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EE 5150: Mathematical Methods For Signal Processing Quiz I - Sep/06/2012

This document summarizes a quiz for the course EE 5150: Mathematical Methods for Signal Processing. The quiz contains three main questions. Question 1 has four parts asking whether linear algebra statements are true or false. Question 2 involves matrix operations including finding the column space and null space of a given matrix. Question 3 has three parts involving subspaces, matrix ranks, and the rank of a matrix constructed from an outer product.

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EE 5150: Mathematical Methods For Signal Processing Quiz I - Sep/06/2012

This document summarizes a quiz for the course EE 5150: Mathematical Methods for Signal Processing. The quiz contains three main questions. Question 1 has four parts asking whether linear algebra statements are true or false. Question 2 involves matrix operations including finding the column space and null space of a given matrix. Question 3 has three parts involving subspaces, matrix ranks, and the rank of a matrix constructed from an outer product.

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EE 5150: Mathematical Methods for Signal Processing Quiz I - Sep/06/2012

1. Say if the following statements are true or false and provide an explanation. (a) If vectors {u1 , u2 , u3 } are linearly dependent, then there always exists scalars a, b such that u1 = au2 + bu3 . [1 pt] (b) All the vectors connecting origin to the points on the line y = 2x + 1 is a subspace of R2 . [1 pt] (c) If {u1 , u2 , u3 } is a basis for vector space V then {u1 + u3 , 3u2 , u1 u3 } is also a basis for V . [2 pts] (d) If the matrix A of size m n has rank m then (irrespective of n) solution always exists for the equation Ax = b for any vector b of suitable size. [2 pts] 1 2 7 3 1 3 . 2. Consider the matrix A = 2 1 1 1 8 6 (a) Find a basis for column space of A. [2 pts] (b) Find a basis for null space of A. [2 pts] 1 (c) If b = 3 , check if solution exists for Ax = b. If so, nd a solution. [2 pts] 4 3. (a) Let V be a vector space. Let {u1 , , um } be some arbitrary vectors in V . Let {i,j : i = 1 to n and j = 1 to m} be some arbitrary scalars. Consider the vectors wi s generated as
m

wi =
j =1

i,j uj ,

for i = 1 to n

Show that span{w1 , , wn } is a subspace of span{u1 , , um }. [3 pts] (b) For two matrices (with size given in subscript) Amn and B np , consider the product C = AB . Prove that rank(C ) min{rank(A), rank(B )}. [3 pts] Hint: Result from part (a) may be useful. (c) Let u be a non-zero n 1 vector in Rn . Consider the n n matrix C = u ut where ()t denotes transpose operation. What is the rank of C ? [2 pts] Hint: Result from part (b) may be useful.

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