Linear Algebra, Fall 2023

Homework Makeup Assignment

Due date: December 15, 2023

Exercises 1.1
Exercise 1 Solve the following linear systems for x and y using the method of elimination.

−2x + 3y = 4 −9x + 5y = 7 2x + 2y = 12
(a) (b) (c)
−x + y = 1 12x − 7y = −8 5x + y = 15

π
! !
−2π
Exercise 2 Evaluate the following for vectors u = and v = .
5 4
(a) u + v (b) u·v (c) 1
2π u · −πv

   
1 4 6 3 !
−1 1 −1
Exercise 3 Let A = 2 5, B = 5 2, and C = . Determine the following if possible:
  
−1 1 −1
3 6 4 1
   

(a) AC
(b) BC
(c) AC + BC
(d) (A + B)C
(e) C(A + B)
(f) AO3,2 + BO3,2
Note: Om,n is a zero matrix with m rows and n columns.

Exercise 4 Determine if A and B are row equivalent for the following matrices:
   
1 2 3 9 8 7
(a) A = 4 5 6, B = 6 5 4
   
7 8 9 3 2 1
   

1
    
2 4
Exercise 5 Let u = 3 and v = 2. Evaluate the following:
   
6 4
   

(a) u · v
(b) v·u
(c) u · u
(d) v·v
(e) ||u||
(f) ||v||
(g) d(u, v) (where d(u, v) denotes the distance between vectors u and v)

Exercise 6 Show that the set V = {(x, y) | x + y = 0} is a Vector Space.

Hint: you need to prove that the 10 axioms of a Vector Space are satisfied for this specific set of vectors.
!! !
x 2y
Exercise 7 Consider the transformation T : R2 → R2 defined by T = .
y 0
(a) What is the domain of T ? And the codomain?
(b) Compute T (u) for the following vectors u:
!
5
(a) u =
3
!
7
(b) u =
0
!
(1/6)
(c) u =
1
!
0
(d) u =
0
(c) Is T a linear transformation?

Exercise 8 Consider the transformation: T : V → W, where V = R2 , W = R3 , and

 
!!  x 
x
=  x − 2y .
 
T
y
y
 

(a) Is T injective?
(b) Is T surjective? Hint: you can use the rank-nullity theorem to compute rank(T ).
(c) Provide an example of a vector that is in the codomain but not in range(T ).
 
9
(d) Consider the transformed vector w = 3. Can you revert the transformation and find the vector v ∈ R2
 
3
 
such that T (v) = w?
(e) Is T invertible?

2
Exercise 9 Recall the transformations that we studied in Exercise 3 Homework Week 9 defined by:
!
−1 0
(a) A =
0 1
!
1 0
(b) B =
0 2
(c) C = AB
(i) Compute the determinant of each of these transformations.
(ii) What can you say about the area scale factor of each transformation? Write your answer in terms of the
determinant and relate to the picture of the resulting triangle that you drew in Exercise 3 Week 9.
(iii) Which of these transformations are invertible? What is their inverse?
!
3 1
Exercise 10 Consider the matrix A = .
1 3
(i) Write down the characteristic equation for this matrix.
(ii) What are the eigenvalues of A?
(iii) What are the eigenvectors belonging to each eigenvalue?
(iv) What are the eigenspaces belonging to each eigenvalue?
(v) Determine a basis for each of these eigenspaces.
(vi) Use the eigenvalues to compute the determinant of A.
(vii) Use the eigenvalues to determine whether A is invertible. If so, provide the eigenvalues and eigenvectors
of A−1 .
(viii) What are the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of A111 ?