Name of Course : CBCS B.Sc.
(H) Mathematics
Unique Paper Code : 32351602
Name of Paper : C14-Ring Theory and Linear Algebra-II
Semester : VI
Duration : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 75 Marks
Attempt any four questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Prove that , - is not a principal ideal domain. Also show that is irreducible
over . Construct a field of order .
2. Prove that in a unique factorization domain, an element is irreducible if and only if it is prime.
Prove or disprove that a subdomain of a principal ideal domain is a principal ideal domain.
Show that is irreducible over but reducible over .
3. Let ( ) ( ) be a linear operator such that
( ( )) ( ) ( )
Find the eigenvalues of and their corresponding eigenspaces. Is a diagonalizable
linear operator? Find the minimal polynomial of . Now suppose that
and *( )( )( )+ be an ordered basis for .Find an ordered basis
of which is the dual basis corresponding to .
4. Find an ordered basis for the -cyclic subspace of generated by the vector
where is a linear operator such that
( ) ( )
and .Is a -invariant subspace of ?Find the characteristic polynomial of
.Show that the characteristic polynomial of obtained above divides the
characteristic polynomial of .Verify Cayley-Hamilton Theorem for
5. Apply the Gram-Schmidt process to the subset
* +
of the inner product space , - with the inner product given by
〈 〉 ∫ ( ) ( )
to obtain an orthogonal basis for ( ), i.e., the subspace of spanned by the
functions in , where ( ) , ( ) and ( ) . Then normalize
the vectors in this basis to obtain an orthonormal basis for ( ).
6. Use the least squares approximation to find the best fit quadratic function for the set
*( )( )( )( )+
Also compute the corresponding error . Also find the minimal solution to the
following system of linear equations:
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Unique Paper Code : 32351602
Name of the Paper : Ring Theory and Linear
Algebra - II
Name of the Course B.Sc. (H) Mathematics
(CBCS- LOCF)
Semester : VI
Duration: 3Hours Maximum Marks: 75
Instructions for Candidates
1. Writeyour Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt
of this question paper.
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Attempt any two parts from each question.
4. Marks of each part are indicated
1. (a) (i) Prove that If F is a field, then F[x] is a
Principal Ideal Domain.
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(ii) Is Z[x], a Principal Ideal Domain?
your answer.
not a maximal ideal in
(b) Prove that <x' + 1> i
Z{x]. P.T.0.
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(c) State and prove the reducibility test for polynomials
of degree 2 or 3. Does it fail in higher order
polynomials? Justify. (4+2,6,6)
2. (a) () State and prove Gauss's Lemma.
(ii) Is every irreducible polynomial over Z
primitive? Justify.
(b) Construct a field of order 25.
(o) In z V-S)| prove that 1+3/|(-5) is irreducible
but not prime. (4+2.5,6.5,6.5)
3. (a) Let V =R and define f,, f,, f, e V* as follows :
f{(x, y, z) = x -2y,
I,(x, y, z) = x + y + z,
f(x, y, z) = y - 3z.
Prove that {f,, f,, f,} is a basis for V* and then
find a basis for Vfor which it is the dual basis.
(6) Test the linear operator T: P,(IR) ’ P,(R), T(I(X))
= f(0) +t f(1)(x t x²) for diagonalizability and it
diagonalizable, find a basis Bfor V such that [TJ
is adiagonal matrix.
(c) Let A= E M22(R). Find an expression for
A" where n is an arbitrary natural
number.
(6.6,6)
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4. (a) For a linear operator T: R
R, T(a, b, c)
(-b+c, a tc, 3e), determinethc T-cyclic subspace
Wof R generated by c, = (|, 0, 0). Also find the
characteristic polynomial of the operator T:
(b) State Caylev-Hamilton theorem and verify it for
the linear operator T:P, (IR) ’ P,(R), T({(X))
f(x).
(c) Show that the vector space R* = W, W, W,
where W, = {(a, b, 0, 0): a, b e R), W,= {(0,0,
c, 0): c e R} and W, ={(0,0,0, d): d e R}.
(6.5,6.5,6.5)
5. (a) Consider the vector space C over R with an inner
product K.,.>. Let z denote the conjugate of 2.
Show that <.,.> defined by <z, W>'=<Z,w> for
all z, we C is also an inner product on C. Is
<.,.>" defined by <z, w> "=<z + Z, w+ w> for all
Z, W E an inner product on C? Justify your
answer.
(b) Let V= P(R) with the inner product <p(x), q(x)>
=
p(ta()dt Vp(x), q(x) e V. Compute the
orthogonal projection of the vector p(x) = x?*- on
P,(R), where k e N.
p T
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(c) (i) For the inner product space V = P,(R) with
<f, g> = f()g(t)dt and the linear operator
T on V defined by T() = f+ 3f, compute
T(4- 2t).
(ii) For the standard inner product space V=R'
and a linear transformation g: V ’ Rgiven
by g(a,, a,, a,) = a, - 2a,+ 4a,, find a vector
ye V such that g(x) =<x, y> for all x eV.
(6,6,2+4)
6. (a) Prove that a normal operator T on a finite
dimensional complex inner product space V yields
an orthonormal basis for V consisting of
eigenvectors of T. Justify the validity of the
conclusion of this result if Visa finite-dimensional
real inner product space.
(b) Let V= M,..(R) and T: VV’ Vbe a linear
operator given by T(A) = AT. Determine whether
Tis normal, self-adjoint, or neither. If possible,
produce an orthonormal basis of eigenvectors of
Tfor V and list the corresponding eigenvalues.
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(c) For the matrix A=|1 2 1 find an orthogonal
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matrix P and a diagonal matrix D such that
P'AP = D. (6.5,6.5,6.5)
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