BSc Sixth Semester

Linear Algebra (Question Bank)

Unit I : Rings and Integral domain

2 Marks

a) Prove that ring R  {0,1, 2,3, 4,5, 6 , 6} is a ring with zero divisors.
b) Define subring and give an example.
c) Define integral domain and give an example.
d) Define ideal and give an example.
e) Define Principle ideal and give an example.
f) Define Maximal Ideal and give an example.
g) Define homomorphism of a ring.
h) Define isomorphism of a ring.
i) Define Quotient ring.

4 Marks

1. Prove that set R  {a  2b / a, b  Z} is a commutative ring with unity.

2. Prove that a matrix of order 2X2 is ring.
3. Define integral domain. Prove that every field is an integral domain.
4. A non empty subset S of a ring R is a subring of R iff (i) a, b  S  a  b  S (ii) a, b  S  ab  S.
5. State and prove fundamental theorem of Homomorphism.
6. Define homomorphism of ring R into R  . If f : R  R is homomorphism, then prove that i)
f (0)  0 ii) f (a)  f (a) a  R where 0 is identity in R  .

Unit II : Vector Space

2 Marks

1. Define Vector space.

2. Define Subspace of a vector space.
3. Is {(1,4, −6), (1,5,8), (2,1,1), (0,1,0)} is a linearly independent subset of 𝑅3 ? Justifyyour
answer.
4. In a vector Space V(F),prove that 0v=0 , for all 𝑣 ∈ 𝑉.
 5. Write the vectors 𝑣 = (1, −2,5) as a linear combination of the vectors 𝑥 = (1,1,1), 𝑦 = (1,2,3)
and 𝑧 = (2, −1,1)
6. Determine whether 𝑤 = (4, −7,3) can be written as a linear combination of 𝑣1 =(1,2,0) and
𝑣2 = (3,1,1) in 𝑅3.
7. For which value of k will the vector 𝑢 = (1, −2, 𝑘) in 𝑅3 be a linear combination of the
vectors 𝑣 = (3,0, −2) and 𝑤 = (2, −1,5)?
8. Define finite dimensional vector Space.
9. Point out whether 𝑤 = (3,4,1) can be written as a linear combination of 𝑣1 = (1, −2,1) and 𝑣2
= (−2, −1,1) in 𝑅3
10. Show that the vectors {(1,1,0), (1,0,1) and (0,1,1)} generate 𝐹3.
11. If v1,v2 ∈ V(F) and α1, α2 ∈ F. show that the set {v1,v2 , α1v1+ α2v2} is linearlydependent
12. Test whether S={(2,1,0) , (1,1,0),(4,2,0)} in 𝑅3 is a basis of 𝑅3 over R.
13. Define Linear Span.
14. Define linear dependence and linear independence.
15. Define Basis of vector space.
16. Define dimension of vector space.
17. Define Linear Combination of vector.
18. Define dimension of a Subspace.
19. Define dimension of linear sum.
20. Define quotient space.
21. Define dimension of quotient space.
22. Define dimension of sum and direct sum spaces.

4 marks
1. Show that the set ,S={(1,3,-4,2),(2,2,-4,0),(1,-3,2,-4),(-1,0,1,0)} is linearly dependent of the
other vectors.
2. Determine whether the following subset of vector space R3(R) is a subspaceW1={((𝑎1, 𝑎2, 𝑎3):
2a1-7a2+a3=0}
3. Identify whether the set {𝑥3 + 2𝑥2, −𝑥2 + 3𝑥 + 1, 𝑥3 − 𝑥2 + 2𝑥 − 1}in 𝑃3(𝑅) islinearly
independent or not
4. Determine whether the set of vectors { (1,0,0,-1),(0,1,0,-1),(0,0,1,-1),(0,0,0,1)} is a basis for 𝑅4.
5. Determine the basis and dimension of the solution space of the linear homogeneous system x+y-
z=0,-2x-y+2z=0,-x+z=0.
6. Determine whether the vectors v1=(1,-2,3),v2=(5,6,-1),v3=(3,2,1) form a linearlydependent or
linearly independent set in R3.
7. Decide whether or not the set 𝑆 = {𝑥3 + 3𝑥 − 2, 2𝑥2 + 5𝑥 − 3, −𝑥2 − 4𝑥 + 4} is a basis for 𝑃2(𝑅)
3
8. Determine whether the set of vectors X1=(1,1,2), X2=(1,0,1),and X3=(2,1,3) span 𝑅
9. If V is a vector space over a field F then prove that
i.  .0  0   F where 0 is the zero vector in V.

ii. 0.v  0 v  V
iii. ( )v  ( v) v  V &   F
iv.  (v)  ( v) v  V &   F
v.  (v  w)   v   w v, w  V &   F
vi.  v  0   0 or v  0
10. Let V be a vector space over a field F and W be a non empty subset of V,then W is a subspace of
V iff  w1   w2 W  ,   F w1 , w2 W
11. If V is any vector space and S is any non empty subset of V then L(S) is a subspace of V
generated by S.
12. If S and T are any two subsets of a vector space V then
i. S  T  L(S)  L(T)

ii. L( S T )  L( S )  L(T )

iii.S is a subspaces of V iff L(S)=S

iv. L(L( S ))  L( S )
13. Let V be the vector space of all 2X2 matrices for the field F of reals then show that dimV=4
14. If V(F) is finite dimensional vector space then any two basis of V have the same number of
elements.
15. If V is finite dimensional vector space and W is subspace of V then W is also finite dimensional
vector space then dim W  dim V further V=W iff dimV=dimW
16. If W is a subspace of a finite dimensional vector space V then dim(V/ W)  dim(V)  dim(W)

Unit III Linear Transformation

2 Marks
1. Define Linear transformation.
2. Define zero transformation.
 3. Define identity operator.
4. Define negative transformation.
5. Show that the map T : V1 ( R)  V3 ( R) defined by T(x)=(3x,2x,x) is a linear transformation.
6. Define Null space or kernel of linear transformation.
7. Define range space of a linear transformation.
8. Define Nullity and rank of linear map.
9. Define change of Basis.
10. Define Matrix of a linear transformation.
4 Marks
1. State and prove Rank-Nullity theorem.
2. State and prove the Fundamental theorem of homomorphism.
3. State and prove the Rank-Nullity theorem.
4. Let T be a linear transformation from a vector space U(F) into a vector space V(F). then
 
i. T 0  0 where 0 is the zero vector of U(F) and 0 is the zero vector of V(F).
ii. T ( )  T ( ) for all α in U.
iii. T (   )  T ( )  T(  )  ,  in U
iv. T (a1 1  a 2  2  .......a n  n )  a1T (1 )  a2T ( 2 )  ........  anT ( n ) where
a1 , a2 ,.......an  F & 1 ,  2 ..... n

5. Show that the mapping T : V3 ( R)  V2 ( R) is defined by T(x,y,z)=(x-y,x-z) is a linear

transformation.
6. Find the null space, range,rank and nullity of the linear transformation T : R 2  R3 defined by
T(x,y)=(x+y,x-y,y).
7. Describe explicitly the linear transformation T : R 2  R 2 ,such that T(2,3)=(4,5) and T(1,0)=(0,0)
8. Find the matrix of the linear transformation T on V3(R) defined as T(a,b,c)=(2b+c,a-4b,3a) with
respect to the ordered basis B={(1,0,0),(0,1,0),(0,0,1)}.
9. Find the matrix of the linear transformation T on V2(C) with respect to the ordered basis
1 1
B1  {(1, 0), (0,1)} is   what is the matrix of T with respect to the ordered basis.
1 1

Unit IV Isomorphism, Eigen Values , Diagonalization.

2 Marks
1. Define homomorphism of linear transformation.
 2. Define Isomorphism of linear transformation.
3. Define automorphism of linear transformation.
4. Define Eigen values
5. Define Eigen vectors.
6. Define Eigen space.
7. Define spectrum of a linear transformation.
8. Define matrix of a diagonalizable operator.
 2 4
9. Find eigen values of the matrix A   
5 3
5 4 
10. Find eigen values of the matrix A   
5 6 
4 Marks
1. Two finite dimensional vector spaces U(F) and V(F) are isomorphic if and only if they have
same dimension.
2. State and prove fundamental theorem of homomorphism.
3. Every n-dimensional vector space V(F) is isomorphic to the n-tuple space Fn(F).
4. Prove that the eigen vectors corresponding to distinct eigen roots of a matrix are linearly
independent.
5. Find all the eigen values and corresponding eigen vectors of the matrix
0 2 1  2 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 4
1.  4 6 1  2.  4 8 1  3.  6 1 0  4.  2 0 2 
 1 2 2   1 2 0   1 2 1  4 2 3 

 5 6 6 
6. Diagonalize the given matrix A A   1 4 2  with eigen values 1,2,2 and with
 3 6 4 

corresponding eigen vectors (3,-1,3) , (2,1,0) and (2,0,1).

7. Prove that the eigen vectors corresponding to distinct eigen roots of a matrix are linearly
independent.

Reference books

1. Linear Algebra – G Shankar Rao.

2. Linear Algebra- K P Gupta.
3. Elementary Linear Algebra – Devi Prasad.
4. I. N. Herstein, Topics in Algebra, 2nd Edition, Wiley.
5. S. Kumaresan, Linear Algebra, Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited.