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    MTH 102: Linear Algebra

    Department of Mathematics and Statistics Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur

    Problem Set 1

    Problems marked (T) are for discussions in Tutorial sessions.

    1. If A is an m × n matrix, B is an n × p matrix and D is a p × s matrix, then show that


    A(BD) = (AB)D (Associativity holds).

    2. If A is an m × n matrix, B and C are n × p matrices and D is a p × s matrix, then show that

    (a) A(B + C) = AB + AC (Distributive law holds).


    (b) (B + C)D = BD + CD (Distributive law holds).
       
    x x
    3. (T) Let A and B be 2 × 2 real matrices such that A =B for all (x, y) ∈ R2 . Prove that
    y y
    A = B.

    4. Let A and B be m × n real matrices such that Ax = Bx for all x ∈ Rn . Then, A = B

    5. (A + B)∗ = A∗ + B ∗ and (AB)∗ = B ∗ A∗ whenever A + B and AB are defined.

    6. Let A ∈ Mn (C). Then A = S + T , where S ∗ = S (Hermitian matrix) and T ∗ = −T (skew-


    Hermitian matrix).

    7. Give examples of 3 × 3 non zero matrices A and B such that A2 = 0 and B 3 = B.

    8. Show by an example that if AB 6= BA then (A + B)2 = A2 + 2AB + B 2 need not hold.

    9. Let A, B ∈ Mn (C) be invertible matrices. Then (AB)−1 = B −1 A−1 .

    10. Let A ∈ Mn (C) be a nilpotent matrix. Then show that I + A is invertible.


    n
    P
    11. (T) Let A, B ∈ Mn (C). Define Tr (A) = aii . Then show that Tr (AB) = Tr (BA). Hence
    i=1
    or otherwise, show that if A is invertible then Tr (ABA−1 ) = Tr (B). Furthermore, show that
    there do not exist matrices A and B such that AB − BA = cI, for any c 6= 0.

    12. Let A ∈ Mn (C). If AA∗ = 0 then show that A = 0.

    13. (T) The parabola y = a + bx + cx2 goes through the points (x, y) = (1, 4), (2, 8) and (3, 14).
    Find and solve a matrix equation for the unknowns (a, b, c).

    14. (T) Let J = 11∗ . Then each entry of J equals 1. Determine condition(s) on a and b such that
    bJ + (a − b)In is invertible. Find α and β in terms of a and b such that the inverse has the form
    αJ + βI.

    15. (T) Let x ∈ M3,1 (R). Then find y, z ∈ M3,1 (R) such that xT y = 0 and xT z = 0.

    16. (T) Let A be an upper triangular matrix. If AA∗ = AA∗ then A is a diagonal matrix.

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