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Multiple Choice Questions:
Q.1 Which set is not a vector space?
i. The span of the set of rows in A.
ii. The span of the set of columns in A.
iii. The set { x : Ax = 0}.
iv. The set { x : Ax = e1 } , where e1 = (1,0,...,0).
Q.2. Which one is not a vector space?
i. The kernel of a matrix A.
ii. The set of all sequences ( x1 , x2 , x3 ,...).
iii. The span of a set of vectors in a vector space.
iv. The set of all discontinuous functions defined on the interval (0,1).
Q.3. For what value of λ is the vector (λ ,3, −5) in the linear span of (1,3, −1) and
(−5, −8, 2) ?
i. 3 iii. -13
ii. -6 iv. None of these
Q.4. Which of these assertions is not logically equivalent to all the others?
(The matrix A is m × n. )
i. The row vectors in A span R n .
ii. The column vectors in A span R m .
iii. For each b ∈ R m , the equation Ax = b has a solution.
iv. A has a pivot position in each row.
Q.5. Which is not a vector space?
i. The set of all polynomials that satisfy p (0) = 0.
ii. The set of all polynomials of the form p (t ) = a + bt + ct 2 + t 3 .
iii. The set of all vectors of the form [ a + b, b + 3a, − a − 4b].
iv. The set of all vectors [ a + b3 , a − b3 ].
Q.6. Which set is not a subspace of R 3 ?
i. {[ x, y, z]T
: 3( x + 1) + 2( y + 1) + z = 5} iii. {[ x, y , z ]T : x ( y + 1) − y ( x − 2) = z}
ii. {[ x, y, z]T
: 3( x + 1) + 2( y + 1) + z = 6} iv. {[ x, y , z ]T : x( y + z + 3) = z ( x + y ) + y ( x − z + 1)}
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Q.7. Let u = (1,2,3), v = (0, −1,2) and w = (2,7,0) . Which assertion is true?
i. u ∈ Span{v, w} and w ∉ Span{u, v} iii. v ∈ Span{u, w} and u ∉ Span{v, w}
ii. u ∈ Span{v, w} and w ∈ Span{u, v} iv. w ∈ Span{u, v} and v ∉ Span{u, w}
Q.8. Let S be a linearly independent set of four polynomials in P3 . What
conclusion can be drawn?
i. S spans P3 .
ii. One member of S can be discarded to obtain the basis of P3 .
iii. The set S can be extended to obtain the basis of P3 .
iv. S does not span P3 .
Q.9. What is the dimension of the space of vectors in R 5 having the form
(a − 3b, b − a, a + 2b, a, b) ?
i. 2
ii. 3
iii. 4
iv. 5
Q.10. Which set is a basis of R 3 ?
i. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,6] ,[5,7,5] }
T T T
ii. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,6] ,[5,7,9] }
T T T
iii. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,6] ,[7,8,9] }
T T T
iv. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,9] ,[7,8,15] }
T T T
Q.11. What is the dimension of the space of polynomials spanned by four
functions u1 (t ) = t + t 2 , u2 (t ) = t 3 + t 4 , u3 (t ) = t 5 − t 2 − t 4 , u4 (t ) = t + t 3 + t 5 ?
i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4
Q.12. What is the dimension of the space of matrices spanned by
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
, , , , ?
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
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i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4
Q.13. Which of these statements is false?
i. Dim( Pn ) = n + 1
ii. Dim( R m×n ) = m × n
iii. Dim( Pn ) = n
iv. Dim( R m ) = m + 1
a b
Q.14. What is the dimension of the space of all matrices for which
c d
2a = 3d ?
i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4
True-False Questions:
Q15. A linearly independent set can contain a linearly dependent subset.
Q.16. If a set of vectors is linearly dependent, then we can add vectors to the
set and make it linearly independent.
Q.17. The set of all polynomials p of degree at most 7 s.t. p (7) = 0 is a vector
space.
Q.18. The set of all vectors x = ( x1 , x2 ) such that x1 ≥ 0 and x2 ≥ 0 is a subspace of
R2 .
Q.19. Every subspace in a vector space V is the span of some vectors in V .
Q.20. If H is a linearly independent set of vectors in some vector space, then H
is a basis for the span of H .
