Department of Mathematics Assignment II
UPES, Dehradun
Program B.Sc. Hons. (Physics and Semester I
Mathematics) / by Research
Course Linear Algebra I Course Code MATH 1057
Session July-Dec 2024 Units II & III
S. No. Questions COs
1. a) Describe the null space of the following matrices. CO2
1 4
i. [ ]
0 5
6 2
ii. [ ]
3 1
b) Find all 2 × 2 matrices whole null space is the line 3𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 0.
2. Suppose 𝑈 = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑥 − 𝑦, 2𝑥) ∈ ℝ5 : 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ ℝ}. Find a subspace 𝑊 CO2
of ℝ5 such that ℝ5 = 𝑈 ⊕ 𝑊.
3. Consider the bases 𝐵 = {𝑢1 , 𝑢2 , 𝑢3 } and 𝐵 ′ = {𝑢1′ , 𝑢2′ , 𝑢3′ } for ℝ3 , where CO3
𝑢1 = (2, 1, 1), 𝑢2 = (2, −1, 1), 𝑢3 = (1, 2, 1), 𝑢1′ = (3, 1, −5), 𝑢2′ =
(1, 1, −3), and 𝑢3′ = (−1, 0, 2).
a) Find the transition matrix from 𝐵 to 𝐵′.
b) Find the coordinate vector (𝑤)𝐵 , where 𝑤 = (−5, 8, −5). Use it to
compute (𝑤)𝐵′.
4. Let 𝑉 = 𝐶[𝑎, 𝑏] be the vector space of continuous functions on [𝑎, 𝑏], and CO3
let 𝑇: 𝑉 → 𝑉 be the transformation defined by
𝑥
𝑇(𝑓) = 5𝑓(𝑥) + 3 ∫ 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡.
𝑎
Is 𝑇 a linear transformation? Prove it.
5. Does there exist a linear transformation from ℝ5 to ℝ2 whose null space is CO3
{(𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4 , 𝑥5 ) ∈ ℝ5 : 𝑥1 = 3𝑥2 , 𝑥3 = 𝑥4 = 𝑥5 }. Support your answer
with appropriate arguments.
6. Find an isomorphism between CO3
a) the vector space of all polynomials of degree at most three such that
𝑝(0) = 0 and ℝ3 .
b) the vector spaces, span{1, sin 𝑥 , cos 𝑥} and ℝ3 .
Justify your answer with suitable arguments.
