McMASTER UNIVERSITY MATH 283 MIDTERM TEST Dr. M. Wang DATE: March 6, 2003. DURATION OF TEST: 90 minutes FAMILY NAME: ________ FIRST NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: This test paper should contain 4 questions with parts on a total of 10 pages. You are responsible for ensuring that your copy of the test paper is complete. Please bring any discrepancies to the attention of your invigilator. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. 2. Make sure that you explain clearly all steps in your solutions, as well as all the details of any proofs you give. 3. The use of a Casio fx-991 calculator is permitted, : Question Marks | Max Marks ee 10 . 2 15 |Question 1. Let V denote a vector space of dimension 7 over a field F. Suppose that Wi and W, are two subspaces of V such that Wy + Wo # V. It is also known that dimW; = 4 and dimW, = 5. What are the possibilities for the dimension of W, 0 W2 ? Justify your answer. [10 marks]Question 2. Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over a field F and T: V —+ V be a linear transformation with the property that T? = ToT =. ¢€ (a) Prove that ker(T’) Mrange(T) = {0}. (The range of T, also called the image of T, is the set of all vectors of the form T(z) for some z € V.) [5 marks] (b) Prove that V = ker(7) + range(7). [5 marks] continued on next page