FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
1
Solution
1 0 3 1 0 0
2 4 14 0 1 0
1 2 8 0 0 1
1 0 3 1 0 0
0 4 8 2 1 0
0 2 11 1 0 1
1 0 3
1
0 0 1 0 3
1
0 0
0 1 2 1/ 2 1/ 4 0 0 1 2 1/ 2 1/ 4 0
0 2 11 1
0 1 0 0 15 0
1/ 2 1
1 0 3 1
0
0 1 0 0 1
1/10 1/ 5
0 0 1 0 1/ 2 11/ 60 2 /15
0 1 2 1/ 2 1/ 4
0 0 1 0
1/ 30 1/15 0 0 1 0
1/ 30 1/15
1/10 1/ 5 2
1
13 / 5
1/ 2 11/ 60 2 /15 8 13 / 5
0
1/ 5
1/ 30 1/15 1
det(A) 3(4 7) 0 4(7 2) 9 36 45
det(B) 0 5(14 3) 1(2 0) 55 2 57
(b)
det 2AB 1 2 3 det(A) det(B 1 )
(c)
1 2 1
1 2 1
1 1 1
A1 2 0
4 , A 2 3 2 4 , A 3 3 0 2
1 7 1
1 7 2
1 1 2
8 det(A) 8(45)
360
det(B)
57
57
det A1 2 4 7 0 4 7 2 6 36 42
det(A 2 ) 1(4 4) 1(6 4) 1(3 2) 0 2 1 3
det(A 3 ) 3(2 7) 0 2(7 2) 27 18 9
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SEMESTER: 3
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
Solution
42 14
x1 45 15
3
1
x x2
45 15
x3
9 1
45 5
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
Solution
A1
1 4 3 1 4 3
20 3 1 5 17 1 5
171 23
4 3 92 69 14 9
A1 23
1 5 23 115 3 11
QL
YR
MS
XC
17
12
25
18
13
19
24
3
14 9 17
3 11 12
346
183
8
1
14 9 25
3 11 18
512
273
18
13
R
M
14 9 13
3 11 19
353
248
15
14
O
N
14 9 24
3 11 3
363 25
105 1
Y
A
H
A
HARMONY
A is a dummy letter
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
4
Solution
Let W { A M nxn : AB BA for a fixed B}
A W such that AB BA,
C W such that CB BC ,
(a)
(a)
Condition 1:
( A C ) B AB CB BA BC B( A C )
A C W
1.
Condition 2:
k ,
(kA) B k ( AB) k ( BA) B(kA)
kA W
Hence W is a subspace of M nxn
(b)
11
1
1 0
AX 0 : k1 1 k2 2 k3 3 0
1
3
6 0
1 1 1
det( A) 1 2 3
1 3 6
=
2 3 1 3 1 2
1 0
3 6 1 6 1 3
Theorem of ES: det (A) 0 implies AX=0 has only trivial solutions.
Thus the set forms a linearly independent set.
Since n = dim (R3 ) =3 = r , S forms a basis for R3
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
5
(a)
Solution
(i)
Basis for row space: (1, 1, 3, 2),(0, 0,1, 3 4)
(ii)
Basis for column space: (1, 2, 1) , (3, 2, 5)
(iii)
1 1 3 2 0
AX 0 0 0 1 3 4 0
0 0 0
0
0
x3 43 x4 0; Let x4 t
x3 34 t
x1 x2 3x3 2 x4 0; Let x2 s
x1 s 3
3
t
4
x1 s
x
2 s
x3 34 t
x4 t
2t s
1t
4
1 t
4
1 s 0
0
3
4
0
1
1
4
Basis for nullspace: (1, 1, 0, 0)T , ( 14 , 0, 34 , 1)T
(b)
(iv)
Dimension (A) = 2
(v)
Rank (A) = 2
(vi)
Nullity (A) = 4 2 = 2
(a)
Basis vectors: v1, v3
k1v1 k2v3 v2
1 3 1
0 1 0 k 0, k 3k 1 k 1
2
1
2
1
0 0 0
v2 v1
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SEMESTER: 3
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
Solution
k1v1 k2v3 v4
1 3 2
0 1 3 4 k 3 4, k 3k 2 k 1 4
2
1
2
1
0 0
0
v4 14 v1 43 v3
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
Solution
T1 p2 p1 and
T2 q2 q1
p1 : a counter-clockwise rotation about the positive y axis through an
cos 60
angle of 600, 0
sin 60
p2 :
q1 :
q2 :
0 sin 60 1/ 2
0
1
0 0
1
0 cos 60 3 / 2 0
3 / 2
0
1/ 2
0 0 0
an orthogonal projection on the yz plane , 0 1 0
0 0 1
1 0 0
a reflection across the xy-plane, 0 1 0
0 0 1
0
1 2 0
a contraction of 1/2, 0 1 2 0
0
0 1 2
0
0 0 0 1/ 2
T1 0 1 0 0
1
0 0 1 3 / 2 0
0
1 2 0
T2 0 1 2 0
0
0 1 2
3 / 2 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
1/ 2 3 / 2 0 1/ 2
0
1 0 0 1 2 0
0 1 0 0 1 2
0
0 0 1 0
0 1 2
T T2 T1
0
1 2 0
0 12
0
0 1 2
0
0
0 0 0
0
0
1 0 0
12
0
0
3 / 2 0 1/ 2 3 / 4 0 1 4
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION & MARKING SCHEME
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SEMESTER:
EXAMINER: NR, FAR, SB, ZAR, GSM, BVWN, MSS
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
7
(a)
Solution
1
1
1
I A = 3 3 1
3
5
3
det I A 3 2 4 4 0
(b)
1 2
2 1
3 2
(c)
1 2,
3 1
3 1
3 5
x3 t ,
1 3 1 1 1 1/ 3 1/ 3
1 0 0 0 0
1
1
5 0 4 4 0
0
0
x2 t , x1 0
x1 0
x 1 t
2
x3 1
0
a basis 1
1
1 1,
0 1
3 4
3 5
x3 t ,
1 3 5 2 3 5 2 1 5 / 3 2 / 3
1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0
1
1
2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
0
0
x2 t , x1 1
x1 1
x 1 t
2
x3 1
1
a basis 1
1
1 2,
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SEMESTER: 3
SESSION: 2015/16
No.
Solution
1 1
3 5
3 5
x3 t ,
1 1 1 1 1 1
1
1 0 8 4 0 1 1/ 2
1 0 8 4 0 0
0
x2 t / 2, x1 t / 2
x1 1/ 2
x 1/ 2 t
2
x3 1
(d)
1/ 2
a basis 1/ 2
1
0 1 1/ 2
P = 1 1 1/ 2
1 1 1
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
8
Solution
(a)
(i)
(ii)
35 2 2 1 2 30 4 34
3 5 2 2 1 2
2
27 18
9
3
(iii)
3 2
2
2 2 12 8
4
2
(b)
u1 = v1 1,1,0
v2 u2
u 2 , v1
v1
v1
7, 4, 2
3
2
1,1, 0
11 11
, ,2
2 2
1
11,11, 4
2
Let v 2 11,11, 4 ,
v 3 u3
u3 , v1
v1
3, 0, 1
v1
3
2
u3 , v 2
v2
v2
1,1, 0
29
258
11,11, 4
71
34 34
,
,
129 129 129
1
34,34, 71
129
Let v3 34,34, 71
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FINAL EXAM SOLUTION
SEMESTER: 3
SUBJECT: LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 253)
SESSION: 2015/16
q1
1,1, 0 ,
2
q2
11,11, 4 ,
258
q3
34,34, 71
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