LINEAR ALGEBRA

ADVANCED ASSIGNMENT 2
SAGAR SURYA
Q.1 – Let A be an n x n matrix all of whose main diagonals are 0 and 1 elsewhere, i.e. aii = 0,1 ≤ i ≤
n and aij = 1, i ≠ j. If J is an n x n matrix all of whose entries are 1, then the value of A−1 is

1
(a) n J − I

1
(b) n−1 J − I

1
(c) n+1 J − I

1
(d) 2n J − I

Q.2 – Let A ∈ Mn (ℂ) be a matrix with real eigenvalues. If (tr A)2 > (n − 1)tr A2 then,

(a) A must be singular

(b) A must be non singular

(c) A may be singular or non singular

(d) None of these

Q.3 – Let A be 3 x 3 real symmetric matrix. If 1,2,3 are the eigenvalues of A, and that α1 =
(−1, −1,1 )t and α2 = (1, −2, −1)t are eigenvectors of A belonging to the eigenvalues 1 and 2
respectively. If 3 is another eigenvalue of A, then a corresponding eigenvector to eigenvalue 3 is

(a) (1,0,-1)

(b) (1,0,1)

(c) (1,0,3)

(d) None of these

Q.4- Let A ∈ Mn (ℂ). Consider the following statements,

(I) A2 = BA for some nonsingular matrix B

(II) r(A2 ) = r(A)

(III) Im A ∩ Ker A = {0}

Then which of the following statements are equivalent ?

(a) I,II

(b) I,III

(c)I,II,III

(d)None of these

Q.5 – Let A,B and C be n x n complex matrices of the same rank. If A2 B = A, then

(a) B2 A = A

(b) A = B

(c) BA = B

(d) B2 A = B

Q.6 - Let A and B be m square and n square matrices respectively. If A and B have no common
eigenvalue over the field of complex numbers, then the only possible solution of the equation AX =
XB is the zero solution, if

(a) X = 0

(b)X is non singular

(c)X is singular

(d) None of these

Q.7 – Which of the following statements is/are True ?

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(a) If λ ≠ 0 is an eigenvalue of A, λ |A| is an eigenvalue of adj(A)

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(b) If v is an eigenvector of A, v is also an eigenvector of adj(A)

(c) If v is an eigenvector of A, v is also an eigenvector of adj(A)

(d) If λ ≠ 0 is an eigenvalue of A, λ |A| is an eigenvalue of adj(A)

Q.8 - Let A and B be n × n matrices such that AB = BA .

Consider the following statements,

(I) If A has n distinct eigenvalues, then A, B and AB are all diagonalizable

(II) If A and B are diagonalizable, then there exists an invertible matrix T such that
T −1 AT and T −1 BT are both diagonalizable

Then,

(a) Only I is true

(b) Only II is true

(c)Both I, II are true

(d)None of these

Q.9 - Let A ∈ Mn (C) and A ≠ 0. Define a transformation on Mn (C) by

𝒯(X) = AX − XA, X ∈ Mn (C)

Then which of the followings statements is/are True ?

(a) T is linear
(b) 0 is an eigenvalue of T
(c) If Ak = 0, then T 2k = 0
(d) T(XY) = XT(Y) + T(X)Y

Q.10 – Let A be a linear transformation from a vector space V to a vector space W. Let Dim V = n. If

{α1 , … , αs , αs+1 , … , αn }

is a basis for V such that {α1 , … , αs } is a basis for Ker A , then which of the following is/are True ?

(a) {𝒜(αs+1 ), … , 𝒜 (αn )} is a basis for Im 𝒜

(b) dim(Ker 𝒜) + dim(Im 𝒜) = n

(c) V = Ker 𝒜 ⊕ Span{αs+1 , … , αn }

(d) Ker 𝒜 + Im 𝒜 is necessarily a direct sum when V = W

Q.11 -
Let 𝒜 be a linear transformation on a finite dimensional vector space V and let V1 and V2 be subspaces of V.
Which of the following is/are True ?

(a) 𝒜(V1 ∩ V2 ) = 𝒜 (V1 ) ∩ 𝒜 (V2 )

(b) 𝒜 (V1 ∪ V2 ) = 𝒜 (V1 ) ∪ 𝒜 (V2 )

(c) 𝒜 (V1 + V2 ) = 𝒜 (V1 ) + 𝒜 (V2 )

(d) 𝒜(V1 ⊕ V2 ) = 𝒜(V1 ) ⊕ 𝒜 (V2 )

Q.12 – Let A be a linear transformation on a finite dimensional space V. Which of the following
is/are True?

(a) V and Im A have the same dimension.

(b) A maps a basis to a basis

(c) The matrix representation of A under some basis is invertible

(d)Ker A is non trivial

Q.13 – Let T be a linear transformation on a vector space V, where dim V = n.

Consider the following statements

(I)

(II)

Which of these is True?

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I, II both
(d) None of these
Q.14 - Let 𝒜 be a linear transformation on a vector space V, dim V = n. If 𝒜n−1 (x) ≠
0, but 𝒜n (x) = 0, for some x ∈ V, then which of the following is/are True ?

(a) x, 𝒜(x), … , 𝒜n−1 (x) are linearly independent vectors

(b) x, 𝒜(x), … , 𝒜n−1 (x) are linearly dependent vectors

(c) A has atleast n-1 distinct eigenvalues

(d) A has a unique eigenvalue

Q.15 – Let A and B be linear transformations on a finite dimensional vector space V. If AB = I, then
which of these is/are True ?

(a) BA = I must necessarily hold for finite dimensional spaces

(b) BA need not be equal to I for finite dimensional spaces

(c) BA = k for some scalar k >1

(d)None of these

Q.16 –
Q.17 – Let V and W be finite dimensional vector spaces. Let T be a linear transformation from V to
W. Which of the following statements is/are True?

(a) If the vectors α1 , α2 , … , αn in V are linearly independent, then 𝒜α1 , 𝒜α2 , … , 𝒜αn are linearly
independent

(b) If the vectors α1 , α2 , … , αn in V are linearly independent, then 𝒜α1 , 𝒜α2 , … , 𝒜αn are linearly
dependent

(c) If the vectors 𝒜α1 , 𝒜α2 , … , 𝒜αn in W are linearly independent, then
α1 , α2 , … , αn are linearly independent

(d) If the vectors 𝒜α1 , 𝒜α2 , … , 𝒜αn in W are linearly independent, then
α1 , α2 , … , αn are linearly dependent

Q.18 - Let {α1 , α2 , α3 } be a basis for a three − dimensional vector space V .

Let 𝒜 be a linear transformation on V such that 𝒜(α1 ) = α1 , 𝒜(α2 ) = α1 + α2 , 𝒜 (α3 ) = α1 + α2 +
α3 . Then which of the following is/are True ?

1 3 2
(a) 2A − A−1 = (0 1 3)
0 0 1
1 −1 0
(b) A−1 = (0 1 −1)
0 0 1
1 2 3
(c) 2A − A−1 = (0 1 2)
0 0 1
1 −1 0
(d) A−1 = (0 1 1)
0 0 −1
Q.19 –

, then Im A is

(a) Im 𝒜 = Span{𝒜u1 , 𝒜u3 }

(b) Im 𝒜 = Span{𝒜u2 , 𝒜u3 }

(c) Im 𝒜 = Span{𝒜u1 , 𝒜u2 }

(d) Im 𝒜 = Span{𝒜u1 , 𝒜u2 , 𝒜u3 }

Q.20 -
Let 𝒜 and ℬ be linear transformations on ℝ2 . It is known that the matrix representation of 𝒜 under the basis {α1 =
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(1,2), α2 = (2,1)} is ( ) , and the matrix representation of ℬ under the basis {β1 = (1,1), β2 =
2 3
33
(1,2)} is ( ) . Let u = (3,3) ∈ ℝ2 . Then which of the following is/are True ?
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8 9
(a) The matrix of 𝒜 + ℬ under β1 , β2 is ( )
4 3
7 8
(b) The matrix of 𝒜ℬ under α1 , α2 is ( )
13 14

(c) The coordinate of 𝒜(u) under α1 , α2 is (4,5)

(d) The coordinate of ℬ(u) under β1 , β2 is (9,6)

Q.21 - Consider the vector space of all 2 × 2 real matrices. Let Eij be the 2 × 2 matrix with (i, j) −
1 −1
entry 1 and other entries 0, i, j = 1,2 . Let A = ( ). Let A(u) = Au, u ∈ M2 (𝐑).
−1 1

Then, which of the followings statements is/are True ?

(a)A is a linear transformation on M2 (𝐑)

−1 0
(b) ( ) and (0 − 1 ) form a basis of Im (A)
1 0 0 1
10 0 1
(c) ( ) and ( ) form a basis of Ker(A)
1 0 0 1

(d) None of these

Q.22 - Let the mappings A and B on the vector space ℝn be defined as,

𝒜 (x1 , x2 , … , xn ) = (0, x1 , x2 , … , xn−1 )

ℬ (x1 , x2 , … , xn ) = (xn , x1 , x2 , … , xn−1 )

Then which of the following is/are True ?

(a) An = 0 and Bn = I

(b) An = I and Bn = 0

(c) The dimensions ofKer A and Ker B are 0 and 1 , respectively

(d) The dimensions of Ker A and Ker B are 1 and 0, respectively

Q.23 - Let 𝒜 be a linear transformation on an n − dimensional vector space

V . If {α1 , … , αm } is a basis for Im A and if {β1 , … , βm } is such a set of vectors of V that

A(βi ) = αi , i = 1, … , m, then

(a) V = Span{β1 , … , βm } ⊕ Im A

(b) V = Span{β1 , … , βm } ⊕ Ker A

(c) V = {β1 , … , βm } ⊕ Im A

(d) V = {β1 , … , βm } ⊕ Ker A

Q.24 – For a linear transformation A on a finite dimensional vector space V, which of the following
statements is/ are True ?

(a) dim(Im A2 ) = dim(Im A) iff V = Im A ⊕ Ker A

(b) dim(Im A2 ) = dim(Im A) iff Im A = Ker A
(c) If A2 = A, then V = Im A ⊕ Ker A
(d) If V = Im A ⊕ Ker A, then A2 = A

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Q.30 – Let V be a finite dimensional vector space and A be a linear transformation on V. Then,

(a)There must necessarily exist k such that V = Im Ak ⊕ Ker Ak for any A

(b) There need not exist k such that V = Im Ak ⊕ Ker Ak for any A

(c) There must necessarily exist k such that V = Im Ak ⊕ Ker Ak iff A is invertible

(d) There must necessarily exist k such that V = Im Ak ⊕ Ker Ak iff A is singular