MTH2021 Linear Algebra with Applications Problem Set 6

School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University

These problems cover the work from Week 6, and will be discussed in labs during Week 7. Students are strongly advised to work through all the problems.

1. (A&R 4.6, Ex. 3) Find the coordinate vector for p relative to the basis S = {p1 , p2 , p3 }, when (a) p(x) = 4 3x + x2 , p1 (x) = 1, p2 (x) = x, p3 (x) = x2 . (b) p(x) = 2 x + x2 , p1 (x) = 1 + x, p2 (x) = 1 + x2 , p3 (x) = x + x2 . 2. (A&R 4.6, Ex. 11) Let V be the space spanned by f1 (x) = sin x and f2 (x) = cos x. (a) What is dim(V )? (b) Show that g1 (x) = 2 sin x + cos x and g2 (x) = 3 cos x form a basis for V . (c) Find the transition matrix from B = {g1 , g2 } to B = {f1 , f2 }. (d) Find the transition matrix from B to B . (e) Compute the coordinate vector [h]B , where h(x) = 2 sin x 5 cos x, and hence obtain [h]B . 3. (A&R 4.6, Ex. 20) Let B1 , B2 and B3 be bases for a 2-dimensional vector space. If PB1 B2 = PB2 B3 = 4. Let B = 7 2 nd PB3 B1 and PB1 B3 . 4 1 3 1 and 5 2

1 0 2 . 2 0 4

(a) Find, and sketch on the same diagram, row(B) and null(B). (b) Find, and sketch on the same diagram, col(B) and null(B T ). 1 1 1 2 5. (A&R 4.7, Ex. 3) Let A = 1 0 1, and b = 0 . Determine whether b is in the column space of A, and if it 2 2 1 3 is, express b as a linear combination of the column vectors of A. 6. (A&R 4.8, Ex. 12) Discuss how the rank of A varies with t. (Is the rank a continuous function of t ?) 1 1 t (a) A = 1 t 1. t 1 1 t 3 1 6 2. (b) A = 3 1 3 t 7. Let 1 1 2 1 A = 1 0 1 2 . 2 4 6 0

(a) Find a basis for the row space of A. (b) Find a basis for the column space of A.

(c) Find a basis for the null space of A. (d) Find the nullity and rank of A. 8. Let A be the matrix in Problem 7. (a) Find a basis for the row space of AT . (b) Find a basis for the column space of AT . (c) Find a basis for the null space of AT . (d) Find the nullity and rank of AT . 9. Prove that if V and W are subspaces of Rn , then so is V + W . (This completes the proof of Theorem 4.6.13 in the Lecture Notes.)