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Assignment on Math261

The assignment on MAT261 involves various tasks related to linear algebra, including determining if specific vectors are linear combinations of given vectors, testing for linear dependence or independence, and checking if certain sets of vectors span ℝ3 or form a basis. It also includes finding coordinate vectors relative to a basis, analyzing homogeneous systems for basis and dimension, and assessing the linearity and invertibility of transformations. The document outlines ten specific problems that require mathematical reasoning and calculations.

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Assignment on Math261

The assignment on MAT261 involves various tasks related to linear algebra, including determining if specific vectors are linear combinations of given vectors, testing for linear dependence or independence, and checking if certain sets of vectors span ℝ3 or form a basis. It also includes finding coordinate vectors relative to a basis, analyzing homogeneous systems for basis and dimension, and assessing the linearity and invertibility of transformations. The document outlines ten specific problems that require mathematical reasoning and calculations.

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Assignment on MAT261

1. a. Determine whether or not the vector 𝑣 = (5,9,5) is a linear combination of the vectors
𝑢1 = (2,1,4), 𝑢2 = (1, −1,3) and 𝑢3 = (3,2,5).
b. Determine whether or not the vector 𝑣 = (2,5,3) is a linear combination of the vectors
𝑢1 = (1, −3,2), 𝑢2 = (2, −4, −1) and 𝑢3 = (1, −5,7).
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c. Determine whether or not 𝑀 = [ ] is a linear combination of the matrices
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1 1 1 2 1 1
𝐴=[ ],𝐵 = [ ] and 𝐶 = [ ].
1 1 3 4 4 5
2. Test whether the following vectors are linearly dependent or independent:
a. 𝑢1 = (2, −3,1), 𝑢2 = (3, −1, −2) and 𝑢3 = (4,2,5).
b. 𝑢1 = (2,1,1), 𝑢2 = (3, −4,6) and 𝑢3 = (4, −9,11).
3. Test whether the following span ℝ3 :
a. 𝑢1 = (1,2,1), 𝑢2 = (2,1,0) and 𝑢3 = (1, −1,2).
b. 𝑢1 = (1, −2,1), 𝑢2 = (2, −1,1) and 𝑢3 = (2,3,1).
4. Test whether the following vectors are a basis of ℝ3 or not:
a. 𝑢1 = (5,7,9), 𝑢2 = (1,2,0) and 𝑢3 = (4,5,9).
b. 𝑢1 = (1,1,2), 𝑢2 = (1,2,5) and 𝑢3 = (5,3,4).
5. Determine whether (1,2, −1,3,5), (2,4, −2,6,8), (1,3,2,2,6), (1,4,5,1,8), (2,7,3,3,9) form a
basis of ℝ5 . If not, find the dimension of the subspace they span.
6. Find the coordinate vector of 𝑣 relative to the basis S, where 𝑣 = (2,4,7) and 𝑆 =
{(1,7,9), (4,5, −9), (3,10,1)}
7. Find the basis and dimension for the solution space of the following homogeneous systems:
a. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 + 3𝑡 − 4𝑠 = 0
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 2𝑧 − 𝑡 + 5𝑠 = 0
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 2𝑧 + 4𝑡 − 2𝑠 = 0
b. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2𝑧 − 𝑡 + 3𝑠 = 0
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 + 𝑡 + 𝑠 = 0
3𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 8𝑧 + 𝑡 + 5𝑠 = 0

8. Show whether the following Transformation is Linear or not:


𝑻: ℝ𝟑 → ℝ𝟐 ; 𝑻(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛) = (𝟑𝒙 + 𝒚 − 𝟑𝒛, 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 + 𝟒𝒛)
9. Let ℝ𝟒 → ℝ𝟑 be a linear mapping defined by
𝑻(𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛, 𝒕) = (𝒙 − 𝟐𝒚 + 𝒛 + 𝟐𝒕, 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒛 − 𝟐𝒕, 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟓𝒚 + 𝟐𝒛 − 𝟐𝒕)

Find the rank and nullity of the linear transformation T.

10. Test whether or not the following transformation defined as follows is invertible or not. If
invertible then find𝑻−𝟏. Where 𝑻 = (𝒙 − 𝒚 − 𝟐𝒛, 𝒙 − 𝒚 + 𝒛, 𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 + 𝒛).

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