This document is an examination paper for the course UDPS 1013/UDPL 1013 Linear Algebra given in April 2016 at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. It contains 5 questions testing students' knowledge of linear algebra concepts such as linear transformations, vector spaces, subspaces, eigenvalues, and linear independence. Students are instructed to answer all questions in Section A and one question from Section B. The questions cover topics like determining if a vector is in the column space of a matrix, properties of vector spaces, finding a least squares approximation, and computing distances.
This document is an examination paper for the course UDPS 1013/UDPL 1013 Linear Algebra given in April 2016 at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. It contains 5 questions testing students' knowledge of linear algebra concepts such as linear transformations, vector spaces, subspaces, eigenvalues, and linear independence. Students are instructed to answer all questions in Section A and one question from Section B. The questions cover topics like determining if a vector is in the column space of a matrix, properties of vector spaces, finding a least squares approximation, and computing distances.
This document is an examination paper for the course UDPS 1013/UDPL 1013 Linear Algebra given in April 2016 at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. It contains 5 questions testing students' knowledge of linear algebra concepts such as linear transformations, vector spaces, subspaces, eigenvalues, and linear independence. Students are instructed to answer all questions in Section A and one question from Section B. The questions cover topics like determining if a vector is in the column space of a matrix, properties of vector spaces, finding a least squares approximation, and computing distances.
This document is an examination paper for the course UDPS 1013/UDPL 1013 Linear Algebra given in April 2016 at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. It contains 5 questions testing students' knowledge of linear algebra concepts such as linear transformations, vector spaces, subspaces, eigenvalues, and linear independence. Students are instructed to answer all questions in Section A and one question from Section B. The questions cover topics like determining if a vector is in the column space of a matrix, properties of vector spaces, finding a least squares approximation, and computing distances.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) STATISTICAL COMPUTING AND OPERATIONS
RESEARCH
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) LOGISTICS AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
Instructions to Candidates:
Answer ALL questions in section A.
Answer ANY ONE question in section B.
If more than ONE question from section B is answered, then only the first question attempted in section B will be marked.
All questions carry equal marks. Marks allocated for each part of the questions are indicated in brackets.
This question paper consists of 5 questions on 4 printed pages.
2 UDPL/UDPS 1013 LINEAR ALGEBRA
Section A: Answer ALL the questions.
10 − 8 − 2 − 2 2 0 2 2 − 2 2 Q1. (a) Let A = and w = . Determine if w is in Col A. Is w in 1 −1 6 0 0 1 1 0 − 2 2 Nul A? (9 marks)
(b) Suppose the system below is consistent for all possible values of f and g. What can you say about the coefficient c and d? Justify your answer. (5 marks)
(c) All polynomial in Pn such that p(0) = 0 . Determine if the given set is a subspace of Pn for an appropriate value of n. Justify your answers. (10 marks) [Total : 25 marks]
Q3. (a) Let T : ℜ 3 → ℜ 3 be the transformation that reflects each vector
x = ( x1 , x2 , x3 ) through the plane x3 = 0 onto T ( x ) = (x1 , x2 ,− x3 ) . Show that T is a linear transformation. (6 marks)
(b) { } The set B = 1 − t 2 , t − t 2 ,1 − t + t 2 is a basis for P2 . Find the coordinate vector of p (t ) = 2 + 3t − 6t 2 relative to B. (6 marks)
(b) [3,2,-1]
(c) Find the optimal row and column strategies and the value of the matrix game 3 5 4 1 . (13 marks)
This question paper consists of 5 questions on 4 printed pages.
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0 5 1 (b) Compute the 4 − 3 0 . (5 marks) 2 4 1
(b) 2
(c) Let A be an m × n matrix and let w be a vector in ℜ n that satisfies the equation Ax = 0 . Show that for any scalar c, the vector cw also satisfies Ax = 0 . (6 marks) [Total : 25 marks]
Q5. (a) Let A be a 3× 4 matrix, let v1 and v2 be vector in ℜ 3 , and let w = v1 + v2 .
Suppose v1 = Au1 and v2 = Au2 for some vectors u1 and u2 in ℜ 4 . What fact allows you to conclude that the system Ax = w is consistent? (6 marks)
5 0 0 (b) (i) Find the eigenvalues of the matrix 0 0 0 . (3 marks) − 1 0 3
(ii) Find a basis for the eigenspace corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 4
