MA204 - Linear Algebra and Matrices Problem Sheet - I
IInd year/ B.Tech./ CSE / July-2025 August 2, 2025
1. Which of the following can be a vector space?
(a) The set of all n × n non-invertible matrices with real entries.
(b) The set of all n × n matrices A with real entries such that AB = BA for some fixed
n × n matrix B.
(c) The set of all n × n matrices A with real entries such that A2 = A.
(d) The set of all n × n matrices A with real entries such that A + B = B + A for some
fixed n × n matrix B.
2. Let V = {□, △}. The operation addition and scalar multiplication defined as:
□+□=□
□+△=□=△+□
△+△=△
For α ∈ R, α.□ = □ and α.△ = △. Which of the following can be true?
(a) V is not a vector space.
(b) V is closed under addition and scalar multiplication.
(c) V is a vector space over R.
(d) V is a vector space over Q.
3. Which of the following is not a vector space?
(a) Any line passing through the origin.
(b) Any line parallel to x axis
(c) The intersection of the XY plane and Y Z plane.
(d) Any plane parallel to the Z axis.
4. Let F be a field and F1 is a subfield of F. Consider the statements:
(A) V is a vector space over F.
(B) V is a vector space over F1 .
Then which of the following holds?
(a) A implies B.
(b) B implies A, but A does not imply B.
(c) B implies A.
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(d) A implies B, but B does not imply A.
5. Which of the following is/are vector spaces over R?
(a) The set of all polynomials such that p′ (α) = 0 for some α ∈ R.
(b) The set of all polynomials such that p(α) = 0 and p(β) = 0 for some α, β ∈ R.
(c) The set of all polynomials of degree n, where n is a fixed positive integer.
(d) The set of all polynomials whose degree is less than or equal to n, where n is a fixed
positive integer.
6. Which of the following is/are not a vector space over R?
(a) A={(x, y) ∈ R × R : y = |x|}
(b) Any triangle in R2
(c) C={(x, y) ∈ R × R : y = tan−1 (x)}
(d) Any circle in R2
7. Which of the following can be a vector space over reals?
(a) The set of all n × n matrices over real entries with zero determinant.
(b) The set of all n × n upper triangular matrices over real entries.
(c) The set of all n × n matrices over real entries with zero trace.
(d) The set of all n × n diagonal matrices over real entries.
8. Which of the following can be true?
(a) A={(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x1 = 0} is a vector space over R.
(b) B={(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x1 + 3x2 = x3 }is a vector space over R.
(c) C={(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x1 x2 = 0} is a vector space over R.
(d) D={(x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) ∈ Rn : x1 is rational }is a vector space over R.
9. Let V be the set of all functions f from R to R. Which of the following will imply V vector
space over R?
(a) all f such that f (x2 ) = f (x)2 .
(b) all f such that f (0) = f (1).
(c) all f such that f (3) = 1 + f (−5).
(d) all f such that f (−1) = 0.
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10. Let V = {⋆, ♣}. The operations addition and scalar multiplication are defined as:
⋆+⋆=⋆
⋆+♣=⋆=♣+⋆
♣+♣=♣
For α ∈ R, α.⋆ = ⋆ and α.♣ = ♣. Which of the following can be true?
(a) V is closed under addition.
(b) V is closed under scalar multiplication.
(c) V is a vector space over R.
(d) V is a vector space over Q.
11. Which of the following operations lead V = {(x, y) : x, y ∈ C} is a vector space?
(a) (x1 , y1 ) + (x2 , y2 ) = (x1 + x2 + 1, y1 + y2 + 1) and α(x, y) = (αx + α − 1, αy + α − 1).
(b) (x1 , y1 ) + (x2 , y2 ) = (x1 + x2 , y1 + y2 ) and α(x, y) = (αx − 1, αy − 1).
(c) (x1 , y1 ) + (x2 , y2 ) = (x1 + x2 − 1, y1 + y2 − 1) and α(x, y) = (αx + α + 1, αy + α + 1).
(d) (x1 , y1 ) + (x2 , y2 ) = (x1 − x2 , y1 − y2 ) and α(x, y) = (−αx, −αy).
12. Which of the following is/are vector spaces over R?
(a) The set of all polynomials such that p′ (α) = 0 for some α ∈ R.
(b) The set of all polynomials such that p(α) = 0 and p(β) = 0 for some α, β ∈ R.
(c) The set of all polynomials of degree exactly n, where n is a fixed positive integer.
(d) The set of all polynomials whose degree is less than or equal to n, where n is a fixed
positive integer.
13. Which of the following is/are a vector space over R?
(a) The set of all n × n symmetric matrices over real entries .
(b) The set of all n × n skew symmetric matrices over real entries.
(c) The set of all n × n idempotent matrices over real entries.
(d) The set of all n × n nilpotent matrices over real entries.
14. Let V = {−1, 0, 1}. The scalar multiplication on V is defined as:
α.x
α.x =
|α.x|
for all non zero α ∈ R and non zero x ∈ V . Which of the following must be true?
(a) V is closed under usual addition.
(b) V is closed under scalar multiplication.
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(c) V is a vector space over R.
(d) If the scalar multiplication is defined on Q, then V is a vector space over Q
15. Which of the following is/are correct?
(a) If V is orthogonal to W, then V ⊥ is orthogonal to W ⊥ .
(b) If V and W are orthogonal subspaces, then V ∩ W = {0}.
(c) V is orthogonal to W and W is orthogonal to Z makes V orthogonal to Z.
(d) If S is a subspace of Rn , then (S ⊥ )⊥ = S.
