Linear Algebra Assignment 1
Linear Algebra Assignment 1
Linear Algebra Assignment 1
Total Marks: 100 | Submission Deadline: August 26, 2024 | Mode of Submission: Hard copy
Instructions: Answer all questions. Symbols carry their usual meaning. Assume any data, if not
furnished, consistent with the problem.
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1. For what value of 𝜆𝜆 does the following system has non-trivial solution(s)? Find the solution(s).
2. If 𝒖𝒖
�⃗ and 𝒗𝒗
�⃗ are nonzero vectors, show that the vector ���⃗
𝒘𝒘 = ‖𝒗𝒗 �⃗ + ‖𝒖𝒖
�⃗‖𝒖𝒖 �⃗ bisects the angle
�⃗‖𝒗𝒗
between 𝒖𝒖�⃗ and �𝒗𝒗⃗.
3. Find nonzero vectors (if any) orthogonal to the following vectors: (6, −1,2,2), (1,4,3,0),
(4, −5, −4,2).
�⃗ is the zero vector in a vector space 𝑉𝑉 and 𝛼𝛼 is any scalar, then prove that 𝛼𝛼𝟎𝟎
4. If 𝟎𝟎 �⃗ = 0.
5. Consider the vector space ℝ𝑛𝑛 with standard vector addition and scalar multiplication.
i. Show that the following definition of inner product makes ℝ𝑛𝑛 an inner product space:
�⃗ are any two vectors in ℝ𝑛𝑛 and
�⃗ ⋅ �𝒗𝒗⃗ ≡ 𝑤𝑤1 𝑢𝑢1 𝑣𝑣1 + ⋯ + 𝑤𝑤𝑛𝑛 𝑢𝑢𝑛𝑛 𝑣𝑣𝑛𝑛 , where �𝒖𝒖⃗ and 𝒗𝒗
𝒖𝒖
𝑤𝑤1 , … , 𝑤𝑤𝑛𝑛 are positive constants.
ii. Show that the following definition of norm makes ℝ𝑛𝑛 a normed vector space: ‖𝒖𝒖 �⃗‖ ≡
|𝑢𝑢1 | + ⋯ + |𝑢𝑢𝑛𝑛 |, where 𝒖𝒖 𝑛𝑛
�⃗ is any vector in ℝ and |𝑢𝑢𝑖𝑖 | represents absolute value of 𝑢𝑢𝑖𝑖 .
6. Determine whether the following set of vectors from ℝ4 is linearly dependent or independent:
{(2,4,0,1), (1,0,1,2), (1, −3,1,2), (1,1, −1, −1)}.
7. Prove or disprove:
i. 𝒗𝒗
�⃗ is in span{𝒗𝒗
�⃗1 , … , �𝒖𝒖⃗𝑘𝑘 } if {𝒗𝒗
�⃗, �𝒖𝒖⃗1 , … , �𝒖𝒖⃗𝑘𝑘 } is linearly dependent.
ii. 𝒗𝒗
�⃗ is not in span{𝒖𝒖 �⃗1 , … �𝒖𝒖⃗𝑘𝑘 } if {𝒗𝒗 �⃗, �𝒖𝒖⃗1 , … , �𝒖𝒖⃗𝑘𝑘 } is linearly independent.
iii. 𝒗𝒗
�⃗ is not in span{𝒖𝒖 �⃗1 , … , �𝒖𝒖⃗𝑘𝑘 } if and only if {𝒗𝒗 �⃗, �𝒖𝒖⃗1 , … , �𝒖𝒖⃗𝑘𝑘 } is linearly independent.
8. Show whether the vectors (1,2,0,4), (2,3,1, −1), (0,1,0,1), (0,0,0,0), (1,1,2,3) span ℝ4 . Can
these vectors be a basis of ℝ4 ?
9. Consider the following three vectors �𝒗𝒗⃗1 = (1,0,0,0), �𝒗𝒗⃗2 = (1,1,1,0) and 𝒗𝒗 �⃗3 = (𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐, 1). Find
conditions on 𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐 such that dim[span{𝒗𝒗 �⃗1 , �𝒗𝒗⃗2 , �𝒗𝒗⃗3 }] = 3. What is your answer when
�⃗1 , �𝒗𝒗⃗2 , �𝒗𝒗⃗3 }] = 2? Can the dim[span{𝒗𝒗
dim[span{𝒗𝒗 �⃗1 , �𝒗𝒗⃗2 , �𝒗𝒗⃗3 }] be 1? Why or why not?
10. Find the orthonormal vectors 𝒆𝒆�1 , 𝒆𝒆�2 , 𝒆𝒆�3 by Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization from �𝒖𝒖⃗1 , �𝒖𝒖⃗2 , �𝒖𝒖⃗3 :
�⃗1 = (1,2,1), �𝒖𝒖⃗2 = (1, −1,2), �𝒖𝒖⃗3 = (−1,3,1)
𝒖𝒖