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1, Find bases for the column space of A, the row space of A, and the null space of A. Find the
rank of A. Then determine whether (1,0,0) is in col(A).
é 3 0 -1 -1ù
A = êê -1 1 1 0 úú
êë 0 -1 -2 1úû

2, Suppose A, B, and C are 3 ´ 3 matrices and det ( A) = 4 , det ( B ) = 3 , and det ( C ) = 0 . Find

each of the following.

( )
(a) det A2 B

(b) det ( B CB )
T

(c) det ( A BA)

-1

(
(d) det 2 ( AB )
-1
)
3, Use determinants to decide if a unique solution exists for the linear system
x1 + x2 - x3 = 4
- x1 + x2 - x3 = -8
-2 x1 - 2 x2 + x3 = 7

4, Suppose the matrix

é 1 4 -2 ù
B = êê0 2 1úú
êë0 0 5úû

results from a matrix A using the row operations R1 « R3 , - 2R1 + R2 ® R2 ,

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4 R1 + R3 ® R3 , and R1 ® R1 . Find det ( A) .
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5, Find the characteristic polynomial, the eigenvalues, and a basis for each eigenspace for the
matrix
é 4 -2 -1ù
A = ê -2 4 1ú
ê ú
êë 6 -6 -1úû

é1ù é 1ù é1 ù
6, Determine which of x1 = ê ú , x 2 = ê ú , and x3 = ê ú are eigenvectors of
ë1û ë 2û ë0 û
é5 -3ù
A= ê ú,
ë6 -4û
and determine the associated eigenvalues.

7, Diagonalize the given matrix A, and use the diagonalization to compute A100 .
é 6 -5 4 ù
A = êê 6 -5 4 úú
êë -1 1 -1úû

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8, Determine if the set x 2 - 2 x + 1, x 2 + 2 x + 1, x 2 + 1 is a basis for the vector space P 2 .

9, Find a basis for the subspace S of P 2 consisting of all polynomials p satisfying p ( 0 ) = 0 .

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10, Determine if the set of vectors x 2 - 1, 2 x 2 - 2 x + 5 is linearly independent in P 2 .

é1 -2 ù
11, Determine if v = ê ú is in the subspace of R 2´2 given by
ë1 1û
ìé 2 0ù é -1 -1ù é 1 0ù ü
span íê ú,ê ú,ê úý .
îë 3 0û ë -1 1û ë0 -1û þ

12, Determine all values of a so that the vector u is orthogonal to the subspace S.

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 é2ù ìé -1ù é 4ù ü
ï ï
u = ê a ú , S = span íêê 0úú , êê1 úú ý
ê ú
êë 1 úû ïê 2ú ê 0ú ï
îë û ë û þ

13, Find a basis for S ^ for the subspace S.

ì é -8ù é 4ù ü
ï ï
S = span í êê 2úú , êê -3úú ý
ï ê -3ú ê 3ú ï
îë û ë û þ

14, Find an orthogonal basis for the subspace

ì é0 ù é 3 ù é -2 ù ü
ïê ú ê ú ê ú ï
ï 1 3 0 ï
S = span í ê ú , ê ú , ê ú ý
ï ê1 ú ê 2 ú ê -1ú ï
ï ê ú ê ú ê ú
î ë0 û ë 3 û ë -1û ïþ

15, Find the coordinate vector of v with respect to the basis G .

é1 2ù ìé0 1ù é1 1ù é1 0ù é1 0ù ü
v=ê ú ; G = íê ú,ê ú,ê ú,ê úý
ë3 4 û îë1 0û ë0 0û ë1 0û ë0 1 û þ

16, Find the matrix A of the linear transformation T : R 2 ® P1 with respect to bases G and Q ,
respectively.
æ éa ù ö ìé1ù é 1ù ü
T ç ê ú ÷ = a - bx, G = íê ú , ê ú ý , Q = {1 + x,1 - x}
è ëb û ø îë1û ë -1û þ

17, Let V be a vector space with basis G = {g1, g 2 , !, g m }, and let T : V ® R m be the linear

transformation T (v ) = [v]G . Prove that T is an isomorphism, and the matrix of T with

respect to G and the standard basis is the m ´ m identity matrix.

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18, Evaluate sin x where the inner product on C - p , p is
2 2
]
p
2
f,g = ò 3 cos x f (x) g (x ) dx
-p
2

19, Determine projg f where

2p
f , g = ò f ( x ) g ( x )dx
0

and
f ( x ) = x, g ( x ) = sin x

20, Use the Gram–Schmidt process to convert the set

ì é 4ù é 2ù ü
{v1 , v 2 } = íê ú , ê úý
î ë 2û ë 2û þ
to an orthonormal basis with respect to the inner product
u, v = u1v1 + 2u2v2

21, Find the normal equations for the given system.

x1 - x2 = 3
2 x1 + x2 = 1
x1 - 4 x2 = 2

22, Find the least squares solution for the given system.
2 x1 - x2 = 1
x1 + x2 = 1
x1 - x2 = 1

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Ans: x1 = , x2 =
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23, Find an equation for the line in R 2 that best fits the given data.
(1, 2) , (2, 4), (4, 10)

24, Determine if the given matrix is orthogonal.

é 2 / 3 1/ 3 -2 / 3ù
P = êê 1/ 3 2 / 3 2 / 3úú
êë 2 / 3 -2 / 3 1/ 3úû

25, The eigenvalues for the symmetric matrix A are given. Find matrices D and P of an
orthogonal diagonalization of A and write down the factorizaiton of A.
é3 1ù
A= ê ú , l = 2, 4
ë 1 3û

26,

then answer: (i), is T one –to –one?, (ii) is T onto? (iii), find the transformation matrix for T
with repect to the standard bases for the doman and codomain.

27, Suppose A, B are invertible, solve X from 𝐵"# 𝐴"# 𝑋 𝐵𝐴 = 𝐼 + 𝐴.

28, Find a polynomial in 𝑃+ whose graph goes through the points (−1,4), (0,4), and (2,16).

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1. If T1 : V ® W and T2 : W ® Y are linear transformations, then the composition

T2 ! T1 : V ® Y is a linear transformation.
Ans: True
2. Suppose B is an n ´ n invertible matrix. The function T : R n´n ® R n´n defined by
T ( A) = AB is a one-to-one and onto linear transformation.
Ans: True
3, The function T : R 2´2 ® R 2´2 defined by T ( A) = c1I 2´2 + c2 A , where c1 and c2 are nonzero

scalars, is a linear transformation.

Ans: False
4. Suppose T : V ® W is a linear transformation and {v1 , v2 , !, vk } is a set of vectors in V. If

{T (v1 ), T (v2 ), !, T (vk )} is a linearly dependent set, then so is {v1, v2 , !, vk }.

Ans: False
5. If T : P15 ® R 3´5 is an onto linear transformation, then T is one-to-one.
Ans: False
6. Suppose T : V ® W is a linear transformation that is not one-to-one, and is not the trivial
transformation, that is, T ( v) ¹ 0W for some v in V. Then dim (V ) ³ 2 .

Ans: True
7, Every linear transformation between vector spaces of the same finite dimension is an
isomorphism.
Ans: False
8. If V is a finite-dimensional vector space, then the matrix A of a linear transformation
T : V ® V is invertible if and only if T is one-to-one.
Ans: True

9, If {u1 , u2 , u3} is a linearly independent set of vectors, then {u1 , u2 , u3} is orthogonal.

Ans: False

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10. If {u1 , u 2 } is an orthogonal set of vectors, and u Î span {u1 , u2 } , then

u × u1 u × u2
u= 2
u1 + 2
u2 .
u1 u2

Ans: True

11. If A is any matrix, then (col( A)) = null A .

^
( )
T

Ans: True
12. If S is a subspace of R n , then ( S ^ ) = S .
^

Ans: True

13, : If {u1 , u2 ,!, uk } is an orthonormal set, then {u1 , u2 ,!, uk } is linearly independent.

Ans: True
14, If A is any matrix, then AT A is diagonalizable.
Ans: True
15. If A is an n ´ n diagonalizable matrix, then there exists a diagonal matrix D and an
orthogonal matrix P such that A = PDPT .
Ans: False
16. If Q is an orthogonal matrix, then det ( Q ) = 1.

Ans: True

17. If A is symmetric, and Au1 = l1u1 and Au2 = l2u2 with l1 ¹ l2 , then u1 is orthogonal to u2 .
Ans: True
18, If S spans a subspace of a vector space V, then S is linearly independent in V.
Ans: False
19, If S is a linearly independent subset of a vector space V, then S spans V.
Ans: False
20. If S is a linearly independent subset of a vector space V, but S does not span V, then there
exists a vector v in V such that the set S È {v}is also linearly independent.
Ans: True
21, If S spans a vector space V, but S is not linearly independent in V, then there exists a vector v
in S such that the set difference S \ {v}also spans V.

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22. Every vector space V has a finite set S which both spans V and is linearly independent in V.
Ans: False

23, Can judge according to Big Theorem.

A list of conclusions you can get from a given statement

Given statement:

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