Math 115A: Sample final exam

Sections 1 and 3. Instructor: James Fteitag

For the exam, you may use one 8 inch by 11 inch (normal sized paper) piece
of paper with anything at all written on one side - theorems, exa,rnple problems,
inspirational sayings - anything goes. There will be 8 problems on the finaJ. The
difficulty will be on the level of the exa,rrs.
Keep in mind this sa,rrple review is not comprhensilre. I will post more problems
throughout the week.

Problem

Eigenvalues

Ler0e(0,r/2).Ler

_ ( as(0) -sin(d) \
^^ - \ stn(d) cos(o) )'

as-i

-jlbtrffi*of 4 are-in*r-se

we esn-rega*&A
nrrmbsls,
complex
Are there aay eigenvectors over IR? Explain why not intuitively.
Calculate the eigenvalues and eigenvectors over C.

Problem

Some basics

Let

2 3\

/l
A:12
3 4l.

\3 4 5/

Find a basis of N(,4). Find a basis of A(A). Diagonalize

Problem

-4.

3 A subspace

Prove that the set of aJl functions that can be written in the form
a C and b e IR is a vector sDace. Is it finite dimensiona,l?

Problem

a.sin(x +

b) for

Fbom class Fliday

Let S : U -+ V,, T : V -+ W be linea.r maps of finite dirnensional vector spaces.

Suppose that ?,9 is bijective. Prove that ,S is surjective if and only ? is injective.

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Problem

Use elementary matrices?

Let A e Mn*n([') be an invertible matrix, and let B be any other matrix

Prove that det(AB) det(A) . det(B).

Mnrn(F).

of.

Pr6blem

6 A map with specified kernel

Let V be a finite dimensional innfer product space. Let W be a subspace. Constuct

a linear operator ,S on y with lf(S)
- Wr and R(,S) : W.

Problem

Using a map with specified kernel

Let V be a finite dimensional innler product space. Let W be a subspace.

previous problem to prove that di,m(W) + di,m(Wt)
- di,m(V).

Problem

Use,

the

Examples or lack thereof

Give an example of a 2 x 2 matrix M over IR such that M has no eigenvalues in IR.

Can you give an exarnple of a 3 x 3 matrix M over IR such that M has no eigenvalues
in lR?

Problem

Representati"[ ir f6[1"" than workin*

il"

hand!

Find a polynomial q e P3(R) such that

/1\ : f' P@)q(r)dr

, \, \,
, \i)
Jo
for allp PB(R). You can write down your polynomial in terms of an inner product.

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Math 115A.