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Vector Space Assign

This document is a tutorial on subspaces, basis, and dimension in linear algebra, containing various problems and exercises. It includes tasks such as finding the rank of matrices, examining vector spaces, determining subspaces, and identifying linear independence. Additionally, it covers finding bases for specific subspaces and determining reduced row echelon forms of matrices.

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Vector Space Assign

This document is a tutorial on subspaces, basis, and dimension in linear algebra, containing various problems and exercises. It includes tasks such as finding the rank of matrices, examining vector spaces, determining subspaces, and identifying linear independence. Additionally, it covers finding bases for specific subspaces and determining reduced row echelon forms of matrices.

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MA 1002(Subspaces, Basis and Dimension)

Tutorial 2

February 1, 2024

 
1 2 −1 1
1. If the rank of the matrix A = 2 0 t 0  is 2, find all possible values of t.
0 −4 5 −2
2. A set V and the operation of vector addition and scalar multiplication are given below. Exam-
ine whether V is a vector space over R. If not, then find which of the vector space properties it
violates.
a. V = R2 and the operations are defined as (x, y) + (z, w) = (x + z, y + w) and α.(x, y) =
(αx, 0).

b. V = R, and the operations are defined as x + y = x − y and α.x = −αx.


  
a b
3. Examine whether V = M2 (R) = : a, b, c, d ∈ R, ad − bc 6= 0 is a vector space
c d
with usual addition and scalar multiplication of matrices is a vector space.

4. Which of the following are correct statements?


(i) Let S = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x + y − z = 0}. Then S is a subspace of R3 .
(ii) Let S = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x = z}. Then S is a subspace of R3 .

5. Examine whether the following are subspaces of Rn (n ≥ 3)


(i) S1 = {(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x1 + x2 = 4x3 }. (ii) S2 = {(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x1 +
x2 ≤ 4x3 }. (iii) S1 = {(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x2 = 1 + x1 }. (iv) S1 = {(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈
Rn : x2 x3 = 0}. (v) S1 = {(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x2 = x21 }.

6. Determine the subspaces of R3 spanned by each of the following sets:


1.{(1, 1, 1), (0, 1, 2), (1, 0, −1)}.
2. {1, 2, 3), (1, 3, 5)}.
3. {(1, 2, 3), (1, 3, 5), (1, 2, 4)}.

7. Show that S = {(1, 0, 0), (1, 1, 0), (1, 1, 1)} is a linearly independent set in R3 .

8. Examine whether the set {(1, 2, 0), (1, 1, −1), (1, 4, 2)} and {(1, 4), (−1, 2)} are linearly de-
pendent?

1
 
1 −1 −1 2
9. Find a basis for the subspace {x ∈ R4 : Ax = 0}, where A =  2 −2 −1 3.
−1 1 −1 0
 
a b
10. Find a basis for the subspace { : a, b, c, d ∈ R, a − d = 0}.
c d
11. Determine the reduced row echelon form for each of the following matrices. Hence, find a basis
for
 each of the corresponding
  row spaces, column
  spaces and the null  spaces. 
1 −1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 0 6
0 5 6 2 ,  5 6 7 8 , 0 2 2 2 4 ,  0 5 6 2
    
 .
−1 2 4 3   9 10 11 12   2 −2 4 0 8   −1 0 −2 5
1 2 −1 2 13 14 15 16 4 2 5 6 10 −1 −1 1 2
12. Give examples to show that the column space of two row equivalent matrices need not be the
same.

13. Let M = {(x+y+z) ∈ R3 : x+y+4z = 0} and N = {(x+y+z) ∈ R3 : x+y+z = 0} Show


that M, N are subspaces of R3 and find a basis for each of the subspaces M, N, M +N, M ∩N .

14. Let W = {(x, y, z, w) ∈ R4 : x + y − z + w = 0} be a subspace of R4 . Find its basis and


dimension.

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