UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS UNISA le UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS MAT3701 OctobertNovember 2016 LINEAR ALGEBRA Duraton 2 Hours 4100 Marks EXAMINERS . FIRST PROF JD BOTHA SECOND PROF Y HARDY EXTERNAL PROF LM PRETORIUS Closed book examination. é ‘This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be removed from the examination venue ‘Ths paper consists of 3 pages ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ALL CALCULATIONS MUST BE SHOWN [TURN OVER}2 MAT3701 October/November 2016 QUESTION 1 Lot fo(z), Sx(2), J2(2) denote the Lagrange polynomials over 1 associated with 0, 1, and 2, respectively {11) Cateulate fo(2), Ja (2), and faz) a (1.2) Use the Lagrange mtorpotation formula to express 1, 2, and 2? as hnear combinations of fo (2), Ji(z), (4) and fa(@) (1.8) Without any further caleulations, explain why @ = (os fis fob 1s. boots for Ps (R) (14) Let @ P= {l, x, 27} ‘and write down the change of coordinate matrix Q which changes —coordmates mto y-coordnates 7] QUESTION 2 Let T V->V bea hneat operator on a vector space V over F (2:1) Show that T? = Tp 4 R(T) N(T) 6 (fo V-+V denotes the 2oro transformation, that 1s, Tv) = 0 for all v € V ) (2.2) Let V= Rt and P= R Pind a formula for T Let T Maza (C) + Maxa (C) be the linear operator over C defined by T(X) = AX, where fo oo) a=|io ol, od |, expressed as a single column vector, such that (13) 7? = and R(P) = spon: fas) QUESTION 3 [TURN OVER]3 MAT3701 October/November 2016 (8.1) Find the T-eyche bass for W” ® (82) Find the cheractenstic polynomial of Ty “ (8.3) Explain whether Tyy 1s one-to-one @) (8.4) Explain whether Ty- 16 onto ° (85) For each eigenvalue of Ty, find corresponding exgenvectot expressed 5 e neat combination of the (8) T-eyche basis for W [24] QUESTION 4 1a ad <,> an immer product on C27 Explain whether cach of the four conditions for an inet produet 18 true of not in this ease Define <,> C7 x C? + C by = y"Aa, where A ] and x and y ace column vectors in C? Ts bs QUESTION 5 Let V be real ner product space (5.1) Prove that any translation on V 1s a ngid motion (5) (52) Prove that the composition of any two rigid motions on V 1s a ngid motion on V @) (10; QUESTION 6 Its given that A € Myys(C) 1s a normal matrix with eigenvalues 1 and 1 and corresponding eigenspaces By = span {s (a, 40} snd ; : Fem apan {5 (I1.¥8), 5 (ths-v9)} (61) Pind the spectral decomposition of A ay (6.2) Find A e) 3} TOTAL MARKS: (100] © UNISA 2016