True/False Questions

System of linear equations

If a system of linear equations has two different
solutions, it must have infinitely many solutions

If

a11 x1 + a12 x2 + " + a1n xn = b1

a x + a x + " + a x = b
21 1 22 2
2n n
2

""

am1 x1 + am 2 x2 + " + amn xn = bm

has at least two different

solutions, and if the equation set

a11 x1 + a12 x2 + " + a1n xn = c1

a x + a x + " + a x = c
21 1 22 2
2n n
2

""

am1 x1 + am 2 x2 + " + amn xn = cm

is consistent, then second set of equations has

many solutions

True/False Questions
Vectors
If span{v1, v2, , vp-1}=V, then span{v1, v2, , vp} =V
If none of the vectors in the set S={v1, v2, v3} in R is a
multiple of one of the other vectors, then S is linearly
independent
3

If span{v1, v2, , vp}=V, then some subset of {v1, v2, , vp} is

a basis for V
If A is an mn matrix and the equation Ax=b is consistent for
m
some b, then the columns of A span R

True/False Questions
Matrices
If AB=C and C has 2 columns, then A has 2
columns
2

If A and B are nn matrices, then (A+B)(A-B)=A -B

If AB=I, then A is invertible

True/False Questions
Determinant
If A is a 3x3 matrix, then det(5A)=5det(A)
If A is square, det(ATA) 0

True/False Questions
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
If A is invertible and 1 is an eigenvalue for A, then 1
-1
is also an eigenvalue of A
2

Each eigenvector of A is also an eigenvector of A

The sum of two eigenvectors of a matrix A is also an

eigenvector of A
If nA has n distinct eigenvalues, then each vector in
R can be written as a linear combination of
eigenvectors

True/False Questions
Orthogonal projection
If x is orthogonal to both u and v, then x must be
orthogonal to u-v
The orthogonal projection of y onto u is a scalar
multiple of y
T

If a matrix U has orthonormal columns, then UU =I

True/False Questions
Symmetric matrix and orthonormal matrix:
If A is an orthonormal matrix, then A is symmetric
If A nis an orthonormal matrix, then ||Ax||=||x|| for all x
in R