Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and
Manufacturing Kurnool
Linear Algebra
Assignment
Program: B.Tech. 3rd Semester Unit 2
1. Is the set of all 2×2 matrices with determinant 1 a vector space? Justify
your answer.
2. Given a vector space V and a subset W defined by a certain condition
(e.g., W = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x + y + z = 0}), determine whether W is a
subspace of V . If yes, find a basis for it.
3. Prove that the intersection of two subspaces is also a subspace.
4. If W1 and W2 are subspaces of a vector space V , under what conditions
is their union W1 ∪ W2 a subspace of V ?
5. Find a basis for the vector space of all polynomials of degree at most 3.
6. Given the vectors {(1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9)} in R3 , determine whether
they form a basis. If not, find a basis for the subspace they span.
7. Define the dimension of a vector space. How does the dimension of a
vector space relate to the number of vectors in a basis?
8. Prove that all bases of a finite-dimensional vector space have the same
number of elements.
9. What is the dimension of the vector space of all m × n matrices over R?
10. Given a subspace W of a vector space V , explain how the dimension of
W relates to the dimension of V .
11. Let M ∈ M10 (R) be an upper triangular matrix with all diagonal entries
0, and I ∈ M10 (R) be the identity matrix. Then check which of the
following is correct? Justify your answer
(a) M x = 0 has only trivial solution.
(b) (M + I)x = 0 has only trivial solution.
(c) (cM + I)x = 0 has only trivial solution for every c ∈ R.
(d) (M + cI)x = 0 has only trivial solution for every c ∈ R.
12. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct. Justify your answer
(a) If A ∈ M2 (R) such that AAt = 0, then A = 0.
(b) Any three distinct planes in R3 passing through origin do not inter-
sect at a non-zero point.
(c) Let A, B ∈ Mm×n (R) such that Ax = Bx for every x ∈ Rn . Then
A = B.
(d) None of these statements.
13. Let V be a vector space over R, and let U1 and U2 be subspaces of V .
Which of the following is always true?
(a) U1 ∩ U2 is a subspace of V .
(b) U1 ∪ U2 is a subspace of V .
(c) U1 \ U2 is a subspace of V .
(d) U1 + U2 is a subspace of V .
14. Consider the vector space V of all 2 × 2 real matrices, and let W be the
subspace of V consisting of all symmetric matrices. Find the dimension
of W .
15. Which of the following subsets of R3 is a subspace?
(a) W = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x + y = z}
(b) W = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x + y + z = 1}
(c) W = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x = y}
(d) W = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 + y 2 = z 2 }
16. Let V be a vector space of all polynomials with real coefficients of degree
at most 3, and let W = {p(x) ∈ V | p(1) = 0}. Find the dimension of
W.
17. Let V be the vector space of all polynomials with real coefficients of
degree at most 4.
(a) Find three different bases for V .
(b) What is the dimension of V ?
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18. Consider the vector space V of all polynomials of degree at most n with
real coefficients. Let W = {p(x) ∈ V | p(1) = p(2)}.
(a) Prove that W is a subspace of V .
(b) Find the dimension of W .
19. Let V be the vector space of all 2 × 2 matrices with real entries. Deter-
mine the dimension of the subspace W of V defined by
W = A ∈ V | AT = −A
where AT denotes the transpose of matrix A.
20. Consider the vector space V of all n × n matrices with real entries.
(a) Determine the dimension of the subspace W of V consisting of all
upper triangular matrices.
(b) Find the dimension of the subspace W1 of V consisting of all diagonal
matrices.
(c) What is the dimension of the subspace W2 consisting of all symmet-
ric matrices?
21. Consider the vector space V of all real polynomials of degree at most 3.
Define the linear transformation T : V → R4 by T (p) = (p(0), p(1), p(2), p(3)).
(a) Determine whether T is injective.
(b) Find a basis for the image of T .
(c) Determine the dimension of the image of T .
