UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF HANOI

SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION 2022-2022

MAT1.002 – LINEAR ALGEBRA – SET A

March 12, 2022

Duration: 90 minutes

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Test code: LA_02_a

Question1. Let T: R4 → P3 be the linear transformation given by:

T(a,b c,d) = (a + b – c – d)x3 + (2a – b + c)x2 + (–a – 4b + 4c + 3d )

Determine rank(T) and nullity(T).

A. rank(T)=4, nullity(T)=0
B. rank(T)=2, nullity(T)=2
C. rank(T)=1, nullity(T)=3
D. rank(T)=3, nullity(T)=1

Question 2. Consider the following statements:

1) If A is an n x n matrix then the i-th row of which coincides with the i-th
row of the identity matrix of order n, then 1 is an eigenvalue of A.
2) If the square matrix A is singular (i.e. noninvertible), then it has a unique
eigenvalue 0.
 3) If the square matrix A is singular (i.e. noninvertible), then at least one of
its eigenvalues is 0.
4) If an eigenvalue of A is 0, then A is singular (noninvertible).
5) For every square matrix A: A and A T have the same eigenspaces.
6) For every square matrix A: A and A T have the same eigenvalues.
A. 5
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 3. How many distinct real values of parameter m are there such that
2
[
(-1,2,0) is an eigenvector of 𝑚 − 2 − 3 5 − 4 𝑚 + 2 − 10 0 𝑚 − 2𝑚 4 ? ]
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

Question 4. Let T: R3 → R3 be a linear transformation such that

T(1,1,1) = (2,0,-1), T(1,-1,2) = (-3,2,-1) and T(1,0,1) = (1,1,0). Fill in the blank:
T(2,1,0)=…

Question 5. Suppose that the system of linear equations in variables x, y, z with

parameter m

{4𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 18 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 28 5𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑚𝑧 = 4

has no solution. What is sin (4mπ/3) equal to?

A. 0
B. -1/2
C. 3/2
 D. 1

Question 6. The linear transformation T: R 3 → R2 is defined by T(v) = Av, where A

= [1 2 0 2 4 1 ], v ∈ R3.

Which of the following sets is the basis for the range of T (that usually is denoted
by range(T), im(T))?

A. {(1, 2), (0, 2)}

B. {(− 1, − 2)}
C. {(0, 2)}
D. {(1, − 1, 2)}

Question 7. In the space R3 with the usual inner product (the do product), the
orthogonal project of the vector (3,5,7) on the subspace Span {(1, 1, 1), (0, 2, 2)}
is:

A. (3, 6, 6)
B. (3, 12, 12)
C. (-3, 6, 6)
D. (-3, -12, -12)

Question 8. Consider the system of linear equations in variables x, y, z with

parameter m

{𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1 2𝑥 + 7𝑧 = − 3 − 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑚𝑧 = 5

Find all the values of m such that the system has a unique solution.

A. m≠8
B. m≠-10
C. m≠10
D. There is no value of m such that the system has a unique solution.
Question 9. Find the condition(s) for the parameter such that the following system
of linear equations in variables x, y has exactly one solution.

{2𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦 = 3 2𝑚𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 7

A. m=1
B. m≥3
C. m≠1
D. m ≠ ±2

Question 10. Given the matrix M = [1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 ]. Which of the following

statements is true?

A. M has eigenvalues -1 and 2.

B. M has a 2-dimensional eigenspace.
C. The characteristic polynomial of M is φ(λ) = (λ – 2 )2(λ – 1).
D. M is not diagonalizable.

Question 11. Consider the space of all polynomials of degree 2 or less. Find the
coordinate matrix of the vector p(x) = 2x2- 4x + 5 relative to the basis
{𝑥2 − 𝑥, 2𝑥 + 1, 1}.
A. [2 − 1 6 ]
B. [2 − 1/2 3/2 ]
C. [1 2/3 4 ]
D. [2 − 4 5 ]

Question 12. Given the following matrices

[1 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 ], [1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 1 ],
[1 4 − 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 ], [1 3 − 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 − 130 000]
Which of the following statements is true about them?

A. There are 03 matrices in row echelon form, among them there is one in
reduced row echelon form.
B. All the given matrices are in row echelon form.
C. There are 02 matrices in row echelon form, among them there is one in
reduced row echelon form.
D. There are 02 matrices in row echelon form and no matrices in reduced
row echelon form.

Question 13. Given A = [1 − 1 0 0 1 2 2 − 4 − 6 ]. Let B be the matrix

obtained after adding the first row of A to its second row. Fill in the blank: |B5| =
…

Question 14. Given the matrix A = [3 − 1 2 0 ]. Find an invertible matrix P and a

diagonal matrix D such that P –1AP = D.

A. P = [1 1 2 1 ], D = [2 0 0 1 ]
B. P = [1 1 2 1 ], D = [1 0 0 2 ]
C. P = [− 1 1 2 1 ], D = [2 0 0 1 ]
D. P = [− 1 1 2 1 ], D = [− 2 0 0 1 ]

Question 15. Fill a number in the blank: The sum of all the eigenvalues of

[2 0 0 0 3 − 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 − 2 ] is …

Question 16. Let T: Rn → Rm be a linear transformation with the standard matrix A

∈𝑀𝑚,𝑛. Consider the following statements:

1) rank (T) = rank (AAT).

2) rank (T) = rank (ATA).
 3) rank (T) = min (m, n).
4) rank (T) ≤ min (m, n).

How many of the above statements are always true?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 17. Given a square matrix M of order n satisfying 3M3 + 2M2 + 5M + I =

0 (where I is the identity matrix of order n). Which of the following statements is
true?

A. M is singular (i.e. noninvertible)

B. M–1 = -3M2 – 2M – 5I
C. M–1 = 3M2 + 2M +5I
D. M–1 = 3M2 – 2M – 5I

Question 18. Which of the following sets are subspaces of R2?

S = {𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0}, T = {2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 0},

U = {3𝑥 − 𝑦 − 1 = 0},V = {𝑥≥0, 𝑦≥0}.

A. S and T
B. S and V
C. U and V
D. V

Question 19. Which of the following statements does not hold true for all square
matrices A of order n?

A. If A has n distinct eigenvalues, then it is diagonalizable.

 B. If A is diagonalizable, then it has n distinct eigenvalues.
C. A is diagonalizable if it has n linearly independent eigenvectors.
D. A is diagonalizable if there exists an invertible matrix P such that P –1AP
is a diagonal matrix.

Question 20. Denote by P1 the vector space of all polynomials of degree at most 1
1
in variable t. Equip to P1 the inner product given by 〈𝑓. 𝑔〉 = ∫ 𝑓(𝑡)𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡. Let S be
0
the basis of P1 consisting of two vectors v1 = t + 1, v2 = t – 1. Find the basis we get
by applying the Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization process to S.
⎰ 3 1 ⎱
A. (𝑡 + 1), (9𝑡 − 5)
⎱ 7 7 ⎰
⎰ 3 1 ⎱
B. (𝑡 − 1), (9𝑡 − 5)
⎱ 7 7 ⎰
⎰ 3 1 ⎱
C. (𝑡 + 1), (9𝑡 + 5)
⎱ 7 7 ⎰
⎰ 3 1 ⎱
D. (𝑡 − 1), (9𝑡 + 5)
⎱ 7 7 ⎰

Question 21. Given three vectors u1 = (1, 1, 1), u2 = (m, 0, 1), u3 = (2m + 1, m, 2)
in the space R3 with the usual inner product (the dot product). Find the set of all the
values of m such that d(u1, u2) = d(u3,u2).

A. {-4}
B. {4;0}
C. {-4;0}
D. {4}

Question 22. Find the set of all possible values of n such that the following matrix
is NOT invertible.
 [1 𝑛 9 𝑛 2 − 8 2 3 𝑛 ]

A. {-4,1,3}
B. {-2,2}
C. {-2,1,3}
D. {0,1,2}

Question 23. Given the space R3 with the usual inner product (the dot product).
Which of the following sets is an orthonormal basis of the subspace
Span((1,0,1),(0,0,1))?

A. {( 1
2
, 0,
1
2), ( , 0, 1)}
1
2

B. {( , 0), ( , − , 0)}
1 1 1 1
,
2 2 2 2

C. {( ), (− , , 0)}
1 1 1 1
, 0,
2 2 2 2

D. {( ), ( , 0, − )}
1 1 1 1
, 0,
2 2 2 2

[ ]
Question 24. Given the matrix M = 0 1 1 1 1 0 𝑎1 𝑎2 1 𝑎1 0 𝑎3 1 𝑎2 𝑎3 0 , where
a1, a2, a3 are real numbers.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. M is singular (i.e. noninvertible).

2 2 2
B. det(M) = 𝑎1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎3 + 2(𝑎1𝑎2 + 𝑎2𝑎3 + 𝑎1𝑎3).
2 2 2
C. det(M) = 𝑎1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎3 − 2(𝑎1𝑎2 + 𝑎2𝑎3 + 𝑎1𝑎3).
D. M is nonsingular (i.e. invertible)

Question 25. Fill in the blank: The homogeneous system of linear equations in
variables x, y, z with parameter k
{𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 0 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑘𝑧 = 0 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑛 − 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑

Question 26. Given a square matrix A of order n. Among the following statements,
which one is not equivalent to the others?
𝑛
A. The determinant of 𝐴 is not equal to 0.
B. A is an invertible matrix.
C. There exists a square matrix B such that AB = I = BA.
D. The system of linear equations Ax=0 has nontrivial solutions.

Question 27. In R3 consider the inner product given by 〈𝑢, 𝑣〉 =

( ) ( )
𝑢1𝑣1 + 2𝑢2𝑣2 + 𝑢3𝑣3, for every 𝑢 = 𝑢1, 𝑢2, 𝑢3 , 𝑣 = 𝑣1, 𝑣2, 𝑣3 . For a
2
parameter m, consider the vectors 𝑝 = (𝑚 , 2𝑚 + 1, 2), 𝑞 = (1, 1, 1).

Fill in the blank: 〈𝑝, 𝑞〉 attains its minimum value if and only if m = …

Question 28. Given the matrix A =

[2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 6 7 8 4 9 10 10 ] and a matrix B such that det(A) = mdet(B).

Find m and B.

A. m = 2, B = [2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 ]
1
B. m = 2
, B = [2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 ]
C. m = 2, B = [2 2 2 3 5 6 5 6 7 ]
1
D. m = 2
, B = [2 2 2 3 5 6 5 6 6 ]

Question 29. Find the solution set of the system of linear equations in variables x,
y, z

{𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 𝑧 =− 6 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3 𝑥 + 𝑧 = 4
 A. {(4-t, 5t, t), where t is a real number}
B. {(4-t, 5-t, t), where t is a real number}
C. {(4t, 5-t, t), where t is a real number}
D. {(4-t, 5-t, 3-t), where t is a real number}

Question 30. Given vectors

v1 = (a + 2b, b, a – b), v2 = (a + b, b – 1, b), v3 = (1,2,1)

in the space R3 with the usual inner product (the dot product). For which value of a,
b the vectors v1 and v2 will be orthogonal to v3?
7 3
A. a = − 5
, 𝑏= 5
6 4
B. a = − 5
, 𝑏= 5
5 4
C. a = − 7
, 𝑏= 4
3 7
D. a = − 5
, 𝑏= 5