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1. Check whether
the following
sets forms a group with respect to matrix multiplication:
a b 2 2
(i) G = : a, b ∈ R, a + b = 1 ;
−b a
a b
(ii) G = GL(2, R) = : a, b, c, d ∈ R, ad − bc 6= 0 ;
c d
a b
(iii) G = SL(2, R) = : a, b, c, d ∈ R, ad − bc = 1 ;
c d
a b
(iv) G = : a, b ∈ Q, (a, b) 6= (0, 0) ;
2b a
a a
(v) G = : a ∈ R \ {0}
a a
2. Check whether the set G = {z ∈ C : |z| = 1} forms a group with respect to multiplication.
3. Let X be a non empty set. Check whether the power set P(X) is a group with respect to the
composition ∗ defined by (i ) A ∗ B = A ∩ B and (ii ) A ∗ B = A ∪ B for A, B ∈ P(X).
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Mathematics-II (MAC02) Problem Set
Vector Space
(ii) S = (x, y, z) ∈ R3 : y = z = 0 ;
(iii) S = (x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x = z = 0 ;
(iv) S = (x, y, z) ∈ R3 : xy = z ;
(v) S = (x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x + y + z = 0 ;
(vi) S = (x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x + 2y − z = 0, 2x − y + z = 0 .
(x, y, z,w) ∈ R4 : x + 2y − z = 0,
(iii) S = 2x + y + w = 0
a b
(iv) S = ∈ M2×2 (R) : a + b = 0 ;
c d
a b
(v) S = ∈ M2×2 (R) : a = d = 0 ;
c d
(vi) S is the set of all 2 × 2 real diagonal matrices;
(vii) S is the set of all 2 × 2 real symmetric matrices;
(viii) S is the set of all 2 × 2 real skew-symmetric matrices;
10. Show that the set C of all complex numbers forms a vector space over the field R. What is the
dimension of C over R?
2
11. Find the rank of the following matrices by using elementary row operations:
1 2 3 0 1 2 −1 4
1 4 5 1 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 4
(i) 2 6 8 , (ii) 3 9 12 3, (iii) 3 2 1 3, (iv) 1
.
2 3 4
3 7 22 1 3 4 1
6 8 7 5 −1 −2 6 −7
12. Reduce the matrix to normal form and find its rank:
1 0 2 3 2 4 1 0
(i) 2 0 4 6, (ii) 1 2 0 3.
3 0 7 2 3 6 2 5
1 2 3 1
13. Find all values of x for which the rank of the matrix A is 2, where 2 5 3 x
1 1 6 1+x
x 1 1 1
1 x 1 1
14. Find all values of x for which the rank of the matrix A is less than 4, where 1 1 x 1
1 1 1 x
15. Use elementary row operations on A to obtain A−1 where A is
2 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 −1
(i) 4 3 0 (ii) 0 1 2 (iii) 0 2 1
6 4 1 0 0 1 5 2 −3
16. Solve, if possible, the following system of equations
(i) x + y + 3z = 0, 2x + y + z = 0, 3x + 2y + 4z = 0
(ii) x + y + z = 1, 2x + y + 2z = 2, 3x + 2y + 3z = 5
(iii) x + 2y + z − 3w = 1, 2x + 4y + 3z + w = 3, 3x + 6y + 4z − 2w = 5
(iv) x + y + z = 9, 2x + 5y + 7z = 52, 2x + y − z = 0,
(v) x − y + 2z = 9, x + 5y + z = 52, −x + y − z = 1,
(vii) 4x + y + 2z = 7, x + y + 7z = 4, 2x + 2y − z = 10,
(viii) x + 2y + z = 9, 2x + y + 7z = 2, 3x + y − z = 5,
(ix) 5x + y + 3z = 5, x − y + z = 5, x + y − z = 0,
(x) x + y + z = 2, x + 5y − 6z = 2, x − y − z = 4.
17. For what values of a the following system of equations is consistent
x − y + z = 1, x + 2y + 4z = a, x + 4y + 6z = a2 .
18. Determine the conditions for which the following system of equations has (i) only one solution
(ii) no solution (iii) many solutions
x + 2y + z = 1, 2x + y + 3z = b, x + ay + 3z = b + 1.
19. Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of the following matrices.
2 0 0 2 2 1 2 −1 1
1 −i
(i) 0 3 0
(ii) 1 3 1
(iii) −1 2 −1
(iv)
i 1
0 0 5 1 2 2 1 −1 2
20. Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem for the matrix A and then use it to find A−1 .
1 0 0 1 2 1
(i) 1 2 1 (ii) 1 −1 1
2 3 2 2 3 −1
3
21. Use Cayley-Hamilton
theorem to find A100 and also find the eigen values of A100 where
1 0 0
A = 1 0 1
0 1 0
22. Diagonalize the following matrices.
3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 −1 1
(i) 1 4 1 (ii) 1 1 1 (iii) 1 3 1 (iv) −1 2 −1
−2 −4 −1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 −1 2
23. Show that the the following matrices are not diagonalizable.
3 1 1 2 2 1
(i) 4 3 1 (ii) 1 3 1
0 0 1 2 1 2