Uploaded : 11 Dec 2020

Due : 17 Dec 2020

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Course Name: Mathematical Physics Semester: I

Department of Physics and Astrophysics, Delhi University, Delhi

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1. X and Y are two vectors defined as

! X ⃗ = a i ̂ + 3 j ̂ − 5k̂
! Y ⃗ = 2 i ̂ − 5 j ̂ + a k̂
(a). Find values of ‘a’ to normalise ! X ⃗ and ! Y .⃗
(b). Find ‘a’ so that ! X ⃗ and ! Y ⃗ are orthogonal.
2. (a). Find x, y, z such that (x-y, x+y, z-1) = (4, 2, 3)


(2 3 4)
1 2 1
(b). Normalise !y = , ,− 


(c). Let two vectors defined as: u =(2, -5, 6) and v= (3, 3, -4). Find the angle and distance
between the two vectors.
3. (a). Write the vector v =(3,-1, - 4) as a linear combination of the vectors u1 =(1, 0, 1), u2 = 

(2,1,0), u3 = (3,1,-2).

(b). If vectors a1, a2, and a3 are linearly independent, determine whether the vectors
i). a1-a2, a2-a3, a3-a2
ii). a1+a2, a2+a3, a3+a1
are linearly independent or not.
4. (a). Find the area of the parallelogram spanned by the vectors X=(2,−1,4) and Y=(3,-7,4).
(b). Find the volume of the parallelepiped spanned by the vectors X=(3,-1, 3), Y=(2,5,-2), and

Z=(-2, 5, 0).
5. (a). Rank(A)=3. Determine a and b.

1 1 1 1
0 1 −1 b
A=!
2 3 a 4
3 5 1 7
(b). If λ is the Eigen value of matrix A. Find the Eigen value of A2 + 2 A - I.
6. Find the equation of the line
(a). Going through the points P(1,3,2) and Q(2,5,-6)
(b). Containing a point P(1,-2,4) and perpendicular to a plane given by the equation
3x+4y+7z=15.
7. (a). Consider x, y ! ∈ ℜ with

[! y]x+y=1. Is this a vector space or not?

x

(b). Consider N to be the set of natural numbers i.e. N = {1,2,3,4…..}. Is N a real vector
space. If it is not, state the reasons.
(c). Argue, if the set of all infinite sequences of real numbers is a vector space.