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MTL 104: Linear Algebra: Department of Mathematics Minor Max. Marks 30

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MTL 104: LINEAR ALGEBRA

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MINOR
MAX. MARKS 30

All questions carry equal marks. You may assume everything done in class.

(1) (A) Let R∞ denote the vector space of all sequences of real numbers. (Addition
and scalar multiplication are defined coordinatewise.) Determine if the following
sets form a subspace of R∞ or not. Justify:
(a) Sequences that have infinitely many zeros (for example, (1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, . . .)).
(b) Sequences which are eventually zero. (A sequence (xk ) is eventually zero
if there is an index n0 such that xn = 0 whenever n ≥ n0 .)
(c) Sequences
∑ that are absolutely summable. (A sequence (xk ) is absolutely
summable if ∞ k=1 |xk | < ∞.)
(d) Decreasing sequences. (A sequence (xk ) is decreasing if xn+1 ≤ xn for each
n.)
(e) Arithmetic progressions. (A sequence (xk ) is arithmetic progression if it is
of the form (a, a + m, a + 2m, a + 3m, . . .) for some constant m.)
(f) Geometric progressions. (A sequence (xk ) is geometric if it is of the form
(a, ma, 2ma, 3ma, . . .) for some constant m.) [3 marks]

(B) Let V = C[−1, 1] be the vector space of all continuous real valued functions
on the interval [−1, 1]. A function f ∈ V is even if f (−x) = f (x) for all x ∈ [−1, 1];
it is odd if f (−x) = −f (x) for all x ∈ [−1, 1]. Let Co = {f ∈ V : f is odd } and
Ce = {f ∈ V : f is even ⊕}.
Show that V = Co Ce⊕
.
(A vector space V = M N if M, N are subspaces of V and for every v ∈ V
there are unique vectors m ∈ M and n ∈ N such that v = m + n.) [3 marks]

(2) Let C = C[a, b] be the vector space of all continuous real valued functions on
the interval [a, b] and C 1 = C 1 [a, b] be the vector space of all continuously dif-
ferentiable real valued functions on [a, b]. (Recall that a function is continuously
differentiable if it has a derivative and the derivative is continuous.)

Let D : C 1 → C be the linear transformation defined by Df ∫ x = f and let
T : C → C 1 be the linear transformation defined by (T f )(x) = a f (t)dt for all
f ∈ C and x ∈ [a, b].
(a) Compute (and simplify)the operators (DT f )(x) on C and (T Df )(x) on
C1.

(b) Determine the null space of T and the range of D.

(c) Evaluate (and simplify) the operator DT 2 − T 2 D on C 1 .

(d) Find f, g ∈ C 1 such that f ∈ Null space of (D + T ) and g ∈


/ Null space of
(D + T ). [1+1+2+2 marks]

(3) Let P4 be the vector space of polynomials of degree strictly less than 4. Consider
the linear transformation D : Pn → Pn defined by f 7→ f ′ .

(A) Explain carefully how to find the matrix representation of D2 (with respect
to the usual basis {1, x, x2 , x3 } for P4 ).

(B) Determine the the matrix representation of transpose [D2 ]t (with respect
to the usual basis {1, x, x2 , x3 } for P4 ). [3 + 3 marks]
1
(4) (A) Let Pn be the vector space of polynomials of degree strictly less than n.
Determine the dual space Pn∗ .

(B) Let a, b, c, d ∈ R. Find a real polynomial p(x) of degree not more than 2
[4 + 2 marks] that satisfies p(−1) = a, p(1) = b, p(3) = c, p(0) = d with 3a + 6b − c − 8d = 0.

(5) (A) Suppose V and W are finite dimensional real vector spaces and T ∈ L(V, W ).
If there exists a ϕ ∈ W ∗ such that Null Space T t = Span{ϕ}, then prove that
Range of T = (Span{ϕ})◦ .

(B) Let N be a 2 × 2 complex matrix such that N 2


( = 0. )Prove that either
0 0
[3 + 3 marks] N = 0 or over C, N is similar to the diagonal matrix .
1 0

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