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This document is a midterm exam for the subject of Algebra at the National Economics University, focusing on various topics in linear algebra, including matrix properties, determinants, and eigenvalues. It consists of multiple-choice questions, true-false questions, and short-answer questions, with a total duration of 60 minutes. The exam assesses students' understanding of concepts related to matrices, linear systems, and their applications.

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Midterm 1

This document is a midterm exam for the subject of Algebra at the National Economics University, focusing on various topics in linear algebra, including matrix properties, determinants, and eigenvalues. It consists of multiple-choice questions, true-false questions, and short-answer questions, with a total duration of 60 minutes. The exam assesses students' understanding of concepts related to matrices, linear systems, and their applications.

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NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY MIDTERM EXAM

SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY Subject: ALGEBRA


Faculty of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Duration: 60 minutes
Code 101
Student’s name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student’s ID: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART I. Multiple-Choice Questions (8 pts)


Question 1. Let A be an n × n invertible matrix. Then which of the following statements is true about
the solutions of the system Ax = 0?
A. The system has more than one solution. B. The system has only the trivial solution.
C. The system has no solution. D. The system is inconsistent.
Question 2. Let A be a 4 × 4 matrix. Which statement below is true?
A. A has 4 distinct eigenvalues.
B. A has at least 4 eigenvalues.
C. A has at least 1 eigenvector.
D. The characteristic polynomial of A has a degree of 4.
Question 3. If A = [ai j ]n×n such that ai j = 0 for all i , j then A is ...
A. a column matrix. B. a diagonal matrix. C. the identity matrix. D. a row matrix.
Question 4. Which operation below does NOT change the determinant of a matrix?
A. Divide a row by a real number k , 0. B. Swap two rows of the matrix.
C. Add a multiple of one row to another . D. Multiply a row with a real number k , 0.
Question 5. Given a system of equations
x1 + 2x2 + 2x3 = a
(
5x1 + x2 + 3x3 = b,
which of the following is true about solutions of the system?
A. The system has infinitely many solutions for any given a, b.
B. The system has no solution for any value of a, b.
C. The system has a unique solution for any given a, b.
D. Whether or not a solution exists depends on the given a, b.
Question 6. If A2 − kA − 5I = 0, where
" #
1 3
A=
3 4
then k = ...
A. 9. B. 3. C. 7. D. 5.
Question 7. Which statement is true about the following matrix
 
 0 0 −1
A =  0 −1 0 
 
−1 0 0
 

A. A−1 does not exist. B. A is a diagonal matrix.


C. A2 = I. D. A = −I.
Question 8. What are the values of x for which the following matrix is NOT invertible?
 
1 − x 2 3
 0 x 0


0 0 x

A. 0 only. B. 1 only. C. 0, 1. D. −1, 0, 1.

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Question 9. Suppose that A and B are similar. Which statement below is false?
A. det(A⊤ ) = det(B). B. AB and BA are similar.
C. rank(A) = rank(B⊤ ). D. If A is diagonalizable then so is B.
Question 10. What is the determinant of the following matrix
 
 1 1 1 
A =  a + b c+a a + b 
 
b+c−a c+a−b a+b−c
 

A. 0. B. −a − b − c. C. −abc. D. None.
PART II. True-False Questions (6 pts)
Fill out the table below with T (True) and F (False) for each of three questions 11-13 below.

A B C D
Question 11
Question 12
Question 13

Question 11. Given a linear system Ax = b, where A is a matrix of size m × n, and b is a matrix of
size m × 1. Which of the following statements are true?
A. If m < n then the system has infinitely many solutions.
B. If b = 0 then the system always has only trivial solution.
C. If m > n then the system has no solution.
D. If m = n and A is invertible then the system has a unique solution.
Question 12. Let A, B be n × n matrices. Which of the following statements are true?
A. If matrix A has one row containing all zero entries then it’s determinant is zero.
B. If A is symmetric then the inverse of A may not be symmetric.
C. If A is skew-symmetric (i.e., ai j = −ai j for all i , j) then it is invertible.
D. det(A + B) = det(A) + det(B).
Question 13. Let A be a square matrix. Which of the following statements are true?
A. If A is invertible then A is diagonalizable.
B. If 0 is an eigenvalue of A, then det(A⊤ ) = 0.
C. If the characteristic polynomial of A is λ2 + 2, then A is invertible.
D. If λ is an eigenvalue of A, and s is a scalar, then λr − s is an eigenvalue of Ar − sI.
PART III. Short-Answer Questions (6 pts)
Give your answer to the following questions without justification.
Question 14. Compute
h i " 1 0# "2#
1 −1 = ...
−1 2 0

Question 15. Find the condition on parameters a, b and c such that the following linear system has
nontrivial solution?
 (a − b − c) · x1 + 2a · x2 + 2a · x3 = 0



2b · x1 + (b − c − a) · x2 + 2b · x3 = 0


2c · x1 + 2c · x2 + (c − a − b) · x3 = 0


Question 16. What is the maximum value of the determinant among all 2 × 2 symmetric matrices
with trace 13?
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