MATH 219 Final, Fall 2001
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January 31, 2002 MATHEMATICS 219
Time : 2 Hours. FINAL EXAMINATION
Prof. H. Abu-Khuzam FALL 2001-2002
PART IJ. Answer each of the following problems in the space provided for each
problem( Problem { to Problem 6).
. Let T:P,(R) > R? be the function defined by
T(atbx+cx”)=(a, atb, 2a-b)
(a) Show that T is a linear transformation.
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(b) Find Ker T. Is T an isomorphism?
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2. LetA=}1 0 -1].
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(a) Find the eigenvalues of A
[ 3 points]
(b) Find bases for the corresponding eigenspaces of A.
[ 6 points]
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2. (c) Deduce that there is a basis of R® consisting of eigenvectors of A and find an invertible
matrix P and a diagonal matrix D such that P'AP=D. ( Do not verify)
[ 3 points]
3. Let T: R' > R°* be the linear transformation defined by
T(x, y, A= (2y+z. x-4y, 3x)
(a) Find the matrix A ol T relative to the standard ordered basis 8 = { (1,0,0), (0,1,0),
(0.0. }or R’.
[ 3 points]
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3. (b) Find the matrix B of T relative to the ordered basis 8’={ (0.0.1), (1,1,0), (1,0,0) of R.
{ 4 points}
3. (c) Find the change of basis matrix Q from 8’ to B such that B=Q'' AQ. (Do not verify)
[ 3 points]
4. (a) Show that an orthogonal set of sonzero vectors in an inner product space V is linearly
independent.
[6 points]
(b) Let V be the subspace 0! i! with basis { (1,2,0), (0,1,1)}. Use the Gram-Scmidt process to
find an orthonormal basis of V.
[ 4 points]
5. Let U={ p(x) € Pal RY} p'(0) = 0, and p’(x) =0 }.
(a) Find a basis for the subspace 0 of PCR).
[ 4 points]
(b) Use linear extension to find a linear transformation T :P.(R) 3 P4(R) such that
T(p(x)) = p(x) for all pox) € U .and T(x+1)= 0.
{ 6 points]
6. (a) Let A and B be simifar nn matrices such that A is invertible, Prove that B must be
invertible. (4 points]
(b) Suppose that 4 is an eigenvalue of an nxn matrix A. Show that 2 is an eigenvalue of the
matrix A>
{6 points]
PART II. Circle the correct answer for each of the following problems
( Problem 7 to Problem 16). {4 points for each correct answer, 0 for no
answer. and —! tor each wrong answer].
7. Consider tie matrix
6) QO 0
A=|~5 3 Of. then
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Rank A =3,
A is invertible.
A is diagonalizable.
—3 is an cigenvalue of A.
[ 4 points]
8. If A is a 3x3 matrix such that |A|=4, Then | A (adj A)] is equal to:
aot
b. 16
c 64
da. none of the above
[ 4 points]
9. The value of the number ¢ for which the matrix
Q
0
2
is nob invertible is:
none of the above
[ 4 points]
10. Let T:R*—> R® be the linear transformation defined by
TX. 2)=(K42y. \. 8. X-y)
Then dim (Im T) is:
aw 3
b. 2
a 4
a. none of the above.
[ 4 points]
Hl, Let S be the space of all skew-symmetric 4x4 matrices ( A's - A). Then dim S is equal to:
a 10
b. 12
c 6
d. none of the above.
(4 points]
12. WT: Vo Wis a linear transtormation such that the image of every linearly independent subset of V
is linearly independent in W. then which one of the following statements is (ruc?
a. Tis onto,
b. Tis one -to -pne.
ce. TéAd=0 for all vectors Ain VY.
do none of the above.
[ 4 points]
13. The subspace of R* spanned by 1.-2.3.5). (0.3.1-5). 14.0), and (0.0.0.1) has dimension:
a 2
b 3
c 4
d. none of the above.
L 4 points}
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4.
The value(s) of k for which the system
Xt y+ 7=k
X+2y+ 2753
y+ kes
has no solution are:
a.
b.
Let V and W be finite dimensional
k=l
k=0
k at
hone of the above.
{ 4 points]
which one of the following skuements is true?
T is one-to-one = Tis onte
dim (Ker T) + dim (lm T: = dim W
{if dim V= dim W. then T is an isomorphism of V onto W.
none of the above.
( 4 points]
16. Let A be an invertible nxn mairix over R. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
bh.
c.
d.
Rank A= n.
A! is invertible.
The number of nonzero rows ia te row echelon form of Ais n
The rows of A are lincarly dependent in R’,
[ 4 points]
tor spaces. and T: V->W is a linear transformation, Then,