This document is a past exam paper for an Advanced Linear Algebra course. It contains 3 sections: Section A has 3 multiple choice questions about linear transformations and bases. Section B has 6 multi-part questions testing concepts such as subspaces, orthonormal bases, inner product spaces, and matrix representations of linear transformations. Candidates are required to answer all questions in Section A and 3 out of the 6 questions in Section B. The exam is 3 hours long.
This document is a past exam paper for an Advanced Linear Algebra course. It contains 3 sections: Section A has 3 multiple choice questions about linear transformations and bases. Section B has 6 multi-part questions testing concepts such as subspaces, orthonormal bases, inner product spaces, and matrix representations of linear transformations. Candidates are required to answer all questions in Section A and 3 out of the 6 questions in Section B. The exam is 3 hours long.
This document is a past exam paper for an Advanced Linear Algebra course. It contains 3 sections: Section A has 3 multiple choice questions about linear transformations and bases. Section B has 6 multi-part questions testing concepts such as subspaces, orthonormal bases, inner product spaces, and matrix representations of linear transformations. Candidates are required to answer all questions in Section A and 3 out of the 6 questions in Section B. The exam is 3 hours long.
This document is a past exam paper for an Advanced Linear Algebra course. It contains 3 sections: Section A has 3 multiple choice questions about linear transformations and bases. Section B has 6 multi-part questions testing concepts such as subspaces, orthonormal bases, inner product spaces, and matrix representations of linear transformations. Candidates are required to answer all questions in Section A and 3 out of the 6 questions in Section B. The exam is 3 hours long.
Candidates should attempt ALL questions from Section A [40 marks] and ANY THREE Questions in Section B [60 marks].
SECTION A
A1. Determine whether the following transformations from V to W are linear:
(a) Show that the transformation T defined below is linear.
Z a T : C[a, b] → R; T f = f (x)g(x)dx, b
g is a fixed function in C[0, 1], where values of a and b are 0 and 1 respectively. [2] (i) Let g0 = 1, a constant function and neglect limits a and b. Give the value of T ff [5] (ii) Hence using your answer to the question above, show that without the limits a and b, 1 1 h x i = ln tan + A, sin x 2 2 where A is a constant. [8]
A2. Let T : V → W be a linear transformation and {v1 , v2 , ..., vn } be a basis for V and suppose that T vi = 0 for i ∈ {1, 2, ..., n}. Show that T is the zero transformation. [5]
page 1 of 3 A3. Consider the transformation
T : Mnn → Mnn ; T (A) = At + A,
where A ∈ Mnn , the space of (n × n) matrices and At is its transpose. Find
(a) ker T , [5]
(b) the range of T , [5] (c) the rank of T , [5] (d) the nullity of T . [5]
SECTION B
x B4. (a) In R3 let Π = { y : x − 12 y + 32 z = 0}. Express the vector z 3 −2 as h + p where h ∈ Π, p ∈ Π⊥ . [7] 4 (b) Construct an orthonormal basis for a subspace of Rn whose dimension is m, verifying at each stage that the vectors, so contructed, are orthonormal. [7] (c) Construct an orthonormal basis for the vector space H, where H is the solution space of the system; [6] x − 3y + z 0 −2x + 2y − 3z = 0 . 4x − 8y + 5z 0
B5. (a) Define a basis. [4]
(b) Write down the standard basis B1 in P2 , the space of polynomials of second degree. [6] (c) Another basis B2 = {4x − 1, 2x2 − x, 3x2 + 3} is taken. (i) Verify that B2 is a basis. [3] 2 (ii) If the polynomial p(x) = a0 + a1 x + a2 x , write this polynomial in terms of the polynomials in B2 . [7]
B6. (a) Define an inner product and an inner product space. [4+3]
page 2 of 3 (b) Consider the space R3 with the Euclidean inner product. Apply the Gram- Schmidt process to transform the basis u1 = (1, 1, 1), u2 = (0, 1, 1) and u3 = (0, 0, 1) into an orthonormal basis. [6] (c) Let V be an inner product space and {v1 , v2 , v3 } be an orthonormal set of vectors in V . If W denotes the space spanned by vectors v1 , v2 , ..., vn , show that every vector u ∈ V can be expressed in the form u = w1 + w2 , where w1 is in W and w2 is orthogonal to W . [7]
B7. (a) Determine the diagonalizability of the matrix Q below;
2 1 0 Q = 0 1 −1 0 2 4
[10] (b) Suppose V and W are finite dimensional vector spaces with dim V = n. Let T : V → W be a linear transformation with a corresponding matrix of representation AT . Prove that (i) ρ(T ) = ρ(AT ). [4] (ii) ν(T ) = ν(AT ). [3] (iii) ν(T ) + ρ(T ) = n. [3]
