University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

Main Campus
Final Term Examination – Fall 2023
SUBJECTIVE
Degree Program: B.Sc. Computer Science Session: 2022 (3rd Semester)
Course Title: Linear Algebra (MA-234) Time Allowed: 1 hr 30 min
Teacher’s Name: Dr. M. Shabbir Max Marks: 40

Attempt all questions

Q.1) [Clo 1] 10 marks

Q.2) Use the Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization process to transform the given basis for a
subspace of R4 into an orthonormal basis for the subspace. Use the Euclidean inner product
for R4 for the set of vectors given below:

S = {(1, 2, −1, 0), (2, 2, 0, 1), (1, 1, −1, 0)} .

Q.3) [Clo 2] (5+10+15) marks

(a) Let T : R3 → R3 be a transformation such that

T (x, y, z) = (x + y, x − y, z).

Show that T is a linear transformation.

(b) The linear transformation is defined by T (→
−
x ) = A(→
−
x ), where
 4 −4 2 
9 9 9
 −4 4 −2 
A= 9 9 9 
.
2 −2 1
9 9 9

Find (i) ker(T ), (ii) nullity (T ), (iii) range (T ) and (iv) rank (T ).
(c) For the given matrix A
 
0 10 10
A = 10 5 0  ,
10 0 −5

(i) show that A is orthogonally diagonalizable,

(ii) find an orthogonal matrix P such that P T AP diagonalizes A and
(iii) verify that P T AP gives the proper diagonal form.