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MTE-02

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

(BDP)
Term-End Examination
07606
June, 2014
ELECTIVE COURSE : MATHEMATICS
MTE-02 : LINEAR ALGEBRA

Time : 2 hours

Maximum Marks : 50
(Weightage 70%)

Note : Question no. 7 is compulsory. Attempt any four

questions from Q. No. 1 to Q. No. 6. Use of
calculators is not allowed.
1. (a) Show that Q[x], the set of all polynomials
with rational coefficients is a vector space
over Q with respect to addition of
polynomials and multiplication by constant.
Is the set of all polynomials with integer
coefficients a subspace of this vector space ?
Give reasons for your answer.

(b) Find the range space and the kernel of the

linear transformation :

T R4 --+ R4, T(xi, x2, x3, x4) =

(x1 + x2 + x3 + x4, x1 + x2, x3 + x4, 0)
2.

(a)

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Show that if S and T are linear

transformations on a finite dimensional
vector space, then rank (ST) rank (T). Also
give examples of linear transformations S
and T for which rank (ST) < rank (T).
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(b) Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the

matrix
1

A= 1

Is A diagonalisable ? Justify your answer.

3.

(a)

Find the dual basis for the basis

{1, 1 + x, x2 1} of the vector space
a0, al' a E
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(b)

(c)

Verify the Cayley Hamilton theorem for

2

A = 1

1
1 . Hence find its inverse.

Check whether the set

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a2, ..., an) E

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= 1 + a2}

is a subspace of Rn or not.
. (a) Check whether the quadratic forms
2x2 + 3y2 + 5z2 4xz 6yz and
4x2 + 3y2 + z2 6xy 2xz
are orthogonally equivalent.
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(b) Let V = {(a, b, c) E R3 a + b = c} and

W = {(a, b, c) E R3 I a = b} be subspaces of
R3.
(i)
(ii)
(c)

Find the dimensions of V, W and

V n w.
Is R3 = V 9 W ? Justify your answer.

Is the following matrix Hermitian ?

1

A= i

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1+ i

Is it unitary ? Justify your answer.

5. (a) Let V = {(a, b, c, d) R4 la+b+c+d= 0}

and W = {(a, b, c, E R4 I a = b, c = d} be
subspaces of R4.
(i) Check that W is a subspace of V.
(ii) Find the dimension of VAV.
(iii) Check whether (1, 1, 1, 3) + W and
(-1, 2, 0, 1) + W represent the same
element of V/W.

(b) Find an orthonormal basis for C3 by

applying Gram Schmidt orthogonalisation
process to the basis
{(1, i, 0), ( i, 0, 2), (0, i, 2)1.

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6.

(a)

(b)

Find the orthogonal canonical reduction of

the quadratic form
9x2 + 7y2 + 11z2 8xy + 8x2
and its principal axis.
Find the adjoint of the matrix
3
0
1
1

Hence, find its inverse.

7.

Which of the following statements are true and

which are false ? Justify your answer either with
a short proof or with a counter-example.
(i)

If W and U are subspaces of the vector space

V having the same dimensions, then
U = W.

(ii)

If V is a vector space over K and f : V > K

is a non-zero linear function, then f is onto.

(iii) A 3 x 3 matrix with real entries has a real

eigenvalue.
(iv) If T is a linear transformation on an inner
product space V and T * T = 0, then T = 0.
(v)

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The rank and signature of a quadratic form

are always equal.

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