Assignment (Unit-IV) MTH 142
Assignment (Unit-IV) MTH 142
1. Show that the following vectors are linearly independent (1, 2, -1), (2, 2, 1) (1, -2, 3).
2. If the vectors u , v, w are linearly independent. Show that the vectors u v, u v, u 2v w
are also linearly independent.
3. Define vector space with an example. Prove that R 2 is a vector space over R, where R is the
set of real numbers.
4. Show that the set 𝑊 = {(𝑎, 𝑏, 0): 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ ℝ } is a subspace of the vector space ℝ3 (ℝ).
5. Prove that intersection any number of subspaces of a vector space V is a subspace of V.
6. Show that union of two subspaces is a subspace if and only if one is contained in other.
7. Define Basis, and Show that the vectors u1 (1,1,1), u2 (1, 2,3), u3 (1,5,8) span
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8. Define linear transformation with an example, let the mapping 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ is defined by
f ( x, y ) ( x y, x) show that it is linear mapping.
9. Show that the following mapping: f : R 2 R 2 defined by f ( x, y ) ( xy, x) is not linear.
10. Show that the following mapping is not linear 𝑓: ℝ2 → ℝ3 defined by
f ( x, y ) ( x 3, 2 y, x y )
11. Let f : R 2 R 2 be the linear mapping for which f (1, 2) (2,3) and f (0,1) (1, 4) . Find a
formula for f i.e. find f (a, b) .
12. Let the mapping 𝑓: ℝ3 → ℝ2 is defined by f ( x, y, z ) ( x y z , 2 x 3 y 4 z ) show that it
is linear mapping.
13. Show that the mapping f :V2 ( R) onto V2 ( R) defined by f ( x, y) ( x3 , y 3 ) is not a
linear transformation.
14. Suppose a linear mapping f : V U is one-to-one and onto. Show that the inverse mapping
f 1 : U V is also linear.
15. Show that the following mapping is linear f : V2 ( R) V2 ( R) defined by
f (a1 , a2 , a3 ) (a1 , a2 )
16. The set S {e3t , te3t , t 2e3t } is a basis of a vector space V of functions f : R R . Let D be
df
the differential operator on V, that is D( f ) . Find the matrix representation of D relative
dt
to the basis S.
17. Let g be the linear operator on R defined by g ( x, y, z ) (2 y z , x 4 y,3 x) , find the
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