUANG DANG-LE
Exercises
LINEAR ALGEBRA
Ho Chi Minh city - 2023

Linear Algebra Quang Dang-Le, Ph.D. Tel. 0764060787
Contents
1. MATRICES AND OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. DETERMINANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. THE INVERSE MATRIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. RANK OF MATRIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5. SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6. SOLVE LINEAR SYSTEM WITH PARAMETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7. LINEAR INDEPENDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8. SUBSPACE, BASIS AND DIMENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9. LINEAR BOUND AND SOLUTION SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10. MATRIX OF LINEAR MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
11. EIGENVALUES AND EIGENVECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
12. VECTOR COORDINATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
13. DIAGONALIZE A MATRIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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1. MATRICES AND OPERATIONS

 
1 1 0
1 2 3
1. Let A = and B = 2 0 0. Which statement is TRUE?

2 0 4
3 4 0

14 13 0
A. AB = .
14 18 0

14 13
B. AB = .
14 18

14 13 0
C. AB = .
14 18 1
D. BA is defined but AB is not defined.
 
1 −2
1 2 3
2. Let A = and B = 3
 0 . Which statement is TRUE?
2 0 4
−1 1

2 5 2
A. A + B = .
0 0 5

2 5 2
B. A + B T = .
0 0 5

2 5 2
C. A + BT = .
0 0 2

2 5 2
D. AT + B T = .
0 0 5
3. Let A is a 2 × 3 matrix and B is a 3 × 2 matrix. Which statement is NOT

TRUE?
A. There exists A.B.
B. There exists A + B.
C. BA is a square matrix.
D. There exists A + B T .

0 1 0 −1
4. Let A = and B = . Which statement is NOT TRUE?
0 0 0 0

0 0
A. A2 ̸= .
0 0

0 0
B. A + B = .
0 0
1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 3


0 0
C. AB = .
0 0
D. AB ̸= BA.
 
4
5. Let A = 1 2 3 and B = 5. Compute AB.
6
 
4 8 12
A. 5 10 15.

6 12 18

B. 4 10 18 .

C. 32 .
 
4
D. 10.
18
 
4 2 −3
6. Let A = −2 10 15  . A matrix (−A)T is

3 −15 18
 
4 −2 3
A.  2 10 −15.
−3 15 18
 
−4 2 −3
B. −2 −10 15 .
3 −15 −18
 
−4 −2 −3
C.  2 −10 15 .
3 −15 −18
 
−4 −2 3
D.  2 −10 15 .
−3 −15 −18
 
4 0
4 3 1
7. Let A = and B =  2 7. Then the sum of all elements
4 1 −2
−1 1
T
belonging to row 2 of (A − 2B) is
A. -6.
B. 17.

C. -14.
D. -1.

2 2
8. Let A = . Which statement is NOT TRUE?
2 2

4 4
A. 2A = .
4 4

4 4
B. A2 = .
4 4
C. |A| = 0.
D. A2 = 4A.

1 −2
9. Let A = . Compute (A2 )T .
3 4

−5 −10
A. .
15 10

−5 −15
B. .
−10 10

−5 10
C. .
15 −10

−5 −10
D. .
−15 10
 
1 1 2  
3 4 7 1 0 2 5
T
−1 1 −4 and B = 7 2 0 1 . Define C = 5A − 3B = (cij ).
10. Let A =    
−1 3 1 1
0 2 6
Then a value of c23 is
A. 26.
B. 24.
C. 35.
D. 5.
 
1 1
1 0
11. Let A =  3 4 and B = . Define D = AB = (dij ). Then d32 is
7 2
−1 1
A. 22.
B. 20.

C. 2.
D. 13.

2 −3
12. Let f (x) = x2 − 3x and A = . Find f (A).
1 1

3 2
A. .
2 3

1 0
B. .
0 1

−1 0
C. .
0 1
D. 7.

1 2 4 2 −1 1
13. Let A = and B = . Compute AB T .
−3 0 1 4 3 −2

4 2
A. .
−7 −10

−4 2
B. .
−7 −10

4 2
C. .
−7 10
 
4 2 −12
D. −7 −10 8 .

9 −10 −19

1 1
14. Let A = .A matrix A3 is
0 1

1 1
A. .
0 1

1 3
B. .
0 1

1 2
C. .
0 1

1 3
D. .
0 2
   
2 −1 0 4 1 −1
15. Let A = 0 2 −2 and B = 1 0
   3  . Compute AT .B.
3 −3 1 2 −1 5

 
14 −1 13
T
A. A .B = −8 2 −8.

0 −1 −1
 
8 0 3
T
B. A .B = −1 0 −9.
0 2 5
 
14 −1 13
C. AT .B = −8 3 −1.
0 −1 −1
 
7 2 −5
T
D. A .B = −2 2 −4.

11 2 −7
 
2 −1
2 −1 5
16. Find AB where A = and B = 1 0 .

1 −2 −3
2 3

13 13
A. AB = .
−6 −10

13 −13
B. AB = .
6 10

−13 13
C. AB = .
−6 −10

14 137
D. AB = .
−6 10
 
4  2 1
1 2 0 1 2 3 2
17. The element of 0 2 5 1 × 
5
 belonging to row 2 and column
1 0
4 −1 2 3
0 4 3
3 is
A. 7.
B. 12.
C. 19.
D. 0.

1 2
18. Let f (x) = x2 − 3x + 1 and A = . Find f (A).
−1 0

−3 4
A. .
−2 −1


−3 −4
B. .
2 1

−3 −4
C. .
2 −1

3 4
D. .
−2 1

−1 1
19. Let f (x) = x2 − 2x + 3 and A = . Find f (A).
1 −1

−7 4
A. .
4 −7

7 4
B. .
4 7

7 −4
C. .
−4 7

7 −4
D. .
4 −7

1 0 1 2 1
20. Compute A = + .
1 1 3 0 2

2 2 1
A. A = .
4 1 2

1 2 1
B. A = .
4 1 2

1 3 0
C. A = .
3 1 3
D. A does not exist.

2. DETERMINANT
1. Let A is a 3-square matrix such that det(A) = 3. The determinant of 2A is
A. 6.
B. 24.
C. 54.
D. -6.
 
2 2 4
2. Let A = 2 1 4. The determinant of A is
2 3 4
A. 0.
B. 2.
C. -2.
D. 4.
3. Let A is a 4-square matrix such that |A| = 3. The determinant of −A is
A. -3.
B. 3.
C. 12.
D. -12.
 
−1 1 1 1
 1 −1 1 1 
4. Let A = 
 1 1 −1 1 . The determinant of A is

1 1 1 −1
A. 0.
B. -27.
C. -16.
D. 9.
 
2 −1 0
5. Let A = 3 1 4 . Find a value of m such that |A| = 5.
1 −3 m
A. m = −5.
B. m = −3.
2 DETERMINANT 9
C. m = 5.
D. m = 4.
 
1 w2 w
6. Find a determinant of A = 1 1 −w2  where w3 = 1.
0 w 1
A. -1.
B. 2.
C. -2.
D. 3.
 
1 1 m
7. Let A = 1 2 0 . Find a value of m such that |A| < 0.
1 1 2
A. m < 2.
B. m > 2.
C. m < 3.
D. m > 4.
8. Which is the matrix with determinant 1?

 
1 2 1
A. m 1 0.

1 0 0
 
1 2 1
B.  1 −1 0.
−1 0 0
 
1 2 1
C. 0 −1 0.
0 0 2
 
1 9 0 3
0 1 2 4
D. 
0
.
0 1 6
0 0 0 1
   
1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
2 1
9. Solve the given inequation 0 −1 0 . 0 −1 0 > x − 0 −1 0 .
3 4
0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2
A. x > 3.
2 DETERMINANT 10
B. x > 5.
C. x < 4.
D. There is no solution.
a 1 1 x 1 1 a+x 1 1
10. If b 2 −7 = 3 and y 2 −7 = 4, b + y 2 −7 is equal to
c 4 9 z 4 9 c+z 4 9
A. 7.
B. -3.
C. 1.
D. 2.
   
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 5 6 7 8 −5 −4 7 8 
 9 10 −1 1 and B = −9 −10 −1 1 . Compute det(A +
11. Let A =    
−2 3 7 4 2 −3 −7 −3
B).
A. -8.
B. 5.
C. 4.
D. -4.
 
2 3 5
12. Let A = 0 1 4 . Compute det(2A).
1 −1 −2
A. 11.
B. 22.
C. 10.
D. 88.
 
2 3 5 1
0 2 0 0 T
13. Let A = 
1 −1 −2 2. Compute det(A ).

1 1 0 4
A. 40.
B. -160.
C. -48.
2 DETERMINANT 11
D. 160.
 
2 1
1 2 3 
14. Let A = 0 −2.Find the determinant of A.
0 1 −1
1 −4
A. 25.
B. -13.
C. -5.
D. |A| does not exist.

   
1 1 0 2 −1 3
15. Let A = 3 1 0 and B = 0 1 4. Compute det(3AB).
  
2 1 3 0 0 1
A. 6.
B. 18.
C. 162.
D. 20.

1 2
16. Let A = . Then det[(2A−1 )T ] is equal to.
7 1
−4
A. .
13
B. 10.
1
C. .
40
2
D. .
5
1 1 1 x y z
17. If x y z = 2, 1 1 1 is equal to
1 4 9 1 + 5x 4 + 5y 9 + 5z
A. 5.
B. -2.
C. 10.
D. 2.
1 0 3 1
3 1 0 1
18. Compute the determinant ∆ = .
0 5 −7 2
2 −1 0 2
2 DETERMINANT 12
A. ∆ = 104.
B. ∆ = −14.
C. ∆ = 34.
D. ∆ = 48.
19. Let A is a 4-square matrix such that det(A) = −3. The determinant of 2A
is
A. -48.
B. -24.
C. -12.
D. -6.
 
1 0 −2
20. Compute the determinant of A = 2 2 −3.
1 9 −3
A. -11.
B. -12.
C. 11.
D. 12.
2 DETERMINANT 13
3. THE INVERSE MATRIX

4 3
1. Let A = . The inverse matrix of A is
3 2

2 −3
A. .
−3 4

−2 −3
B. .
3 4

−2 3
C. .
3 4

−2 3
D. .
3 −4

7 −3
2. Let A = . The inverse matrix of A is
2 1
2 3
 
 13 13 
A.  .
−4 7
 
13 13
1 6
 
 13 13 
B.  .
−2 14
 
13 13
1 3
 
 13 13 
C.  .
−2 7
 
13 13
1 −3
 
 13 13 
D.  .
−2 −7
 
13 13
 
2 2 3
3. Let A = 0 1 5. The element belonging to row 2 and column 1 of A−1 is.

0 0 4
A. 8.
B. -8.
C. -1.
3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 14

D. 0.
−5 1
 
3
 
 2 2 1 1 1
−3 4 m is the inverse matrix of A = 1 2 3 . Then m is
4. Let B =    
−3 1 1 4 9
1
2 2
equal to
A. -1.
B. 1.
C. -2.
D. 2.

1 2
5. Given A = , find (AT )−1 .
3 4
3
 
−2
 2 
A.  .
−1
 
1
2
 
−2 1
B.  .
 
3 −1
2 2
 
4 −3
C.  .
−2 1
3
 
4
 2 
D.  .
−1
 
1
2
 
12
2 −1
6. Find a matrix X such that A = −2 −3 .

−1 1
1 4
 
1 2
A. −2 −3.

1 4
 
−5 −2 6
B. −2 −1 2.

−4 −2 5

 
3 5
C. −5 −8.

5 9

3 −5 −5
D. .
5 −8 9
 
1 m 2
7. Find m such that A =  3 1 −1  has an inverse matrix.
m 3 2m
√
A. m = 3.
√
B. m = 2.
√
C. m ̸= ± 2.
√
D. m ̸= ± 3.
 
−1 1 m + 5
8. Find m such that A = m 1
 2  has an inverse matrix.
4 2 0

m ̸= 2
A.
m ̸= 0, 25
−1
B. m ̸= .
3

m ̸= 1
C.
m ̸= 4

m ̸= 1
D.
m ̸= −4
10. Which matrix does NOT have an inverse matrix?

1 2
A. .
4 5
 
1 1 0
B. 2 1 1.

0 0 1
 
−3 1 0
C.  2 −1 1.
−4 1 1
 
−3 1 0
D.  2 0 0.
−4 1 1


1 2 5
11. Let f (x) = x − and A = . Find f (A).
x 1 3

3 2
A. .
2 3

3 −2
B. .
−2 3

5 0
C. .
0 5
D. 0.
 
2 −2m − 11 5m
12. Find m such that A = 0 2 1 − m  has an inverse matrix.
0 −4(m − 3) m(m − 3)

m ̸= 2
A.
m ̸= 3

m = −2
B.
m ̸= 3

m ̸= −2
C.
m ̸= 4
D. m ̸= 3

1 2 1 0
13. Find a matrix X such that X= .
3 5 2 1

15 −2
A. .
7 −3

−1 2
B. .
1 −1
 
−6 13
C.  .
 
−19
5
2

5 −2
D. .
−3 1

3 2 4 1
14. Let A = and B −1 = . Compute (AB)−1 .
−1 0 3 4
1 −5
 
2 2 
A.  .
2 3


1 −5
B. .
2 3
1 5
 
2 2
C.  .
−2 3

1 5
D. .
−2 3

5 3 1 2 −3
15. Let A = and B = . Find a matrix X where AX = B.
2 1 0 −1 1

−1 −5 6
A. .
2 9 −11

−3 2 4
B. .
5 9 −5

1 2 −4
C. .
2 −3 5

−1 −5 6
D. .
2 −9 11

1 3 1 2 2 1
16. Let A = , B = and C = . Find a matrix Y where
2 4 0 3 −2 4
AY + B = C.
7
 
−5
 2 
A. Y =  .
−3
 
2
2
7
 
5
 2
B. Y =  .
3
 
2
2

10 −7
C. Y = .
−4 3
 
3 −2
D. Y =  .
 
7
5
2
 
1 1 −2
17. Let A = 0 1 −1. Find a value of m such that A is invertible.

0 m −1

A. m ̸= 1.
B. m ̸= −1.
C. m = 1.
D. m = −1.
 
1 m −2
18. Let M =  0 1 1 . Find a value of m such that M is invertible.
m 2 −1
A. m ̸= 1 and m ̸= −3.
B. m = 1 or m ̸= −3.
C. m ̸= 1 and m ̸= 0.
D. m = 1 or m = 0 .
 
1 m 2
19. Let M =  2 1 m. Find a value of m such that M is invertible.
m 2 1
A. m ̸= −3.
B. m ̸= −3 and m ̸= 1.
C. m ̸= 1 .
D. m ̸= 2 and m ̸= 1 .

1 −1
20. Which is the inverse matrix of A = ?
3 5

1 5 1
A. A−1 = .
8 −3 1

5 1
B. A−1 = .
−3 1

1 1
C. A−1 = .
−3 5

1 5 −3
D. A−1 = .
8 1 1

4. RANK OF MATRIX
 
1 −2 3 4
1. Let A = −2 4 −6 8 . Rank of A is
−1 2 −3 12
A. 4.
B. 3.
C. 2.
D. 1.
 
1 −2 3
2. Let A = −2 4 −6 . Which statement is TRUE?
2 −4 6
A. Rank of A is 1.
B. A has an inverse matrix.
C. The determinant of A is 2.
D. Rank of A is 2.
 
1 0 0
0 r − 2 2 
3. Let M = 0 s − 1 r + 2. Find values of s and r such that rank of A is

0 0 3
equal to 2.
A. r = 2 and s = 1.
B. r ̸= 2 and s = 1.
C. r = 2 and s ̸= 1.
D. r ̸= 2 and s ̸= 1 .
 
1 2 3
4. Let M = 4 5 6. Define r = rank(A) and d = det(A), then r − d is equal to

7 8 9
A. 2.
B. -1.
C. 0.
D. 1.
4 RANK OF MATRIX 20
 
1 0 0 3
2 3 0 4 
5. Let A = 
 4 −6 2
. Find a value of k such that rank(A) > 3
6 
−1 3 4 k + 5
A. k = −5.
B. k ̸= −30.
C. There is no value for k to satisfy it.
D. For all k.
 
2 1 m
6. Let A = 3 5 0  . Which statement is TRUE?

m 0 0
A. det(A) > 0 when m ̸= 0.
B. Rank of A is 3.
C. A has an inverse matrix for all m.
D. A has an inverse matrix when m = 2.

 
1 2 −1 1
7. Find m such that rank of A = 1 −1 0 3  is equal to 2.

3 3 −2 m
A. m = 3.
B. m ̸= 6 .
C. m ̸= 5 .
D. m = 5.
 
2 1 3 −1
0 2 1 2 
8. Find m such that rank of A =   is equal to 3.
0 0 m2 − 4 m + 2 
0 0 0 m
A. m = 0.
B. m = 0 or m = −2.
C. m = 0 or m = −2 or m =.
D. m ̸= ±2.
 
1 1 2 2
2 2 3 3
9. Let A = 
−1 −1 0
, then rank of A is equal to
0
3 3 4 4
4 RANK OF MATRIX 21
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
 
m 1 1
10. Find m such that rank of A = 1 m 1  is equal to 1.

1 1 m
A. m = −1.
B. m = 1 .
C. m = 1 or m = −2 .
D. There is no value for m to satisfy it.

c d
11. Find c and d such that rank of B = is equal to 2.
d c
A. c2 ̸= d2 .
B. c = d .
C. c ̸= d .
D. 2c + d = 0.
 
1 2 3
12. Let A = 2 0 5. Find rank(A).

1 −2 2
A. rank(A) = 2.
B. rank(A) = 3.
C. rank(A) = 1.
D. rank(A) = 0.
 
2 1 −2 1
2 7 1 −2
13. Find the rank of A =  .
2 3 −1 0 
4 8 −1 −1
A. rank(A) = 2.
B. rank(A) = 1.
C. rank(A) = 3.
D. rank(A) = 4.
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5. SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM

x1 − x2 + 2x3 = 3
1. Solution of the given system is
−x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 2
A. x1 = 3 + α − 2β, x2 = α, x3 = β ∀α, β.
B. x1 = 3 − 2α, x2 = 0, x3 = α ∀α.
C. x1 = 1 + α, x2 = −α, x3 = −α ∀α.
D. x1 = 8 − 5α, x2 = 5 − 3α, x3 = α ∀α.

2x1 + 3x2 − 2x3 = 5
2. Solution of the given system is
2x1 + 5x2 − 2x3 = 7
A. x1 = 1 − 3α + 2β, x2 = α, x3 = β ∀α, β.
B. x1 = 1 + α, x2 = 1, x3 = α ∀α.
C. x1 = 1 − α, x2 = −α, x3 = α ∀α.
D. x1 = 2, x2 = 1, x3 = 1.

 x1 − x2 + 2x3 = 3
3. The linear system x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 = 2 has a solution where x3 is equal to
x1 − x2 − x3 = 3

A. 15.
B. 1.
C. 2.
D. 0.
    
2 3 0 x1 2
4. The linear system 5 −3 0  x2  = 5 has a solution where x2 is equal
6 1 18 x3 6
to
A. 0.
B. 1.
C. 2.
D. 3.

 3x + y + 3z + 2t = 4
5. Solution of the given system x + 2y − z + t − 3u = 1 ( following x, y, z, t, u)
x − 3y + 5z + 6u = 2

is
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A. (a, b, −2a, −2b + 1, a) ∀a, b.
B. (2 + 3a − 5b − 6c, a, b, 6b − 5a + 9c, c) ∀a, b, c.
C. (a, −5a + b + 4, b, −2b, a − 2b) ∀a, b.
D. (a, 4 − 3a − 3b − 2c, b, c, a − 2b + 1) ∀a, b, c.

    
1 −1 2 −2 x1 1
2 −1 3 −1 x2   2 
1 2 −1 1  x3  = −5 is
6. Solution of the given system     
3 0 9 1 x4 3
A. (0, 1, 1, 0).
1 −22 1
B. , , ,1 .
3 9 9
−1 −8 1
C. , , ,1 .
3 3 3
D. (a, −5a + b + 4, b, −2b, a − 2b) ∀a, b.


x1 + 2x2 − x3 + x4 = 0
2x1 − 3x2 + 3x3 = 3

7. Solve the given system .

 x2 + x3 + x4 = 1
−4x1 + 2x3 + x4 = −2

A. The system does not have solution.
B. (a, b, a, −2b) ∀a, b.

10 −10
6
C. , 1, , .
7 7 7
D. (2, 1, 3, −1).
    
1 −1 2 −2 x1 1
2 −3 5 −7 x2   2 
8. Solve the given system 
1 2 −1 1  x3  = −5.
   
1 −1 8 −4 x4 0
A. The system does not have solution.
B. (−1, 2, 2, 0).
C. (0, 1, 1, 0).
−1 −17 1
D. , , ,1 .
6 6 6

 x1 − x2 + 2x3 = 0
9. Solve the given system 2x1 − 2x2 + 5x3 = 1 .
3x1 − 2x2 + 6x3 = 2


A. x1 = 0, x2 = 2, x3 = 1.
B. x1 = 1, x2 = 3, x3 = 0.
C. x1 = −2, x2 = 0, x3 = 1.
D. The system does not have solution.


x + y − 2z = 1
10. Solve the given system y − 3z = 2 .
3x + y − z = 3

A. x = 3, y = −10, z = −4.
B. x = 4, y = 10, z = −3.
C. x = 1, y = 2, z = 1.
D. x = 1, y = −4, z = −2.

 4x + y + 5z = 2
11. Find the solution for −x + 2y − 3z = 3 .
2x + y + z = 4

A. x = 1 − α, y = 2 + α, z = α, ∀α.
B. x = 1 − 2α, y = 2 − 3α, z = α, ∀α.
C. x = −1 − α, y = −6 + α, z = α, ∀α.
D. x = −1 − 2α, y = −6 − 3α, z = α, ∀α.
12. Which system has trivial solution?

 
x + y − 3z = 0 x + 2y − 3z = 0
−x + 3y − 3z = 0
(1) x + 2y = 0 (2) (3) 2x + 2y = 0
3x − 2y + 5z = 0
y − 2z = 0 y − 3z = 0
 
A. (2) and (3).
B. (1),(2) and (3).
C. (1) and (2).
D. Only (2) .


 x1 + 2x2 + 2x4 + 3x5 = 0
x3 + 3x4 + 2x5 = 0

13. Solve the given system .

 x3 + 4x4 − x5 = 0
x5 = 0

A. x1 = −2t, x2 = t, x3 = x4 = x5 = 0, ∀t.
B. x1 = −2t, x2 = x3 = x4 = x5 = 0, ∀t.

C. x1 = −3t, x2 = t, x3 = x4 = x5 = 0, ∀t.
D. x1 = −t, x2 = t, x3 = x4 = x5 = 0, ∀t.

 x + 3y + 5z = 0
14. Let 4x + y + 3z = 0 . Which statement is TRUE?
2x − 4y − 7z = 0

A. It has an unique solution.
B. It does not have solution.
C. It has only 2 solutions.
D. It has infinite solutions .


 x+y−z =0
15. Let 2x + 4y − z = 0 . Which statement is TRUE?
3x + 11y + z = 0

A. The set of its solution is {(3a, −a, 2a), ∀a}.
B. It has only trivial solution.
C. The set of its solution is {(2a, −a, a), ∀a}.
D. It has only one solution (−2, 1, −1) .

6. SOLVE LINEAR SYSTEM WITH PARAMETERS

x1 + mx2 = 0
1. Given the system .Which statement is TRUE?
x1 + 3nx2 = 0
A. It has non-trivial solution when m = 3n.
B. It has an unique solution when m = 3n.
C. It has infinite solutions when m ̸= 3n.
D. It does not have solution when m > 0 .


 x + my + 2z = 0
2. Find m such that 3x + y − z = 0 has only trivial solution.
mx + 3y + 2mz = 0

√
A. m = 3.
√
B. m = 2.
√
C. m ̸= ± 2.
√
D. m ̸= ± 3.

3x + y + 2z = 0
3. Find m such that has non-trivial solution.
x + 3my + 2m2 z = 0
√
A. m = ± 3.
B. m is arbitrary.
C. m ̸= 1.
√
D. m ̸= ± 3.

 x + y + 2z = 0
4. Find m such that 3x − y + z = 0 has non-trivial solution.
5x + 3y + mz = 0

A. m ̸= 5.
B. m = 5.
C. m = 10.
D. m ̸= 10.

 x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 1
5. Find m such that 2x1 + 5x2 + 3x3 = 5 has infinite solutions.
3x1 + 7x2 + m2 x3 = 6

A. m = 2.
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B. m = ±2.
C. m ̸= ±2.
D. m = −2.

 x1 + 2x2 − 2x3 = 2
6. Find m such that 2x1 + 4x2 − 5x3 = 5 has solution.
3x1 + 6x2 − mx3 = 7

A. m = 7.
B. m = −7.
C. m = 6.
D. m = −6.

mx + y = 1
8. Given the system .Which statement is TRUE?
x + my = m
A. It has an unique if and only if m ̸= 1.
B. It does not have solution when m = −1
C. It has solution if and only if m ̸= ±1.
D. It has solution for all m


 x + 2y − z = 0
9. Find m such that 3x + y + 3z = 0 has non-trivial solution.
2x + 3y + mz = 0

4
A. m = .
5
−4
B. m = .
5
4
C. m ̸= .
5
−4
D. m ̸= .
5

 x+y+z =1
10. Find m such that mx + y + z = 1 has an unique solution.
x + my + z = m

A. m = 1.
B. m ̸= 1.
C. ∀m.

D. m ̸= −1.

 x−y+z =1
11. Find m such that 2x + 3y + mz = 2 does not have solution.
x − 6y + z = 2

A. There is not any value for m to satisfy it.
B. m ̸= 2.
C. m = 2.
D. m is arbitrary.

 x+y+z =1
12. Find m such that mx + y + z = 1 has infinite solutions.
x + my + z = m

A. m = 1.
B. m ̸= 1.
C. m = 2.
D. m ̸= 2.

x + 2y + az = 3
13. Find a, b such that 3x − y − az = 2 has an unique solution.
2x + y + 3z = b

A. ∀a, b.
21
B. a ̸= , ∀b.
2
21
C. a = , ∀b.
2
D. There is not any value for a, b to satisfy it.

 x − 2y + z + 2t = m
14. Find m such that solution of x + y − z + t = 2m + 1 depends on 2 free
x − 5y + 3z + mt = −1

parameters.
A. m = 2.
B. There is not any value for m to satisfy it.
C. m ̸= 2.
D. m = 3.

mx + (2 − m)y = 2m − 5
15. The given system has infinite solutions if and
2mx + (1 − m)y = m − 1
only if

A. m = 3.
B. m = 0 or m = 3.
C. m = −2.
D. m = 1.

7. LINEAR INDEPENDENCE
1. In R3 , let v = (2, m, 1); v1 = (0, 2, 3); v2 = (1, 5, 2).Find m such that v is a
linear combination of v1 and v2 .
A. m = 1.
B. m = 2.
C. m = 8.
D. m = 4.
2. In R4 , let v1 = (2, 1, 1, 1); v2 = (2, 1, −1, 1); v3 = (10, 5, −1, m).Find m such that
v1 , v2 , v3 is linear independence.
A. m ̸= 0.
B. m ̸= 5.
C. m is arbitrary.
D. There doesn’t exist m.
3. In R3 , let v1 = (−2, 1, 3); v2 = (1, −4, 6); v3 = (2m, 2, m + 10).Find m such that
v1 , v2 , v3 is linear dependence.
A. m = 1.
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B. m = .
43
C. m = 1 or m = −2.
4
D. m = .
3
4. In R3 , which system is linear dependence?
A. S = {(0, 1, −4), (2, 1, 2), (0, 0, 3)}.
B. S = {(1, 1, 1), (0, 1, 2), (0, 0, 3)}.
C. S = {(0, 1, 1), (0, 1, 2), (1, 2, 3)}.
D. S = {(0, 0, 0), (1, 1, 2), (−1, 1, 3)}.
5. In R4 , let
A = {(1, 1, 2, 2), (1, 2, 1, 0), (3, 1, 0, 0)}

B = {(1, 1, 2, 1), (2, 3, 1, 0), (0, −1, 3, 2)}
. Which statement is TRUE?
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A. System A and B are linear independence.
B. A is linear independence, B is linear dependence.
C. B is linear independence, A is linear dependence.
D. System A and B are linear dependence.
6. Find m such that {u = (1, 1, 1), v = (m, 1, 1), w = (2, m, −1)} is linear indepen-
dence.
A. m = 1.
B. m ̸= −1.
C. m ̸= 1 or m ̸= −1.
D. m ̸= 1 and m ̸= −1.
7. Find m such that {u = (m, −1, −1), v = (−1, m, −1), w = (−1, −1, m)} is linear
dependence.
A. m = −2.
B. m = −1.
C. m = 2 or m = −1.
D. m ̸= 2 and m ̸= −1.
8. In R3 , let x = (1, 3, 5); u = (3, 2, 5); v = (2, 4, 7) and w = (5, 6, k).Find k such
that x is a linear combination of u, v and w.
A. k ̸= 12.
B. k ̸= 5.
C. k = 12.
D. k is arbitrary.
9. In R3 , let x = (3, 5, 0); y = (7, 12, 1); u = (1, 2, 3) and v = (2, 3, −4). Which
statement is TRUE?
A. x and y are linear combinations of {u, v}.
B. x is a linear combination of {u, v}, y is not a linear combination of {u, v}.
C. x and y are not linear combinations of {u, v}.
D. x is not a linear combination of {u, v}, y is a linear combination of {u, v}.
10. In R3 , rank of the system {(1, −2, 3); (−2, 3, 4); (−1, 1, 7)} is
A. 0.
B. 2.
C. 1.
D. 3.
11. In R3 , let {v1 = (1, −2, 3); v2 = (−2, 3, 4); v3 = (−1, 1, m).Find m such that
rank of the given system is equal to 2.
A. m = −7.
B. m = 7.
C. m = 8.
D. m = 0.
12. In R4 , rank of the system {u1 = (2, 1, 3, 8); u2 = (1, 0, 1, 0); u3 = (0, 5, 0, 7); u4 =
(0, 4, −1, −1)} is
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
13. In R3 , let two vector v1 amd v2 satisfy that v1 = 2v2 . Which statement is
TRUE?
A. {v1 , v2 } is linear dependence.
B. {v1 , v2 } is linear independence.
C. rank{v1 , v2 } = 2.
D. dim(Span{v1 }) ̸= dim(Span{v2 }).
14. Find m such that (1, m, 1) is a linear combination of
{u = (1, 1, 0), v = (2, 1, 1), w = (3, 2, 1)}.
A. m ̸= 0 and m ̸= 1.
B. m = 1.
C. m = 0.
D. m = −1.
15. Find the condition of (x1 , x2 , x3 ) such that it is a linear combination of
{u = (1, 2, 3), v = (2, 4, 5), w = (3, 6, 7)}.
A. x3 = x2 + x1 .
B. x1 = 2x2 .
C. 2x1 = x2 .
D. x1 , x2 , x3 are arbitrary.
16. Find the condition of (x1 , x2 , x3 ) such that it is a linear combination of
{u = (1, 0, 2), v = (1, 2, 8), w = (2, 3, 13)}.
A. x3 = −3x2 − 2x1 .
B. x3 = 2x1 + 3x2 .
C. x3 = 2x1 − 3x2 .
D. x1 , x2 , x3 are arbitrary.
17. Let u1 , u2 , u3 is linear independence in R4 . Which statement is TRUE?
A. {u1 , u2 , 0} is linear dependence.
B. {u1 , u3 , 0} is linear independence.
C. {u2 , u3 , 0} is linear independence.
D. {u1 , u2 , u3 , 0} is linear dependence.
18. Find the rank of the given system below
{u1 = (3, 1, 5, 7), u2 = (4, −1, −2, 2), u3 = (10, 1, 8, 17), u4 = (13, 2, 13, 24)}.
A. r = 1.
B. r = 2.
C. r = 3.
D. r = 4.
19. Find the rank of the given system below
{u1 = (1, 1, 5, 7), u2 = (1, −1, −2, 2), u3 = (2, 2, 10, 17), u4 = (3, 3, 15, 24)}.
A. r = 1.
B. r = 2.
C. r = 3.
D. r = 4.
20. Let S = {(1, 2, 3), (0, 1, 0), (1, 3, 3)}. Which statement is TRUE?
A. S is linear independence.
B. S is linear dependence.
C. S is the basis of R3 .
D. Rank of S is equal to 3.
8. SUBSPACE, BASIS AND DIMENSION

1. Let
M = {(1, 1, 1, 1), (−1, 0, 2, −3), (3, 3, 1, 0)};

N = {(−2, 4, 1, 1), (0, 0, 0, 0), (3, 1, 7, 3)};
P = {(1, 1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2, 2), (3, 2, 0, 1)}.
Which system can be added a vector to become the basis of R4 ?
A. Only M .
B. All M, N, P .
C. M and N .
D. Only N .
2. Find k such that {u = (−1, 1, 1), v = (1, 1, 1), w = (1, −1, k)} is the basis of R3 .
A. k ̸= −2.
B. k ̸= −1.
C. k ̸= 0.
D. k ̸= 1.
3. Which system is NOT the subspace of R3 ?
A. {(a, 0, 2a)|a ∈ R}.
B. {(a, −b, b + 1)|a, b ∈ R}.
C. {(a − b, a, a + b)|a, b ∈ R}.
D. {(a, b, 0)|a, b ∈ R}.
4. Which system is the basis of R2 ?
A. S = {(1, 1), (2, 2)}.
B. S = {(1, 1), (2, 1)}.
C. S = {(1, 2), (−2, −4)}.
D. S = {(−1, −1), (2, 2)}.
A. {(1, 0, −1), (2, 3, 1), (1, 1, 0)}.
B. {(1, 1, 1), (0, 1, 1)}.
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C. {(1, 1, −1), (1, 0, 2), (1, 1, 0)}.
D. {(1, 1, 2), (0, 1, 1), (2, 2, 4)}.
A. {(1, 0, −1), (2, 3, 1), (1, 1, 0), (1, 1, 5)}.
B. {(1, 1, 1), (0, 1, 1)}.
C. {(1, 1, −1), (1, 0, 2), (1, 1, 0)}.
D. {(1, 1, 2), (1, 0, 1), (2, 3, 4)}.
7. Find m such that {u = (1, 2, m), v = (1, m, 0), w = (m, 1, 0)} is the basis of R3 .
A. m ̸= 0 and m ̸= ±1.
B. m ̸= 0.
C. m ̸= 1.
D. m = ±1.
8. Find m such that {u = (m, 1, 1), v = (1, m, 1), w = (1, 1, m)} is the basis of R3 .
A. m ̸= 0 and m ̸= ±1.
B. m ̸= −2.
C. m ̸= 1 and m ̸= −2.
D. m = ±1.
9. Find m such that {u1 = (3, 1, 2, m − 1), u2 = (0, 0, m, 0), u3 = (2, 1, 4, 0), u4 =
(3, 2, 7, 0)} is the basis of R4 .
A. m ̸= 0 and m ̸= 1.
B. m ̸= 2.
C. m is arbitrary.
D. There does not exist any value of m.
10. Find m such that {u1 = (1, 2, 3, 4), u2 = (2, 3, 4, 5), u3 = (3, 4, 5, 6), u4 = (4, 5, 6, m)}
is the basis of R4 .
A. m ̸= 0.
B. m ̸= 1.
C. m is arbitrary.
D. There does not exist any value of m.
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9. LINEAR BOUND AND SOLUTION SPACE

1. In R3 , let the subspace W generated by the vector system {(1, −2, 3), (−2, 4 −
6), (−1, 2, −3)}. A base of W is
A. S = {(1, −2, 3)}.
B. S = {(1, −2, 3), (−2, 4, −6)}.
C. S = {(1, −2, 3), (−1, 2, −3)}.
D. S = {(1, −2, 3), (−2, 4, −6), (−1, 2, −3)}.
2. In R4 , let W = Span{(1, 2, −3, 0), (2, 1, −4, 2), (−1, 1, 1, m)}. Find m such that
dim W is the smallest.
A. m = 2.
B. m ̸= 0.
C. m = 0.
D. m = −2.
3. In R4 , the dimension of subspace generated by the following vector system
{u = (−1, 2, 1, 0), v = (0, 1, −1, 1), w = (1, −1, −2, 1)}
is
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
4. In R4 , let the subspace L generated by the vector system {(1, 2, −1, 0), (1, −1, 2, 1)},
find m such that (2, m, 1, m) belongs to the subspace L.
A. 0 .
B. -1.
C. 1.
D. 2.

 x1 − x2 + 3x3 + x4 = 0
5. Find a base of the solution space of x1 + x2 − x3 − x4 = 0 .
x1 − 3x2 + 7x3 + 2x4 = 0

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A. {(0, 0, 0)}.
B. {(1, −2, −1, 0)}.
C. {(1, −2, −1, 0), (1, 0, 1, −4)}.
D. {(1, 1, 1, −3)}.
6. In R3 , let W = {(x1 , x2 , x3 ) ∈ R3 | − x1 + x2 − 2x3 = 0}. A base of W is
A. S = {(1, 1, 0)}.
B. S = {(1, 1, 0), (−2, 0, 1), (1, −1, 1)}.
C. S = {(1, 1, 0), (−2, 0, 1)}.
D. S = {(−2, 0, 1)}.
7. In R3 , let
  
  −x1 + x2 − 2x3 = 0 
W = (x1 , x2 , x3 ) ∈ R3 | −2x1 + 3x2 − 4x3 = 0
−3x1 + 4x2 + mx3 = 0
  
. Find m such that dim W = 1.
A. m = 4.
B. m = 5.
C. m = −6.
D. m = 6.
8. In R3 , let M = {(1, −1, 0), (2, 1, −1), (3, 0, −1), (1, 0, −1)}. Which statement is
TRUE?
A. Span(M ) = R3 .
B. M is linear independence.
C. M is the basis of R3 .
D. Rank of M is 4.
9. A base of the solution space of 2x − 5y + 3z = 0 is
A. {(5, 2, 0)}.
B. {(5, 2, 0), (0, 0, 0)}.
C. {(5, 2, 0), (−3, 0, 2)}.
D. {(5, 2, 0), (1, 0, 0)}.


 x1 + x2 + x3 = 0
10. The dimension of the solution space of x1 + x2 − x3 = 0 is
x1 − x2 + x 3 = 0

A. 0.
B. 1.
C. 2.
D. 3.

10. MATRIX OF LINEAR MAP

1. Let f : R3 → R2 defined by
f (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (x2 + x1 , x1 − 2x3 ).
The matrix of f in the canonical bases of R3 and R2 is

1 1 0
A. .
1 0 −2
 
1 1
B. 1 0 .
0 −2

1 1 0
C. .
1 −2 0
 
1 1
D. 1 −2.

0 0
f (x1 , x2 ) = (x2 + x1 , x1 − x2 ).
Suppose that A = {(1, 1), (1, 2)} is the base of R2 . The matrix of f in the base
of A is

1 1
A. .
1 −1

4 7
B. .
−2 −4

2 0
C. .
3 −1

2 3
D. .
0 −1
f (x1 , x2 ) = (x2 + x1 , x1 − x2 ).
The matrix of f in the canonical base of R2 is

1 1
A. .
1 −1
10 MATRIX OF LINEAR MAP 41


4 7
B. .
−2 −4

2 0
C. .
3 −1

2 3
D. .
0 −1
f (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (x2 + x1 − x3 , x1 − 2x2 + 2x3 , 3x1 − x2 + 4x3 ).
The matrix of f in the canonical base of R3 is

 
1 1 −1
A. 1 −2 2 .
3 −1 4
 
1 1 3
B.  1 −2 −1.
−1 2 4
 
1 1 1
C. 1 2 2.

3 −1 4
 
1 1 1
D. 1 2 2.

3 1 4
f (x1 , x2 ) = (x2 + x1 , x1 − x2 , x2 ).
Suppose that A = {(1, 1), (1, 2)} is the base of R2 and E is the canonical base of
R3 . The matrix of f in the base pair (A, E) is

2 0 1
A. .
3 −1 2
 
1 1
B. 1 −1.
0 1
 
2 3
C. 0 −1.
1 2

1 1 0
D. .
1 −1 1
10 MATRIX OF LINEAR MAP 42

11. EIGENVALUES AND EIGENVECTORS

1 2
1. Let A = . An eigenvalue of A is
3 2
A. -1.
B. -4.
C. 1.
D. 2.
 
2 0 0
2. Let A = 3 1 0 . The characteristic polynomial of A is
1 −3 −3
A. pA (x) = (2 − x)(1 − x)(3 − x).
B. pA (x) = (2 − x)(1 − x)(−3 − x).
C. pA (x) = (−2 − x)(1 − x)(−3 − x).
D. pA (x) = (2 − x)(−1 − x)(3 − x).

4 −5
3. Find all eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 2 of A = .
2 −3
A. v = (α, α), ∀α.
B. v = (α, α), ∀α ̸= 0.
C. v = (5α, 2α), ∀α ̸= 0.
D. v = (α, −α), ∀α ̸= 0.

1 2
4. Find all eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 3 of A = .
2 1
A. v = (α, α), ∀α ̸= 0.
B. v = (α, α), ∀α.
C. v = (−α, α), ∀α ̸= 0.
D. v = (−α, α), ∀α.

 
2 0 0
5. Find all eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 0 of A = 0 0 0.

0 0 0
A. v = (0, α, β), ∀α, β.
11 EIGENVALUES AND EIGENVECTORS 43

B. v = (0, α, β), ∀α, β ̸= 0.
C. v = (0, α, β), ∀α, β such that α2 + β 2 > 0.
D. v = (α, β, γ), ∀α, β, γ.

 
1 2 −2
6. Let A = −2 5 −2. Eigenvalues of A are

−2 6 −3
A. 2 and -1.
B. 2,1 and -3.
C. 1 and -3.
D. -2.
 
1 2 −2
7. The characteristic polynomial of the matrix A = −2 5 −2 is

−2 6 −3
A. −λ3 + 3λ2 + λ − 3 = 0.
B. λ3 + 3λ2 + λ + 3.
C. −λ2 + λ − 3 = 0.
D. −λ3 + 3λ2 + λ − 3.
 
1 4 3 4
0 −1 2 3 
8. Let A = 
0 0 2 3 . Eigenvalues of A are

0 0 0 −2
A. -2,3 and -1.
B. -2,-1,1 and 2.
C. -1 and -3.
D. -2.

1 4
9. Let A = . Eigenvalues of A are
2 −1
A. 1 and -1.
B. 3 and -3.
C. 1 and 3.
D. 1 and -3.

10.
 Find all eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 1 of A =
0 1 −2
2 2 1 .
3 4 0
A. u = (α, α, α), ∀α ∈ R.
B. u = (−α, α, α), ∀α ̸= 0.
C. u = (α, α, α), ∀α ̸= 0 .
D. u = (α, −α, α), ∀α ̸= 0.

12. VECTOR COORDINATES

1. In R2 , let the base S = {(1, 1), (−1, 1)} and a vector v such that [v]S = (2, 1).
The coordinates of v in the base S ′ = {(0, 1), (−1, 2)} is
A. (1, 4).
B. (−1, 5).
C. (−4, 1).
D. (5, −1).
3
2. In R  the base S = {(1, −2, 3), (0, 4, −6), (0, 0, 4)} and a vector v such that
 , let
1
[v]S = −2. Find v.
0
A. (1, −10, 15).
B. (−1, 10, −15).
C. (1, −10, −15).
D. (1, 10, −15).
3. In R3 , let the base S = {(1, 0, 0), (1, −4, 0)} and a vector v = (0, 8, −4). Find
[v]S .
 
0
A. [v]S = 2 .

−4
 
2
B. [v]S = −2.

−1
 
0
C. [v]S =  8 .
−4
 
−1
D. [v]S = −2.

2
4. In R3 , let the base A = {(1, 1, 1), (1, 3, 3), (1, 2, 1)} and a vector x such that
[x]A = (8, −3, 2). Find x.
A. x = (8, −3, 2).
B. x = (7, 3, 1).
12 VECTOR COORDINATES 46
C. x = (7, 4, 2).
D. x = (8, 2, 1).
5. In R3 , let the base S = {(1, −1, 1), (2, 3, 1), (1, 2, 1)}. The coordinates of u =
(2, 6, 1) in the base S is
A. [u]S = (1, 2, 5).
B. [u]S = (−1, 2, 0).
C. [u]S = (1, 1, 1).
D. [u]S = (−1, 1, 1).
6. Find the coordinates of the vector u = (1, 2, 4) in the following base
S = {u1 = (1, 0, 0), u2 = (0, 1, 0), u3 = (0, 0, 1)}.
A. [u]S = (1, 2, 2).
B. [u]S = (1, 2, 4).
C. [u]S = (1, 2, 3).
D. [u]S = (2, 1, 3).
7. Find the coordinates of the vector u = (m, 0, 1) in the following base
S = {u1 = (1, 0, 0), u2 = (0, 1, 0), u3 = (0, 0, 1)}.
A. [u]S = (m, 0, 1).
B. [u]S = (1, 0, m).
C. [u]S = (2, 0, m).
D. [u]S = (3, 0, m).
8. Find the coordinates of the vector u = (2, 3, 6) in the following base
S = {u1 = (1, 2, 3), u2 = (1, 3, 4), u3 = (2, 4, 7)}.
A. [u]S = (3, −1, 0).
B. [u]S = (−1, −1, 2).
C. [u]S = (−3, −1, 3).
D. [u]S = (1, −1, 1).
9. Find the coordinates of the vector u = (m, 0, 1) in the following base
S = {u1 = (1, 0, 0), u2 = (1, 1, 0), u3 = (0, −1, 1)}.
A. [u]S = (m, 0, 1).
B. [u]S = (m, 0, 0).
C. [u]S = (m − 2, 2, 2).
D. [u]S = (m − 1, 1, 1).
10. Find the coordinates of the vector u = (1, 2m, 2) in the following base
S = {u1 = (1, 0, 0), u2 = (0, 2, 0), u3 = (2, 1, 1)}.
A. [u]S = (1, m, 2).
B. [u]S = (1, m, 0).
C. [u]S = (−3, 2m − 2, 1).
D. [u]S = (−3, m − 1, 2).
13. DIAGONALIZE A MATRIX

0 −m
1. Let A = , (m ∈ R). Which statement is TRUE?
m 0
A. A is diagonalizable if and only if m = 0.
B. A is not diagonalizable if and only if m = 0.
C. A is diagonalizable for all m.
D. A does not have any eigenvalue.

4 −5
2. Let A = . Which matrix diagonalizes A?
2 −3

5 1
A. .
2 1

−2 5
B. .
1 2

1 −3
C. .
1 2

1 5
D. .
1 −2

1 2 −1 0
3. Let A = . Find a matrix P such that P −1 AP = .
2 1 0 3

1 1
A. P = .
1 1

3 1
B. P = .
1 1

−1 1
C. P = .
1 1

1 −1
D. P = .
1 1
 
1 0 0

3 5
4. Let A = and B = 0 2 0. Which statement is TRUE?

1 −1
0 0 3
A. A is not diagonalizable.
B. A and B are diagonalizable.
13 DIAGONALIZE A MATRIX 49
C. A is diagonalizable and B is not diagonalizable.
D. A and B are not diagonalizable.

1 0
5. Let M = , (m ∈ R). Which statement is TRUE?
m 0
A. M is diagonalizable if and only if m = 0.
B. M is not diagonalizable if and only if m = 0.
C. M is diagonalizable for all m.
D. M has only one eigenvalue.

 
1 1 a
6. Let M = 0 2 b  , (a, b ∈ R). Which statement is TRUE?
0 0 3
A. M is diagonalizable if and only if a = b = 0.
B. M is not diagonalizable if and only if a = 0.
C. M is diagonalizable where a, b are arbitrary.
D. M is not diagonalizable for all a, b.

 
0 1 m
7. Let M = 0 1 0  , (m ∈ R). Which statement is TRUE?

0 0 1
C. M is diagonalizable where m is arbitrary.
D. M is not diagonalizable for all m.

 
0 1 1
8. Let M = 0 1 m , (m ∈ R). Which statement is TRUE?

0 0 1
C. M is diagonalizable where m is arbitrary.
D. M is not diagonalizable for all m.
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FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY

PhD. QUANG DANG-LE

Ho Chi Minh city - 2023

PhD. QUANG DANG-LE

Ho Chi Minh city - 2023

1. MATRICES AND OPERATIONS

3. Let A is a 2 × 3 matrix and B is a 3 × 2 matrix. Which statement is NOT

A. There exists A.B.

1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 3

1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 4

1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 5

1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 6

1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 7

D. A does not exist.

1 MATRICES AND OPERATIONS 8

3. Let A is a 4-square matrix such that |A| = 3. The determinant of −A is

8. Which is the matrix with determinant 1?

D. |A| does not exist.

3. THE INVERSE MATRIX

3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 14

3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 15

10. Which matrix does NOT have an inverse matrix?

3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 16

3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 17

3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 18

3 THE INVERSE MATRIX 19

B. A has an inverse matrix.

C. There is no value for k to satisfy it.

A. det(A) > 0 when m ̸= 0.

C. A has an inverse matrix for all m.

D. A has an inverse matrix when m = 2.

D. There is no value for m to satisfy it.

5. SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM

D. x1 = 8 − 5α, x2 = 5 − 3α, x3 = α ∀α.

5 SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM 23

A. (a, b, −2a, −2b + 1, a) ∀a, b.

B. (2 + 3a − 5b − 6c, a, b, 6b − 5a + 9c, c) ∀a, b, c.

C. (a, −5a + b + 4, b, −2b, a − 2b) ∀a, b.

D. (a, 4 − 3a − 3b − 2c, b, c, a − 2b + 1) ∀a, b, c.

A. The system does not have solution.

B. (a, b, a, −2b) ∀a, b.

A. The system does not have solution.

5 SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM 24

D. The system does not have solution.

B. x = 1 − 2α, y = 2 − 3α, z = α, ∀α.

D. x = −1 − 2α, y = −6 − 3α, z = α, ∀α.

12. Which system has trivial solution?

A. (2) and (3).

B. (1),(2) and (3).

C. (1) and (2).

5 SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM 25

A. It has an unique solution.

B. It does not have solution.

C. It has only 2 solutions.

D. It has infinite solutions .

A. The set of its solution is {(3a, −a, 2a), ∀a}.

B. It has only trivial solution.

C. The set of its solution is {(2a, −a, a), ∀a}.

D. It has only one solution (−2, 1, −1) .

5 SOLVE GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEM 26

6. SOLVE LINEAR SYSTEM WITH PARAMETERS

A. It has non-trivial solution when m = 3n.

B. It has an unique solution when m = 3n.

C. It has infinite solutions when m ̸= 3n.