Math 240 :: Spring 2015 :: Midterm 2

Use six answer sheets. Complete all identification fields on every answer sheet.
No calculators.

No formula sheets.

No cheating.

1. Answer Sheet 1
[15] 1.A. Showing all your work, compute the determinate

1 0

M= 2 0
0 1

of

2
1 .
1

[5] 1.B. Is M invertible? (Answer yes or no and explain.)

2. Answer Sheet 2
[15] 2.C. Showing all your work, find A1 where

1
0
2
1 1 .
A = 0
1 1
4
[5] 2.D. Use A1 to find a solution to

a
A~x = b .
c
(A solution will have ~x equal to a vector with entries consisting of expressions in a, b, and c.)
3. Answer Sheet 3
[8] 3.E. Matrix A is row equivalent to matrix B. Find rank A, dim Col A, dim Row A, dim Nul A.
Clearly label each answer.

1 1 3 1 2
1 0
6 1
6
1 3
2 4
A= 2
B = 0 1 9 0 8
1
0 6
1 6
0 0
0 0
0
[6] 3.F. Find a basis for Col A.
[6] 3.G. Find a basis for Row A.
[6] 3.H. Find a basis for Nul A.

Exam continues on other side

4. Answer Sheet 4
[5]

4.I. M is a 3 3 matrix. A new matrix N is obtained by applying the following three row
operations to M (in order): interchange rows 2 and 3, multiply row 1 by 4, add 2 times row
2 to row 3. Write a matrix product of three elementary matrices and M that yield N .

[5] 4.J. If det M = 2, compute det N .

[2] 4.K. If the order of the row operations is reversed, could N be different? (Answer yes or no and
explain.)
[2] 4.L. If the order of the row operations is reversed, could det N be different? (Answer yes or no
and explain.)
5. Answer Sheet 5
[6] 5.M. Matrix C is row equivalent to matrix D.

1 0 1 1
C = 1 2 3 1
0 1 1 1

1 0 1 0
D = 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 1

The columns of C are the coordinate vectors for a set of polynomials, S, relative to the
standard basis B = {1, t, t2 }. Find a subset of S that forms a basis for P2 . Write your answer
as a set of polynomials in the variable t and not as a set of coordinate vectors.
[4] 5.N. The subspaces of R3 can be classified by dimension. State the four possible dimension for a
subspace of R3 and briefly give a geometric description of each.
6. Answer Sheet 6
[6] 6.O. Let H be a subspace of a vector space V . If the indexed set of vectors B = {b1 , b2 , . . . , bp } in
V is a basis for H, what two properties must B have to satisfy the definition of basis?
[4] 6.P. If h is a vector in H and
h = c 1 b1 + c 2 b2 + + c p bp
for the indexed set of scalars {c1 , c2 , . . . , cp } could there exist a distinct indexed set of scalars
{d1 , d2 , . . . , dp } with
h = d 1 b1 + d 2 b 2 + + d p bp .
Prove your answer.