Spring 2024
Mathematics II - Linear Algebra
Problem Sheet–3
1. Check whether T is a linear transformation. If T is linear, find Ker(T ) (Null Space(T )) and
Range(T ) (Im (T ))
(a) T : R2 → R2 defined by T (x, y) = (x + y, x − y) ∀(x, y) ∈ R2 ;
(b) T : R2 → R3 defined by T (x, y) = (x + 2y, 2x + y, x + y) ∀(x, y) ∈ R2 ;
(c) T : R3 → R3 defined by T (x, y, z) = (yz, zx, xy) ∀(x, y, z) ∈ R3 ;
(d) T : R3 → R defined by T (x, y, z) = x + y + z ∀(x, y, z) ∈ R3 ;
(e) T : P2 → R2 defined by T (p(x)) = (a0 + a1 x, a1 x + a2 x2 ) ∀p(x) = a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 ∈ P2 .
2. Determine the linear transformation
(a) T : R3 → R3 that maps the basis vectors (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1) of R3 to the vectors
(0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1), (1, 0, 0), respectively;
(b) T : R3 → R3 that maps the basis vectors (0, 1, 1), (1, 0, 1), (1, 1, 0) of R3 to the vectors
(1, 1, 1), (1, 1, 1), (1, 1, 1), respectively;
(c) T : R3 → R4 that maps the basis vectors (0, 1, 1), (1, 0, 1), (1, 1, 0) of R3 to the vectors
(0, 1, 1, 1), (1, 0, 1, 1), (1, 1, 0, 1), respectively.
Verify the Rank-nullity theorem in each case.
3. A linear transformation T : R3 → R2 maps the basis vectors (2, 0, 0), (0, 2, 0), (0, 0, 2) to the
vectors (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4). Find T (−1, 2, 4).
4. For given dim(V ) = n, find the dimensions of Kernel and Range space for
(a) I : V → V defined by I(x) = x ∀x ∈ V (the identity transformation);
(b) O : V → V defined by O(x) = 0v ∀x ∈ V (the zero transformation).
5. Let (u1 , u2 , u3 ) and (v1 , v2 ) be ordered bases of the real vectors space V and W , respectively
and a linear transformation T : V → W maps the basis vectors as
T (u1 ) = v1 + v2 , T (u2 ) = 2v1 − v2 , T (u3 ) = v1 + 3v2 .
Find the matrix of T relative to the ordered bases
(a) (u2 , u3 , u1 ) of V and (v1 , v2 ) of W ;
(b) (u1 + u2 , u2 , u3 ) of V and (v1 , v1 + v2 ) of W .
6. Find the linear transformation T : R3 → R3 if T (0, 1, 1) = (1, 0, 1), T (1, 0, 1) = (2, 3, 4),
T (1, 1, 0) = (1, 2, 3). Furthermore, find the matrix relative the ordered basis (ϵ1 , ϵ2 , ϵ3 ) where
ϵ1 = (1, 0, 0), ϵ2 = (0, 1, 0), ϵ3 = (0, 0, 1).
7. The matrix of a linear transformation T : R3 → R3 related to the ordered basis
((−1, 1, 1), (1, −1, 1), (1, 1, −1)) of R3 is
1 2 2
2 1 3 .
3 3 1
Find the matrix of T related to the ordered basis
(a) ((1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1)) of R3 ;
(b) ((0, 1, 1), (1, 0, 1), (1, 1, 0)) of R3 .
8. Let M2 (R) denote the set of all 2×2 matrices with real entries. Check whether T : M2 (R) → R
is a linear transformation for
!
a b
(a) T ( )=a+d
c d
!
a b
(b) T ( ) = ad − bc
c d
!
a b
(c) T ( ) = 2a + 3b + c − d
c d
!
a b
(d) T ( ) = a2 + b2
c d
9. Find the range space and rank of each map.
(a) T : R2 → P3 given by !
a
7→ a + ax + ax2
b
(b) T : M2 (R) → R given by !
a b
7→ a + d
c d
(c) T : M2 (R) → P2 given by
!
a b
7→ a + b + c + dx2
c d
Page 2
(d) the zero map Z : R3 → R4
10. Prove that a map T : R → R is a linear transformation if and only if there exists a unique
c ∈ R such that T (x) = cx, for every x ∈ R.
11. Can we ever find a linear transformation T : R3 → R4 which is onto?
x !
3 2
x − y + z
12. Let T : R → R is defined as T ( y ) =
. Find
x + 2z
z
(a) a basis of Range(T )
(b) rank(T )
(c) a basis of for N (T )
(d)dim N (T )
13. Find all linear transformations from Rn → R.
14. Show that a linear transformation T is one-one if and only if N (T ) = {0}.
15. Let B = [e1 , e2 ] and C = [e1 + e2 , e1 − e2!] be two ordered 2
! bases of R . Then Compute the
x x+y
matrices T [B, B] and T [C, C], where T ( )= .
y x − 2y
Page 3
