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33A-2 First Midterm

October 23rd, 2020

Read before starting the exam. Please use separate sheets to solve the prob-
lems and show your work. On the top of the first sheet, please copy the following
honor statement: I certify on my honor that I have neither given nor received
any help, or used any non-permitted resources, while completing this evaluation.
Then please sign below the statement. If it is not signed, the evaluation should
be given a failing grade. On the top right corner of each sheet, please write
down your name with UID.
The exam is designed to be finished within 50 minutes. In the exam, please
show all your work. Unjustified answers are not correct. Make clear what your
final answer is.
After finishing the exam, you should upload solutions to Gradescope between
October 23rd 10:00 am and October 24th 9:59 am (PDT). You will lose 1 point
per minute of delay for submission. It is your responsibility to upload solutions
correctly. When uploading, you should choose the right page for each problem;
otherwise you will automatically get the zeros.
Problem 1.1. Consider the linear system given by
    
0 −4 2 x −12
 −5 −1 3   y  =  −13  .
3 3 −3 z 15

1. Determine the reduced row echelon form of the augmented matrix


 
0 −4 2 −12
 −5 −1 3 −13 
3 3 −3 15

by performing the Gauss-Jordan elimination method. Determine whether


the linear system is consistent or inconsistent.
2. Answer the rank of the coefficient matrix
 
0 −4 2
 −5 −1 3 .
3 3 −3

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3. Determine whether the linear system has a unique solution, infinitely many
solutions, or no solution. Write the solution(s) in the vector form, if any.
Problem 1.2. Let T : R3 → R3 be a linear transformation given by
 
1 −1 0
T (⃗x) =  3 −4 −2  ⃗x.
2 −4 −3
.
1. Compute the inverse matrix
 −1
1 −1 0
 3 −4 −2 
2 −4 −3
by performing the Gauss-Jordan elimination method.
2. Find vectors v⃗1 , v⃗2 , v⃗3 in R3 such that
     
1 0 0
T (v⃗1 ) =  0  , T (v⃗2 ) =  1  , T (v⃗3 ) =  0  .
0 0 1

The next two problems will be on rotations and reflections in R2 . We sum-


marize here the notation and basic properties:
• We denote by Tθ1 : R2 → R2 the counter-clockwise rotation through θ1 .

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The linear transformation Tθ1 is represented by the matrix
[ ]
cos(θ1 ) − sin(θ1 )
.
sin(θ1 ) cos(θ1 )

• We denote by ref L : R2 → R2 the reflection about a line L in R2 through


the origin. Suppose that L is obtained by rotating the x-axis through θ2
counter-clockwise.

Then the linear transformation ref L is represented by the matrix


[ ]
cos(2θ2 ) sin(2θ2 )
.
sin(2θ2 ) − cos(2θ2 )

Problem 1.3. Deduce the triple angle formula for cosine and sine functions by
the following steps.

1. Express T3θ as a composition of linear transformations, using Tθ .


2. Express the matrix representing T3θ as a matrix product, using the matrix
representing Tθ . Compute the matrix product.
3. Based on the result of 2, express cos(3θ) in terms of cos(θ). Similarly,
express sin(3θ) in terms of sin(θ).

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Problem 1.4. Let P and Q be lines in R2 through the origin. Suppose that Q
is obtained by rotating P through θ counter-clockwise.

Let T : R2 → R2 be a linear transformation given by T (⃗x) = ref Q (ref P (⃗x)), that


is, T = ref Q ◦ ref P .
1. Suppose that P is obtained by rotating the x-axis through ϕ counter-
clockwise. Answer the matrices representing ref P and ref Q using θ and
ϕ.
2. Express the matrix representing T as a matrix product of matrices repre-
senting ref P and ref Q .

3. Compute the matrix product obtained in 2. Simplify the resulting matrix


by applying the difference formulas:

cos(α − β) = cos(α) cos(β) + sin(α) sin(β),


sin(α − β) = sin(α) cos(β) − cos(α) sin(β).

4. Explain the linear transformation T using the word “rotation”.

5. Let L : R2 → R2 be a linear transformation given by L(⃗x) = ref P (ref Q (⃗x)),


that is, L = ref P ◦ ref Q . Explain the linear transformation L using the
word “rotation”.

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