Mathematics for Engineering

Assignment 1

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   
1 2 1 4 1 1
1. Let A = 2 1 2 and B = −4 2 0. What is the (1, 2)−entry of the matrix AB − BA?
1 2 3 1 2 1
(a) -4 (b) 2 (c) -2 (d) 1
 
  4 2 1
1 2 0 1 
2 3 2
2. The (2,3)-entry of the product 0 2 5 1 

5 1
 is
0
4 −1 2 3
0 4 3
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 7

3. If ABC can be formed and A is 4 × 4, C is 7 × 7. What is the size of B?

(a) 4 × 7 (b) 4 × 4 (c) 7 × 4 (d) 7 × 7
 
−1 3
4. If A is a 2 × 2 invertible matrix and (3A)−1 = , what is the (1, 1)−entry of A?
4 5
(a) -5/51 (b) -25/3 (c) 5/21 (d) 5/3

5. If an n × n matrix A satisfies A2 − 6A + 5In = 0, then A−1

(a) does not exist (b) is (6In − A)/5 (c) (A − 6In )/5 (d) exists only if n < 6

6. Let A be an arbitrary square matrix. Which of the following matrices are symmetric:

(i) A + AT
(ii) A + 2AT

(a) (i) (b) (ii)

(c) (i) and (ii) (d) None of the other choices is correct
   
x 2 1 9 2z −y
7. Given that 3 = . Find t + s.
0 z y 0 t s
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 12
 
a 1 b b 0
8. Find all a, b, c such that the following matrix is in reduced row-echelon form: 0 0 0 1 1.
0 0 0 0 c
(a) (1, 0, 0) (b) (0, 0, 0) and (1, 0, 0)(c) (0, 0, 1) (d) (1, 0, 0) and (0, 0, 1)

1
    
1 2 −1 2
9. Let A = and B = . Solve AXB = BA, where X is a matrix
1 3 2 −3
   
59 32 27 −16
(a) X = I (b) X = (c) X = (d) None of the others
−24 −13 −32 19
 
0 1 1
10. Find rank of 0 2 3
1 2 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
11. Which of the following statements are true for invertible n × n matrices A, B, and C?

(i) (A + B)−1 = A−1 + B −1 (iv) (A + B)2 = A2 + 2AB + B 2

(ii) (ABC)−1 = C −1 B −1 A−1 (v) (A + C)(A − C) = A2 − C 2
(iii) A2 B 2 = (AB)2

(a) (ii) and (v) (b) (ii) and (iii) only (c) (i) and (iv) only (d) (ii) only
 
−1 4 5
12. Given that rank of the matrix  2 3 −2 is 2, what is a?
3 10 a
(a) -1 (b) 1/2 (c) 0 (d) 1
13. Let A be a 3 × 5 matrix. Choose correct statements
(i) A can have rank 3
(ii) A can have rank 5
(iii) A can have linearly independent rows
(iv) A can have linearly independent columns
(a) (i) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iv)
14. Let T : R4 −→ R3 be a linear transformation with T (1, 1, 0, −2) = (2, 3, −1) and T (0, −1, 1, 1) =
(5, 0, 1). Find T (1, 3, −2, −4).
(a) (7, 3, 0) (b) (1, −6, 3) (c) (−8, 3, −3)
(d) None of the others
 
2 2 1 2
15. Let T : R → R be a linear transformation such that the matrix of T is . Find T (3, 2).
−1 3
(a) (7,3) (b) (8,4) (c) (3,2) (d) (4,3)
16. Find all values of m for which the following system of equations has nontrivial solutions:

 x − 2y + z =0
x + my − 3z =0
−x + 6y − 5z =0


(a) m = 2 (b) m = −2 (c) m 6= −2 (d) m 6= 2

17. Consider a homogeneous system of 5 linear equations in 6 unknowns. Which of the following is
true?
(a) The system can have no solution
(b) The system has between 0 and 5 solutions
(c) The system always has infinitely many solutions
(d) The system has only the trivial solution

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18. Let A be the augmented matrix of a homogeneous of 3 equations in 6 variables. If rank(A) = 1,
how many solutions and how many parameters does this system have?
(a) Infinitely many solutions and 3 parameters(b) Infinitely many solutions and 2 parameters
(c) Infinitely many solutions and 5 parameters(d) Unique solution
 
2 −1 1
19. Consider the matrix A = −4 2 2. If A is the augmented matrix of a system of linear
4 2 3
equations, determine the number of equations and the number of variables.
(a) 3 equations, 3 unknowns (b) 2 equations, 3 unknowns
(c) 2 equations, 2 unknowns (d) 3 equations, 2 unknowns

 x+y−z =1
20. Find all values m such that the system of equations x + 2y + mz = 0 has exactly one solution
2x + 3y − 2z = m


(a) m 6= 1 (b) m 6= 2 (c) m 6= −1 (d) m = −1


x + ty = 0
21. Find all values of t such that the system tx + y = 2 is consistent.
x+y =1


(a) t = 1 (b) t = −1 (c) t 6= 1 (d) Does not exist

22. Find all values of m such that the following system has no solution

 x − 2y + z = 0
x + y + 3z = 1
2x − y + 4z = m


(a) m = 1 (b) Any number (c) m 6= 1 (d) m = 0


3x + y = 9
23. Solve the system of linear equations:
x−y =3
(a) x = 6, y = 3 (b) x = 0, y = −3 (c) x = 3, y = 0 (d) x = 1, y = 1
 
1 1 1
24. The (3, 1)−cofactor of 2 3 5 is:
3 0 6
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 9
 
−6 −9 −8
25. Find the second row of the adjugate of the matrix  2 9 6 .
0 1 −1





(a) −17 6 6 (b) 2 6 −20 (c) 2 6 20 (d) 17 6 6
   
a m d  2a + 3d d −m
   
26. Let  b n e  = 10. Find  2b + 3e e −n .
c p f  2c + 3f f −p 
(a) -20 (b) -60 (c) 20 (d) 60
   
a b c −p −q −r
27. If det  p q r  = 2, compute det 2p + a 2q + b 2r + c 
x y z p + 3x q + 3y r + 3z
(a) -6 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) -3

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  
1 ∗ ∗ ∗
0 3 ∗ ∗, where (∗) denotes any real number. Compute det(2A−1 )
28. Let A = 
0 0 5 ∗
0 0 0 7
(a) 2/105 (b) 210 (c) 16/105 (d) None of the others

29. Suppose A and B are 3 × 3 matrix with det A = 2, det B = 5. What is det(2AB)?
(a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 80 (d) 60

30. A is a 4 × 4 matrix with det A = 4. If adj(A) denotes the transpose of the matrix of cofactors of
A, find det(adj(A)).
(a) 16 (b) 1/16 (c) 1/64 (d) 64


0 m −4
31. Find m such that the matrix 2 3 −1 is not invertible.
1 4 1
(a) All number but −20/3 (b) All numbers but 20/3
(c) 20/3 (d) -20/3
 
1 3 1
32. Let A = 0 1 0 . For which values of m is A invertible?
2 −1 m
(a) m = 2 (b) m 6= 2 (c) m = 1 (d) m 6= 1
 
3 −2
33. The characteristic polynomial of A = is
1 0
(a) (x − 2)(x + 1) (b) x2 − 3x + 2
(c) (x + 2)(x + 1) (d) 3x2
 
2 0 1
34. Find the eigenvalues of the matrix  1 1 1.
−12 11 4
(a) 3; 3; -1 (b) 3; 3; 1 (c) 3; -1; -1 (d) 3; -1; 1
 
1 1 1
35. Given that λ = 1 is an eigenvalues for the matrix A = 0 1 1. Find a set of basic eigenvectors
0 0 0
corresponding to this eigenvalue λ = 1
(a) {(0, 0, 1)} (b) {(1, 0, 0), (0, 0, 1)} (c) {(1, 0, 0)}
(d) {(0, −1, 1)}
 

T 0 2
36. Find all values of a such that a 1 is an eigenvector of matrix A = .
2 0
(a) 1 or 0 (b) -1 or 0 (c) 1 or -1 (d) 2 or -2

37. Which of the following are subspaces of R3 .

(i) U = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x + y 2 − z = 0}
(ii) V = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x + 2y − 3z = 0 and 2x − z = 0}

(a) (ii) (b) (i) and (ii)

(c) (i) (d) None of the other choices is correct

38. Find the value of t for which (4, 6, t) is a linear combination of (1, 3, 1); (2, 8, −1) and (−1, −5, 2).
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 13

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39. Find all values of m such that the set {(1, −1, 2); (3, 0, 1); (−2, m, 1)} is linearly independent
(a) m = 1 (b) m 6= −1 (c) m = 3 (d) m = −1
40. Let {u, v, w} be independent. Which of the following sets are independent?
(i) {u, v − w, w}
(ii) {u, u − v, u + v, w}
(a) (i) (b) (ii)
(c) (i) and (ii) (d) None of the other choices is correct
41. Find m such that the set {(2, m, 1); (m, 0, 0); (1, 1, m)} is a basis of R3 .
(a) m 6= 0 (b) m 6= ±1 (c) m 6= 1 (d) m ∈ R \ {0, 1, −1}
42. Find the dimension of U = span {(1, 2, −1); (3, 1, 1); (−1, 2, 0); (0, 1, 1)}
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
43. Let V = span {(1, 2, 3, 4); (3, 2, 5, 1); (2, 1, 0, 1)}. Find all t such that (1, 2, t, 3) ∈ V .
(a) 9 (b) 1 (c) -3 (d) 27/5
44. Which condition on the numbers a, b, c is the vector (a, b, c) ∈ span {(1, 0, 2), (1, 2, 8)}
(a) c = 2a + 3b (b) c = −2a − 3b (c) c = 2a − 3b (d) c = −2a + 3b
45. Find a basis for the subspace U = {(x, y, z) : x + 2y + 3z = 0}
(a) (−2, −1, 0) and (3, 0, 1) (b) (−2, 1, 0) and (−3, 0, 1)
(c) (2, 1, 0) and (−3, 0, 1) (d) (−2, −1, 0) and (−3, 0, −1)
46. Let U = {(a, b, c, d)|3a − 5b = 0, b + c + d = 0} be a subspace of R4 . Find the dimension of U
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
47. Let U = {(x, y, z)|2x − y + z = 0} be a subspace of R3 . Which of the following statements are
true?
(i) U = span {(1, 0, −2), (0, 1, 1)}
(ii) U = span {(1, 2, 0)}
(a) (i) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) (d) None
48. Let u = (1, 1, 1), v = (1, 2, 3), w = (1, 3, 7) and x = (0, −3, −10). Which of the following
statements is true?
(i) {u, v, w, x} is linearly dependent.
(ii) dim(span {u, v, w, x}) = 3.
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) Both is true (d) None is true
49. Which one of the following is a basis for the subspace of R3 defined by G = {(x, y, z) : 2x − y + 3z = 0}?
(a) {(1, 0, 0); (1, 2, 0)} (b) {(1, 2, 0)}
(c) {(1, 0, 0); (0, 1, 0); (0, 0, 1)} (d) {(1, 2, 0); (0, 3, 1)}

T
50. Find all a b c d in R4 such that the given set is orthogonal.
n
T
T
T
T o
1 2 1 0 , 1 −1 1 3 , 2 −1 0 −1 , a b c d
       
s 2s + t s + 2t 4s
 s  s − 3t −s − t 4s − t
(a)  
−3s (b) 
 s 
 (c) 
 s 
 (d) 
 s 


s t t t

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