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Trần Trọng Huỳnh - 2018

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 CALCULUS
Chapter 1: Function and Limit
1. Find the domain of each function:

a. f ( x ) =
2 2x −1
b. f ( x) = Ans: D = (0,+∞)\{4}
( x + 2) x + 1 x x−4
Ans: D = ( -1, +∞)
x x2 − 4x + 3
c. f ( x ) = ln ( x + 1) − d. f (x) =
x −1 lg(x − 2)
Ans: D = (1,+∞) Insert text here Ans: D = (3,+∞)
2. Find the range of each function:
3x + 5 x2 − x +1
a. f ( x) = b. f ( x) = x − 2x
2 c. f ( x ) =
2x −1 x2 + x +1
(-∞,3/2)U (3/2,+∞) [-1,+∞) Insert text here
Insert text here
3. Determine whether is even, odd, or neither
Insert text here

a) f (x) =
Hàm lẻ
x −1 + x + 1
x3
(
c) f (x) = ln x + 1 + x2
Hàm chẵn
)
1+ x
d) f (x) = lg
b) f (x) = ( a x + a− x )
1
2 Hàm lẻ 1− x
không lẻ không chẵn
4. Explain how the following graphs are obtained from the graph of f(x)
a. f ( x − 4) b. f ( x) + 3 c. f ( x − 2) − 3 d. f ( x + 5) − 4

5. Suppose that the graph of f ( x ) = x is given. Describe how the graph of the

function y = x −1+ 2 = f (x −1) + 2 can be obtained from the graph of f .

6. Let f ( x ) = x and g ( x ) = 2 − x . Find each function

a. fog b. g0 f c. gog d. fo f

x2 + x +1 1
7. Let f ( x ) = = x +1+ . Find
x x
 1
a. f  x +  b. f (2x −1)
 x
8. Use the table to evaluate each expression

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a. f(g(1))=5 b. g(f(1))=2 c. f(f(1))=4 d. g(g(1))=3
e. (go f )(3)=1 f. (go f )(6)=2

x 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(x) 3 1 4 2 2 5
g(x) 6 3 2 1 2 3

9. Evaluate the following limits

a. lim x + x −12 b. lim x10 − 1 c. lim tan 3x + 2x d. lim (3 + h) − 9

2 6 2

x−3 x→0 tan 5x − sin x

x→3 x→1 x −1 h→0 h
x + x −12
2 1 1  x2 − 1
e. lim t2 + 9 − 3 f. lim x3 − 3 g. lim x − h. lim
t →0 t2 x→0 −  x  x −1

x→ x→1

a-e ; b-g ; c-f ; d-h

10. Determine whether each curve is the graph of a function of x. If it is, state the domain
and range of the function.

TXĐ (-∞;+∞) TGT (2;+∞)

11. The graph of f is given.

a. Find each limit, or explain why it does not exist.
i. lim f ( x ) , lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x )
x→ 0+ x→ 0− x→ 0

ii. lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x )

x→1 x→4

b. At what numbers is discontinuous?

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 12. Determine where the function f (x) is continuous
2x2 + x −1 x−9
a. f ( x ) = b. f ( x ) = c. f ( x) = ln(2x + 5)
x−2 4x + 4x + 1
2
c.f(x) liên tục trên x thuộc (-5/2;+∞)
a,f(x) liên tục trên x thuộc (-∞;2)U(2;+∞) b.f(x) liên tục trên x thuộc (-∞;-1/2)U(-1/2;+∞)
13. Find the constant m that makes f continuous on its domain
x2 − m2, x  4  mx2 + 2x, x  2
a. f ( x ) =  b. f (x) = 
mx + 20, x  4 x3 − mx, x  2
 e2x −1  x2 −1
 , x0  , x 1
c. f ( x) =  x d. f ( x ) =  x −1
m , x=0 m +1, x = 1

x + 2, x  0
 2
14. Find the numbers at which the function f ( x) =  2x , 1  x  0 is discontinuous.
2 − x, x  1


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 Chapter 2: Derivatives
1. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point:
x −1 2x
a. y = , ( )
3,2 b. y = , (0, 0)
x−2 x +1
2

3 − 2x
c. y = 3− 2x + x2, x =1 d. y = , y = −1
x −1
2. Find y '
1 x2
a. y = x2 − x x + +2 b. y = x+ x c. y =
x x +1

d. y = x x + 2 ( )
e. y = ln x 2 +1 −
1
x
f. y = ex sin (2x +1)

3. Find y’’

a. y = xe b. y = 3 2x +1 c. y = e−x cos x
3x−1

4. Find dy/dt for:

a. y = x3 + x + 2,dx / dt = 2 and x = 1 b. y = ln x, dx / dt = 1 and x = e2

2  y = sin 
c. y = tan t and t = d.  and  =
16 t = cos 3

5. Find dy for: dy = y’(x)dx

a. y = 1 b. y = x +1 , x = 3 c. y = ln(x2 +1) , x = 1 and dx = 0.1

x2+1

6. The graph of is given. State the numbers at which is not differentiable

a. b.

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7. A table of values for f , f ', g an d g ' is given

a. If h ( x ) = f ( g ( x )) , find h'(1) b. If H ( x) = (go f )( x) = g( f (x)) , find H '(1)

c. If F ( x ) = ( fo f )(x), find F '(2 ) d. If G( x) = gog( x) , find G '(3)

8. If h ( x ) = 4 + 3 f (x , where f (1) = 7, f '(1) = 4 , find h'(1) .

9. For the circle x2 + y2 = 25.

a. Find dy / dx
b. Find an equation of the tangent to the circle at the point (3, 4).
10. Let ( L) : x3 + y3 = 6xy

a. Find dy/dx
b. Find an equation of tangent to the curve (L) at the point (3, 3)
11. Find y' by implicit differentiation

a. x4 + y4 =16x + y b. x+ y =4 c. x3 + xy = y2
12. Find f’ in terms of g’
a. f ( x) = g (sin 2x) b. f ( x ) = g (e1−3 x )

13. Each side of a square is increasing at a rate of 6 cm/s. At what rate is the area of the
square increasing when the area of the square is 16 cm2 ?

14. If x2 + y2 = 25 and dy / dt = 6 , find dx / dt when y = 4 and x > 0.

15. If z2 = x2 + y2 ( z  0) , dx / dt = 2, dy / dt = 3, find dz / dt when x = 5, y = 12

16. Find the linearization L(x) of the function at a.

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a. f ( x) = , a=2 b. f ( x ) = 3 5 − x , a = −3
2+ x

17. The equation of motion is s ( t ) = 3sint − 4cost +1 for a particle, where s is in meters

and t is in seconds. Find the acceleration (in m/s2) after 3 seconds.

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 Chapter 3: Applications of Differentiation
1. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function on the given
interval

a. f ( x) = 3x2 −12x + 5,0;3 b. f ( x) = x3 − 3x + 5, 0;3

c. f ( x ) = x 4 − x 2 , −1; 2 d. f ( x) = x − ln x, 1 
;2
2 

2. Find the critical numbers of the function

x −1
a. f ( x ) = 5x 2 + 4x b. f ( x) = c. f ( x) = xln x
x − x +1
2

3. Find all numbers that satisfy the conclusion of the Rolle's Theorem
a. f ( x) = x x + 2, −2;0 b. f ( x) = ( x − 2) x2, 0;2
4. Find all numbers that satisfy the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem
a. f ( x) = 3x2 + 2x + 5, −1;1 b. f ( x) = e−2x , 0;3
5. If f (1) =10 and f '( x)  2,x 1; 4 , how small can f (4) possibly be?

6. Find where the function f ( x) = 3x4 − 4x3 −12x2 +1 is increasing and where it is

decreasing.
7. Find the inflection points for the function
a. f ( x) = x4 − 4x +1 b. f ( x) = x6 c. f ( x ) = xex

8. Find f ( x) for f '( x) = 2x +1 and f (0) =1.

9. Find the point on the parabola y = 2x that is closest to the point (1;4)
2

10. Find two numbers whose difference is 100 and whose product is a minimum.
11. Find two positive numbers whose product is 100 and whose sum is a minimum.
12. Use Newton’s method with the specified initial approximation x1 to find x3

a. x3 + 2x − 4 = 0, x1 =1 b. x5 + 2 = 0, x1 = −1

c. ln ( x 2 + 1) − 2 x − 1 = 0, x1 = 1 d. ln ( 4 − x 2 ) = x, x1 = 1

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13. Find the most general anti-derivative of the function.
1
a. f ( x) = 6x2 − 2x + 3 b. f ( x) = 6
x+
x2
x2 + x + 2
c. f ( x) = d. f ( x ) = 2 x ( x 2 + 1)
x
14. Find the anti-derivative of that satisfies the given condition
2x
a. f ( x) = 5x − 2x , F (0) = 4
4 5 b. f ( x) = 4 − , F (0) =1
x2 +1
15. A particle is moving with the given data. Find the position of the particle
a. v ( t ) = sint −cost, s ( 0 ) = 0

b. v(t ) =10sint + 3cost, s( ) = 0

c. v ( t ) =10 + 3t − 3t2, s ( 2 ) =10

16. The figure shows the graph of the derivative f ' of a function f

a. On what intervals is f increasing or decreasing?

b. For what values of x does f have a local maximum or minimum?

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 Chapter 4 - 6: Integration
1. Estimate the area under the graph of y = f ( x) using 6 rectangles and left endpoints
1
a. f ( x) = + x , x1,4 b. f ( x) = x2 − 2 , x −1, 2
x
c. A table of values for f is given
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
f(x) 5 6 3 2 7 1 2
3. Repeat part (1) using right endpoints
4. For the function f ( x) = x3 , x −2,2. Estimate the area under the graph of using four

approximating rectangles and taking the sample points to be

a. Right endpoints
b. Left endpoints
c. Midpoints
5. Use (a) the Trapezoidal Rule, (b) the Midpoint Rule, and (c) Simpson’s Rule to
approximate the given integral with the specified value of n.
3 3
sin x
n=4
a. 
0
xdx, b. 
1
x
dx , n=6

2 dx
6. Let I =  . Find the approximations L4 , R4 , M ,T 4 and S4 for I.
0
x2 + 1 4

7. Find the derivative of the function g ( x) =  t 2 +1 dt

0

8. Find g '
x
x4 sin u
1
a. g ( x) =  dt b. g ( x) =  du
1
cost 1
u
x2 + x+2 t cos x
e 10

c. g ( x) =  t
dt d. g ( x) =  (1+ v ) 2
dv
2x sin x

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9. Find the average value of the function on the given interval
1
a. f ( x) = x2, −1,1 b. f ( x) = , 1,5
x
c. f ( x ) = x x , 1, 4 d. f ( x ) = x ln x, 1, e 2 

10. A particle moves along a line so that its velocity at time t is v(t) = t2 – t – 6 (m/s)
a. Find the displacement of the particle during the time period 1 ≤ t ≤ 4
b. Find the distance traveled during this time period
11. Suppose the acceleration function and initial velocity are a(t) = t + 3 (m/s2), v(0)=5
(m/s). Find the velocity at time t and the distance traveled when 0 ≤ t ≤ 5.

12. A particle moves along a line with velocity function v (t ) = t 2 − t , where is measured

in meters per second. Find the displacement and the distance traveled by the particle
during the time interval t 0,2.

13. Evaluate the integral 1 

a. 2 x2. dx 2
b. xe x dx c. + − 3x2 dx
 x3 +1   x x 
0  
1
ln x t
( )  x dx  t 2 +1 dt
5
d.  y 1+ y2 dy e. f.
0
a-b, d-f
14. Evaluate the integral
1

a.  xe x dx b.  x2e−xdx
0
c.  x sin xdx
e

d.  ln xdx e.  xln xdx

1
f. e x
dx

14b-13c, 14f-13e
1 1

15. Suppose f(x) is differentiable, f(1) = 4 and  f ( x) dx = 5. Find  xf '( x)dx

0 0
3

16. Suppose f(x) is differentiable, f(1) = 3, f(3) = 1 and  xf '( x)dx =13 . What is the
1

average value of f on the interval [1,3]?

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−x −1, −3  x  0
17. Let f ( x) =  . Evaluate  f ( x) dx
 − 1 − x2 , 0  x 1 −3

18. Find g'(0) for

x2 x3

a. g ( x ) =  e dt t t + 1dt

2t+1
b.
x 2 x −1

19. Determine whether each integral is convergent or divergent. Evaluate those that are
convergent.
 0
dx −1 
dx dx xdx
a. 
1 (3x +1)
b.  2x − 5 c.  d. 
2− x ( x2 + 2)
2 2
− − 0
 y −1 
−
− 2

e. e dy e  xe −x
2 2t
f. dt g. dx
4 − −

1 4 1 1 1
dx dx dx

i.  4x −1
0 x−3
j. 
3
k.  3 2 dx
−1 x
l. 
0 x
20. Use the Comparison Theorem to determine whether the integral is convergent
or divergent

cos2 xdx 
2 + e−x  dx
a. 
1 1+ x2
b. 
1
x
dx
c.  x + e2x
1

  1
xdx 2
cos xdx 2dx
d. 
1 1+ x6
e. I =
 0 sin x
f. 
0 x3

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 LINEAR ALGEBRA
Chapter 1: Systems of Linear Equations
1. Write the augmented matrix for each of the following systems of linear equations and
then solve them.
− x + y + 2z = 1 2x + 3 y + z = 10
 
a.  2x + 3 y + z = −2 b.  2x − 3 y − 3z = 22
 
 5x + 4 y + 2z = 4  4x − 2 y + 3z = −2
 x + y + z = 0  x1 + 2 x2 − x3 + x4 = 0
c. 2x − y + 2z = 0 d. 2 x + 3x − 2 x + 3x = 0
  1 2 3 4
x+z=0 x + x − 3x + x = 0
  1 2 3 4

2. Compute the rank of each of the following matrices.

 1 1 2  −2 3 3 
a. A =  3 −1 1  b. B =  3 −4 1 
   
 −1 3 4   −5 7 2 
   
 1 1 −1

4
 1 1

−1 3 

c. C = 2 1 3 0 d. D = −1 4 5 −2
   
0 1 5  1 6 
 8  3 4 

11. Determine the values of m such that the rank of the matrix is 2
 1 −1 0  1 2 1 4  1 2 3
    2 −1 −1
a.  12 32 m
5  b. −3
2 1 1 5  c.  3 
6 1 m  1 2 
    m 3 5
 
2b – 11b , 2d – 11c
3. Find all values of k for which the system has nontrivial solutions and determine all
solutions in each case.
x − y + 2z = 0 x − 2 y + z = 0
 
a.  −x + y − z = 0 (1) b. x + ky − 3z = 0
  x − 6 y + 5z = 0
 x + ky + z = 0 

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 x + y + z = 0 x + y − z = 0
 
c.  x + y − z = 0 d. ky − z = 0
 x + y + kz = 0  x + y + kz = 0
 
4. Determine the values of m such that the system of linear equations has exactly one
solution.

 x − y + 2z = m mx + y + z = 1
 
a. −x + y − z = 0 (1) b. x + my + z = m
 −x + my − z = 1 − m x + y + mz = m2
 
x + y − z = 1  x + my − mz = m
 
c.  x + my + 2 z = m d. 2x + y − z = 2
x + 2 y + z = 2 x + y + z = 0
 
5. Determine the values of m such that the system of linear equations is inconsistent.
x − y + 2z = m x − 2 y + 2z = m
 
a. − x + y − z = 0 b. x + my + z = 0 (1)
 x − y + 3z = 1 − m 2x + y + mz = 2 − m
 
 x + ay + cz = 0

6. Find a, b and c so that the system bx + cy − 3z = 1 has the solution (3, −1, 2)
ax + 2 y + bz = 5

 2 −1 3
 
7. Consider the matrix A = −4 2 k

 4 −2 6 

a. If A is the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, determine the number of
equations and the number of variables.
b. If A is the augmented matrix of a system of linear equations, find the value(s) of k
such that the system is consistent.
8. Find all values of k so that the system of equations has no solution.
x + y − z = 2 x + y − z = 1
 
a.  −2 y + z = 3 b. 2 x + ( k + 5) y − 2 z = 4
 
 4 y − 2z = k  x + ( k + 3) y + ( k − 1) z = k + 3

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  x + y + 3z = 2

9. Find all values of a and b for which the system of equations  x + 2 y + 5z = 1
 2x + 2 y + az = b

is inconsistent.
10. Solve the system of linear equation corresponding to the given augmented matrix

 1 0 0 −1
 0 1 −2 1 0 1 1 1
 
a. A =  0 0 1 1 b. B =
  0 0 2 4
 1 0 1 1  
 
0 0 0 0

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 Chapter 2: Matrix Algebra
1  and C = 
1 3
1. Let A =  1 4  −1 −4  . Compute the matrix
  ,B =  3 2 −1 2 1
2 3
     
a. 2 A − BT b. AB c. BA d. AC
e. C C T f. C T C g. A3 h. B2 AT
2. Suppose that A and B are nxn matrices. Simplify the expression
a. ( A + B ) − ( A − B )
2 2

b. A(BC − CD) + A(C − B) D − AB(C − D)


3 1 2

0 5 2 1 
 and 
3. Let A = 4 8 0 B = 1 8 0 −6 .
   
0 1 2 1 4 3 7 
   
a. Compute AB
b. Compute f ( A) if f ( x) = x2 − 3x + 2 = x2 − 3x + 2x0

4. Find the inverse of each of the following matrices.

 1 −1 2   1 −1 3 
c.  −5 7 −11 d.  2 0 5 
a.  2
5 
b. 
1 2 1 
−1 −4     
  2 −2 3 −5  −1 1 0 
   
 1 −1 3
 
5. Given A−1 =  2 0 5  . Find a matrix X such that
 −1 1 0 
 
 1  −1 2 

1 1
 2
−1
a. AX = −1 b. AX = 0 1 1 c. XA = 
    3 1 1 
 3  1 0 0
   
6. Find A when
1 2  2 1
a. (3 A)−1 =  b. ( I + 2 A )−1 = c. ( A−1 − 2I )
T
 1 4 
−2 3 = −2  3 11
0 2
     

7. Write the system of linear equations in matrix form and then solve them.

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  2x + 3 y + z = 10
2x − y = 4  x + y = a
a.  b.  2x − 3 y − 3z = 22 c.  (a R)
3x + 2 y = −4   2x + 3y =1− 2a
 4x − 2 y + 3z = −2
8. Find A −1 if
a. A 2 − 6 A + 5 I = 0 b. A 2 + 3 A − I = 0 c. A4 = I
9. Solve for X
 1 −1
a. 
1 2 b. ABXC = B T c. AX T BC = B
X = 
2 3 3 3

(where A, B and C are nxn invertible matrices)

−1 3
101

10. Compute  
 0 1
11. Let T : ℝ 2 → ℝ 2 be a linear transformation, and assume that T (1, 2) = (−1,1) and

T (0,3) = (−3,3)

a. Compute T (11,−5) b. Compute T (1,11)

c. Find the matrix of T d. Compute T −1 (2,3)

 2
12. Let T : ℝ 2 → ℝ 2 be a linear transformation such that the matrix of T is 1 .
 −1 
 3

Find T −1 (3, −2)

1 2  4 2 1 
 0 1 
 2 3 2
13. The (2;1)-entry of the product  0 2 5 1   5 1 0

 4 −1 2 3 

  0 4 3
 

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 Chapter 3: Determinants and Diagonalization → sự
chéo hóa
1. Evaluate the determinant
−2 0 0 −3 2 1 2 −1 1
x−2 −1
a. −3 x b. 4 6 0 c. 4 5 6 d. 0 2 1
−3 7 2 2 −3 1 0 0 4
x y 1
m −1 0
e. −1 −2 1 f. 1 2 1
1 5 1 2 m −3

2. Find the minors and the cofactors of the matrix

 −3 4 2 1 3 1 
a. A =  1 3 b. B =  6 3 1  c. C =  2 −1 1
 −2 4     
  4 −7 −8 1 2 m
   
 1 0 3 

3. Find the adjugate and the inverse of the matrix A = 0 −1 2
 
2 1 0
 
 1 * * * 
0 −1 * *
4. Let A =   . Find A =1.(−1).2.2 = −4
0 0 2 *
 
0 0 0 2

a. 2 A −1 = b. AA T =

c. adj A = d. − A 3 =

e. (2A)
−1
= f. A −1 − 2adj A =

5. Let A and B be square matrices of order 4 such that A = −5 and B = 3. Find

a. 2AB = b. adj ( AB ) =

c. 5 A−1BT d. AT B−1 A2

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6. Find all values of m,k for which the matrix is not invertible
 m 1 3  m 2 0
b. B =  1 3 2  c. C =  1 m 1 
a. A = 
1 3
k 2    
   −1 4 5   2 3 1
   
7. Find the characteristic polynomial of the matrix

a. A = 
5
b. B = 
3 1 3

1 2  1 3 
 1 0 0  1 2 −1
c. C =  −2 2 1  d. D =  0 1 2 
   
 1 2 1  −1 1 1 
   
8. Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix
−3
a. A = 
5
b. B = 
5 4
 10 2  2 1 

 1 0 0  −3 2 −1
c. C =  −2 3 0  d. D =  0 1 0 
0 0 4 4 1 1
   
 5 1 2 4
1 0 −1 −3
9. Find the determinant of the matrix A =  
 1 1 6 1 
1 0 0 −4
 
−1 3 −2

10. Find the and of the matrix A = 4 5 −7
(1, 2)-cofactor (3,1) - cofactor  
 7 8 1 

1 3 1
 
11. Let A =  0 1 0  . For which values of x is A invertible ?
2 −1 x
 

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 Chapter 5: The Vector Space Rn
1. Let x = (−1,−2,−2),u = (0,1,4),v = (−1,1,2) and w = (3,1, 2) in R3 .

Find scalars a, b and c such that x = au + bv + cw

2. Write v as a linear combination of u and w, if possible, where u = (1,2), w = (1,−1)

a. v = (0,1) b. v = (2,3) c. v = (1, 4) d. (−5,1)

3. Determine whether the set S is linearly independent or linearly dependent in

corresponding vector spaces.
a. S = (−1, 2 ) , (3,1), (2,1) b. S = (−1, 2, 3 ) , (1, 3, 5)

c. S = (1, −2, 2), (2, 3, 5), (3,1, 7 ) d. S = (−1, 2,1),(2, 4, 0),(3,1,1)

e. S = (1, −2, 2,1),(1, 2,3,5),(−1, 3,1, 7)

4. For which values of k is each set linearly independent in corresponding vector spaces.
a. S = (−1, 2,1),(k, 4, 0 ) , (3,1,1) b. S = (−1, k ,1), (1,1, 0), (2, −1,1)

c. S = (k ,1,1), (1, k ,1), (1,1, k ) d. S = (1, 2,1, 0),(−2,1,1, −1),(−1,3, 2, k )

5. Find all values of m such that the set S is a basis of R3

a. S = (1, 2,1),(m,1, 0),(−2,1,1) b. S = (−1, m,1), (1,1, 0), (m, −1, −1)

6. Find a basis for and the dimension of the subspace U

a. U = (2s − t, s, s + t ) | s,t  R b. U = (s − t, s, t, s + t ) | s, t  R

c. U = (0, t, −t ) | t  R d. U = ( x, y, z ) | x + y + z = 0

e. U = ( x, y, z ) | x + y + z = 0, x − y = 0 f. U = span(1, 2, 3), (2, 3, 4), (3, 5, 7)

g. U = span(1, 2, 4),(−1,3, 4),(2,3,1) h. U = span(1, 2,1,1), (2,1, −1, 0), (3, 3, 0,1)

7. Find a basis for and the dimension of the solution space of the homogeneous system of
linear equations.

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 − x + y + z = 0 x + y + z + t = 0
 x + 2y − 4z = 0 
a. 3x − y = 0 b.  c. 2x + 3 y + z = 0
2 x − 4 y − 5z = 0 −3x − 6y +12z = 0 3x + 4 y + 2z + t = 0
 
8. Find all values of m for which x lies in the subspace spanned by S
a. x = (−3,2,m) and S = (−1, −1,1), (2, −3, −4)

b. x = (4,5, m) and S = (1, −1,1), (2, −3, 4)

c. x = (m +1,5, m) and S = (1,1,1), (2, 3,1), (3, 4, 2)

d. x =(3,5,7,m) and S = (1,1,1, −1), (1, 2, 3,1), (2,3, 4, 0)

9. Find the dimension of the subspace

U = span(-2, 0, 3),(1, 2, -1 ) , ( -2, 8, 5 ) , (-1, 2, 2)

 1 2 2 −1
 
10. Let A =  3 6 5 0  . Find dim(col A) and dim(rowA)
 
2 2 1 2 
colA = Span(1,3, 2), (2,6, 2), (2,5,1), (−1,0,2)
rowA = Span(1,2, 2, −1), (3,6,5,0), (2, 2,1, 2)
dim(colA) = dim(rowA) = rank(A)
11. Which of the following are subspaces of R3 ?
(i) U = (2 + a,b − a,b) | a,b  R
(ii) V = (a + b, a,b ) | a,b  R
(iii) W = (2a + b,0, ab) | a,b  R

12. Let u = (1,−3,−2),v = (−1,1,0) and w =(1,2,−3) . Compute u − v + w

13. Let u,v  R3 such that u = 3, v = 4 and u • v = −2 . Find

a. u + v b. 2u + 3v

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 Chapter 4: Vector Geometry
4.1. Vectors and Lines
Bài tập 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.7, 4.1.10, 4.1.11, 4.1.12, 4.1.17, 4.1.18, 4.1.19, 4.1.22,
4.1.23, 4.1.24 (từ trang 222 – 225) sách Linear Algebra.
4.2. Projections and Planes
Bài tập 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.10, 4.2.11, 4.2.12, 4.2.13, 4.2.14, 4.2.15, 4.2.16,
4.2.19, 4.2.20, 4.2.21, 4.2.32 (từ trang 239 – 244) sách Linear Algebra.
4.3. More on Cross Product
Bài tập 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5 (từ trang 248 – 249) sách Linear Algebra.

1. Find the equations of the line through the points P0(2, 0, 1) and P1(4, − 1, 1).
2. Find the equations of the line through P0(3, − 1, 2) parallel to the line with equations:
 x = − 1 + 2t

y = 1 + t

 z = − 3 + 4t
3. Determine whether the following lines intersect and, if so, find the point of
intersection.
x = 1 − 3t  x = −1 + s
y = 2 + 5t , y = 3 − 4s
 
z = 1 +t z = 1 − s
 
4. Compute ||v|| if v equals:
a. (2,-1,2) b. 2(1,1,-1) c. -3(1,1,2) d. (1,2,3) - (4,1,2)
5. Find a unit vector in the direction from (3,-1,4) to (1,3,5).
6. Find ||v − 3w|| when ||v|| = 2, ||w|| = 1, and v · w = 2
7. Compute the angle between u = (-1,1,2) and v = (-1,2,1).
8. Show that the points P(3, − 1, 1), Q(4, 1, 4), and R(6, 0, 4) are the vertices of a right
triangle.
9. Find the projection of u = (2,-3,1) on d = (-1,1,3) and express u = u1 + u2 where u1
is parallel to d and u2 is orthogonal to d.
10. Find an equation of the plane through P0(1, − 1, 3) with n = (-3,-1,2) as normal.

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11. Find an equation of the plane through P0(3, − 1, 2) that is parallel to the plane with
equation 2x − 3y − z = 6.
12. Find the shortest distance from the point P(2, -1, − 3) to the plane with equation 3x −
y + 4z = 1. Also find the point Q on this plane closest to P.
13. Find the equation of the plane through P(1, 3, − 2), Q(1, 1, 5), and R(2, − 2, 3).
14. Find the shortest distance between the nonparallel lines
 x   1  2 x  4  1
 y =  0  + t 0 and  y =  1  + s  1 
           
z  −1 1 z  −1 −1
15. Compute u · v where:
a. u = (2,-1,3), v = (-1,1,1) b. u = (-2,1,4), v = (-1,5,1)
16. Find all real numbers x such that:
a. (3,-1,2) and (3,-2,x) are orthogonal.
b. (2,-1,1) and (1,x,2) are at an angle of π/3 .
17. Find the three internal angles of the triangle with vertices:
a. A(3, 1, − 2), B(3, 0, − 1), and C(5, 2, − 1)
b. A(3, 1, − 2), B(5, 2, − 1), and C(4, 3, − 3)
18. Find the equations of the line of intersection of the following planes.
a. 2x − 3y + 2z = 5 and x + 2y − z = 4.
b. 3x + y − 2z = 1 and x + y + z = 5.
19. Find the area of the triangle with vertices P(2, 1, 0), Q(3, − 1, 1), and R(1, 0, 1)
20. Find the volume of the parallelepiped determined by the vectors u = (1,2,-1),
v = (3,4,5) and w = (-1,2,4).
21. Find the reflection of the point P in the line y = 1 + 2x in R2 if:
a. P = P(1, 1)
b. P = P(1, 4)
25. Find the angle between the following pairs of vectors.
a. u = (1,-1,4), v = (5,2,-1)
b. u = (2,1,5), v = (0,3,1)
22. In each case, compute the projection of u on v.

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23. Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of nonparallel lines and find
the points on the lines that are closest together.

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