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    The document provides instructions for Assignment 01 in the course MAT3701 - Linear Algebra III. It includes 8 questions covering topics such as subspaces, linear transformations, matrix representations, eigenvalues, and similar matrices. Students are asked to submit their solutions in PDF format and late submissions will not be accepted. The assignment is worth a total of 50 marks.

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    MAT3701 - Linear Algebra III ASSIGNMENT 01

    Due date: Friday, 17 May 2024

    Instructions for the Assignment

    (1) Carefully explain all your arguments.

    (2) Only PDF files will be accepted.

    (3) Late submissions will not be marked.

    (4) Make sure your pdf document has your name, surname and student number on the first page.

    Question 1

    Let V be a vector space over a field F , and let S1 , S2 ⊆ V .

    (1.1) If S1 ⊆ S2 , prove that span(S1 ) ⊆ span(S2 ).

    (1.2) If S1 ⊆ S2 and span(S1 ) = V prove that span(S2 ) = V .

    Question 2

    Let V and W be vector spaces. Let V1 be a subspace of V and let W1 be a subspace of W . Let T : V → W be linear.

    (2.1) Prove that T (V1 ) is a subspace of W .

    (2.2) Prove that {x : T (x) ∈ W1 } is a subspace of V .

    Question 3

    Suppose the mapping F : R2 → R2 is defined by F (x, y) = (x + y, x). Show that F is linear.

    Question 4

    Let B be a fixed n × n invertible matrix, and F a field. Define ΦB : Mn×n (F ) → Mn×n (F ) by

    ΦB (A) = B −1 AB.

    Prove that ΦB is an isomorphism.

    Question 5

    Let A : R3 → R3 be defined by the matrix  


    1 1 −1
    A = 2 0 1  .
    1 1 0

    ( 1     
    1 1 )
    β = 1 , 0 , 1 is an ordered basis for R3 .
    1 1 2

    (5.1) Determine [LA ]β .

    (5.2) Find an invertible matrix Q such that [LA ]β = Q−1 AQ.

    1
    Question 6
     
    1 −1
    Let B = .
    2 −1

    (6.1) Suppose that B defines a linear transformation on R2 . Show that B is not diagonizable.

    (6.2) Suppose that B defines a linear transformation on C 2 . Show that B is diagonizable by finding a basis S of C 2 consisting
    of eigenvectors of B.

    Question 7

    For any square matrix A, prove that A and At have the same characteristic polynomial, and hence the same eigenvalues.

    Question 8

    Prove that similar matrices have the same characteristic polynomial.

    (Total = 50 marks)

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