MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Spring 2010
MTH501- Linear Algebra (Session - 4)
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If for a linear transformation the equation T(x)=0 has only the trivial solution then T is

► one-to-one Page no : 113

► onto

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is an elementary matrix?

1 0
  3 
► 0
1 0 1
0 3  3 

►
1 0
2  3 

►

1 2
0 3 
 can be converted into by R2+(-R1)=>R2
►

Ref: An elementary matrix is a matrix that results from applying a single

elementary row operation to an identity matrix.

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

 a b
A
c d 
Let and let k be a scalar .A formula that relates det kA to k and det A is

► det kA= k det A Page no : 100

► det kA = det (k+A)

► det k A = k2 det A

► det kA = det A

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The equation x = p + t v describes a line

► Through v parallel to p

► Through p parallel to v Page no : 55

► Through origin parallel to p

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Determine which of the following sets of vectors are linearly dependent.

1  6
v1    , v2   
 2  2
►
 3 6
 
v1  2 , v2   2
   
1  1 
Page no: 85

►
5 10
 
v1  2 , v2   4 
   
3   6 

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Every linear transformation is a matrix transformation
 ► True
► False Page no : 100
Ref: Every matrix transformation is a linear transformation.

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A null space is a vector space.

► True page no: 270

► False

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If two row interchanges are made in succession, then the new determinant

► equals to the old determinant

► equals to -1 times the old determinant Page no : 386

Ref: A row interchange changes the sign of the determinant

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The determinant of A is the product of the pivots in any echelon form U of A, multiplied
by (-1)r , Where r is

► the number of rows of A

► The number of row interchanges made during row reduction from A to U

► The number of rows of U

► The number of row interchanges made during row reduction U to A

Ref:
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If A is invertible, then det(A)=det(A-1)=1.

► True
► False

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A   ai j  ai j  0
A square matrix is lower triangular if and only if for

i j
►
i j
►
 i j
►
i j
►

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The product of upper triangular matrices is

► lower triangular matrix

► upper triangular matrix

► Diagonal matrix

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The matrix multiplication is associative
► True Page no : 17
► False

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

We can add the matrices of ______________.
► same order Page no : 13
► same number of columns.
► same number of rows
► different order

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

By solving system of equations with iterative method, we stop the process when
the entries in two successive iterations are ________.
► Repeat
► Large difference
► Different
► Same Page no : 196

Ref: Stop the process when the entries in two successive iterations are the same.

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Jacobi’s Method is ____________ converges to solution than Gauss Siedal
Method.
► slow Page no : 201
► fast
► better

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A system of linear equations is said to be homogeneous if it can be written in the
form ______________.
 ► AX = B
► AX = 0 Page no : 75
► AB = X
► X = A-1

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The row reduction algorithm applies only to augmented matrices for a linear
system.

► True Page no : 43
► False

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Whenever a system has no free variable, the solution set contains many
solutions.

► True Page no : 75
► False

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is not a linear equation?

x1  4 x2  1  x3
►
x1  1
►
x1  4 x2  2 x3  4
►
x1  4 x1 x2  2 x3  4 Page no : 24
►

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If A is a 2  2 matrix, the area of the parallelogram determined by the columns of A is

1
► A
► det A Page no : 240

► adj A

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Cramer’s rule leads easily to a general formula for

► The inverse of an n  n matrix A Page no : 237

 ► the adjugate of an n  n matrix A

► the determinant of an n  n matrix A

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The transpose of an lower triangular matrix is

► lower triangular matrix

► Upper triangular matrix

► diagonal matrix

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The transpose of an upper triangular matrix is

► Lower triangular matrix Page no : 216

► upper triangular matrix

► diagonal matrix

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

det( A)  21 det(2 A) 
Let A be a square matrix of order 3  3 with , then

► 168 det(2A)=23det(A)=8*21=168
► 186
► 21
► 126

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Let A be an m  n matrix. If for each b in
m
the equation Ax=b has a solution then

► A has pivot position in only one row (may be this option is true)
m
► Columns of A span
m
► Rows of A span
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
1 2 3
2 4 
 3
Reduced echelon form of the matrix is

1 2 3
0 1 
 0
►
1 0 3
0 1 
 0
►

Page no : 37
1 0  1
► 
0 1 2 
1 0 0
0 1 
 1
►

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

m
Col A is all of if and only if

► the equation Ax  0 has a solution for each b in

m

► the equation Ax  b has a solution for each b in

m

► the equation Ax  b has a solution for a fixed b in

m
.

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

 A11 A12   B1 
A  B 
 A21 A22   B2 
If and , then the partitions of A and B

► are not conformable for block multiplication

► are conformable for AB block multiplication Page no : 163

► are not conformable for BA block multiplication

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Two vectors are linearly dependent if and only if they lie

► on a line parallel to x-axis

► On a line through origin Page no : 87

► on a line parallel to y-axis

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The equation x = p + t v describes a line

► through v parallel to p

► through p parallel to v repeat

► through origin parallel to p

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Let A be an m  n matrix. If for each b in
m
the equation Ax=b has a solution then

► A has pivot position in only one row repeat

m
► Columns of A span
m
► Rows of A span

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

x1  2 x2  x3  8
2 x2  7 x3  0
4 x1  3x2  9 x3  6

Given the system the augmented matrix for the system is

 1 2 1 
 0 2 7 
 
 4 3 9 

►
 1 2 1 0
0 2 7 8 

 4 3 9  6 

►
 1 2 1 
 0 2 8
 
 4 5 9 

►
1 2 1 8
0 2 7 0 

 4 3 9  6 

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 )- Please choose one

1 2 0 
0 1 0 
 
1 0 0 
Consider the linear transformation T such that is the matrix of linear
2
4
 
6 
transformation then T   is

10 
4 
 
 2 

►
1 
0 
 
9 

►
 10 
4 
 
1 

►
1 
2
 
3 
 
2

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

a b c a b c
d e f 5 3d 3e 3f
g h i g h i

If then will be

► 15 Page no : 220
► 45
► 135
► 60

Ref:

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For an n×n matrix (At)t =

► At

►A Page no : 18

► A-1

► (A-1)-1

Ref:
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Each Linear Transformation T from Rn to Rm is equivalent to multiplication by a matrix
A of order

► m*n Page no : 99

► n´m

► n´n

► m´m

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

1 2 3
2 4 
 3
Reduced echelon form of the matrix is

1 2 3
0 1 
 0
►
1 0 3
0 1 
 0
►
1 0  1
0 2 
 1
►
1 0 0
0 1 
 1
►

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 2 )

Find vector and parametric equations of the plane that passes through the origin of R3
and is parallel to the vectors v1 = (1, 2, 5) and v2 = (5, 0, 4).

Solution:

X= (1, 2, 5).t1+(5, 0, 4). t2 This is vector equation of the plane.

These are parametric equations of the plane.
X= t1+5 t2
Y= 2t1
Z= 5t1+4 t2

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 3 )

Find that is invertible or not T(X1,X2)=T(6X1 +8X2 , 5X1 -8X2)

Solution:
T(6,8)=T(5, -8)

6 8 
5  8  48  40  8
 
This is invertible.

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 3 )

Find the volume of parallelogram of the vertices (1,2,4) (2,4,-7) and (-1,-3,20).

Solution:
Let
A(1,2,4)
B(2,4,-7)
C(-1,-3,20)
Let’s fix A
A(1,2,4)
B(2,4,-7)
C(-1,-3,20)
 2 1   1 
AB   4  2    2 
 7  4   11
 1  1    2 
AC   3  23    26 
 20  4   16 

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 2 )

Which of the following is true? If V is a vector space over the field F.(justify your
answer)

 x  y / x  V , y V   V
(a)
 x  y / x  V , y V   V  V
(b)
v / v V ,   F  F V
(c)

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 5 )

1 0 
Justify that A2=I if A=   , if and only M2=I. justify your answer by portioned
3 1
matrix of M
 1 0 0 0
3 1 0 0 
M 
1 0 1 0
 
0 1 3 1
1 0 0 0  1 0 0 0
3 1 0 0   3 1 0 0 
M 
2

1 0 1 0   1 0 1 0
  
0 1 3 1   0 1 3 1

1 0 0 0 
0 1 0 0 
 
M= M 2  0 0 1 0 
 
0 0 0 1 
 

1 0  1 0 
A2    
3 1 3 1
1  0 0  0  1 0 
A2    
3  3 0  1 0 1
A2  I

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )

If a square idempotent matrix A is non singular then show that A is equal to the
identity matrix I.
Answer:

let A  I
1 0 
A  
0 1
lets seewhether it is non sin gular or not ..
1 0
A   1  0  1 0
0 1
hence it is obvious that A is non sin gular while A  I
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 3 )
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

Find

Answer:
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 5 )
Show that is invertible and find its inverse.

Answer:
 I 0
A  
A I 
det A  I 2  0
det A  I 2
1 0  1 0  1 0 
I2    
0 1  0 1  0 1
det A  0
so A is invertible
I 0
A 1  
A I 
 I 0
 A I 
A 1 
adjA 
   1/ I 2  I 0
2  A I 
det A I 