MATB24, Mock Midterm 1

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Part A: Quick Answer – marks
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A1. Let V = v1 + v2 and dim(V ) = 3, dim(V1 ) = 2 and dim(V2 ) = 2. What is the

dim(V1 ∩ V2 )?

A2. Let T ∈ L(V, W ), where V and W are both finite vector spaces. True or False,
if we can show that T is onto, then T is invertable.

A3. Let T (x1 , x2 ) = (x2 , x1 ). Let α1 = (1, 5). If β = {e2 , e1 }, what is [T α1 ]β ?

A4. Let V be the vector space of real polynomials of degree at most n. Let T be
the integration operator, which is defined below. Provide a counter example to show
that T ∈/ L(V ).
Zx
(T f )(x) = f (t)dt
0
A5. Let V be a vector space. True or False, a basis always exists for V .

A6. What is the geometric representation of T (x1 , x2 ) = (x2 , x1 )?

A7. If T is a linear functional, what can the rank(T ) be?

A8. Let V1 and V2 be a subspace of V . True or False, if all the basis vectors of V1
are each linearly independent to the set V2 , then V1 + V2 is a direct sum.

A9. Is f (x) = sin(x) a linear transformation over the real numbers?

A10. Let (Z15 , +, ×) be a ring with the normal addition and multiplication operators.
Is the additive subgroup {0, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12} principal idea? Why or why not?
Part B: Long Answer
Please write your answer in the space provided. Show your work, as this will make
up an important part of your mark.

B1. Determine if the following transformations T : R2 → R2 are linear.

(a) T (x1 , x2 ) = (1 − x1 , x2 ), for all x1 , x2 ∈ R.

(b) T (x1 , x2 ) = (x1 − 3x2 , x2 + x1 ), for all x1 , x2 ∈ R.

B2. Consider the following set of vectors in (Z2 )3 and (Z2 )2 .
α1 = (1, 0, 1) β1 = (1, 1)

α2 = (1, 1, 1) β2 = (1, 0)

α3 = (0, 1, 0) β3 = (0, 1)
Can a linear transformation T ∈ L((Z2 )3 , (Z2 )2 ) such that T αi = βi , for 1 ⩽ i ⩽ 3?
B3. Let T : R3 → R3 be the linear operator defined by

T (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (3x1 , x1 − x2 , 2x1 + x2 + x3 )

(a) Find the matrix representaion A = [T ]β , where β = {e1 , e2 , e3 } is the

standard basis.

(b) For the matrix A in part (a), show that (A2 − I)(A − 3I) = 0.

(c) Let β ′ = {(1, 1, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1)}. Use the change of basis matrix and
your result from (a)
 to determine
 [T ]β ′ .
 1 0 0 
 
(Note that P −1 =  −1 1 0 ).

 
0 0 1
B4. Let T : C2 → C2 be the linear operator on C2 defined by T (z1 , z2 ) = (z2 , z1 + z2 ),
for z1 , z2 ∈ C. Let β = {e1 , e2 } be the standard ordered basis for C2 , and let
β ′ = {α1 , α2 } be the ordered basis for C2 , where α1 = (2, 3i) and α2 = (2i, −1).

(a) Solve for the matrix representation of T relative to the ordered bases β ′ , β.

(b) Solve for the matrix representation of T relative to the ordered bases β, β ′ .
B5. In R3 , let α1 = (1, 0, 1), α2 = (0, 1, −2), and α3 = (−1, −1, 0).

(a) If f is a linear functional on R3 such that

f (α1 ) = 1 f (α2 ) = −1 f (α3 ) = 3.

If α = (a, b, c), then find f (α).

(b) Describe explicitly a linear functional F on R3 such that

f (α1 ) = f (α2 ) = 0 and f (α3 ) ̸= 0.

B6. Let T : R3 → R3 be the linear operator defined by

T (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (x1 , x3 , −2x2 − x3 ).

(a) Find the matrix representation A = [T ]β , where β = {e1 , e2 , e3 } is the

standard basis.

(b) Let f (x) = −x3 + 2. Find the matrix f (A), and then use it to find the
coordinates of f (T )(x1 , x2 , x3 ).
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