Loyola College B.Sc. Mathematics Nov 2012 Linear Algebra Question Paper PDF Download

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MATHEMATICS

FIFTH SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

MT 5508/MT 5502 – LINEAR ALGEBRA

 

 

Date : 08/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A

 

Answer ALL questions:                                                                                           (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

 

  1. Define a vector space over a field F.
  2. Show that the vectors (1,1) and (-3, 2) in R2 are linearly independent over R, the field of real numbers.
  3. Define homomorphism of a vector space into itself.
  4. Define rank and nullity of a vector space homomorphism T: u®
  5. Define an orthonormal set.
  6. Normalise in R3 relative to the standard inner product.
  7. Define a skew symmetric matrix and give an example.
  8. Show that is orthogonal.
  9. Show that is unitary.
  10. Define unitary linear transformation.

 

PART – B

 

Answer any FIVE questions:                                                                             (5 x 8 =40 marks)

 

  1. Prove that the intersection of two subspaces of a vector space v is a subspace of V.
  2. If S and T are subsets of a vector space V over F, then prove that
  3. S T implies that L(S) ≤ L(T)
  4. L(L(S)) = L(S)
  5. L(S U T) = L(S) + L(T).
  6. Determine whether the vectors (1,3,2), (1, -7, -8) and (2, 1, -1) in R3 are linearly dependent on independent over R.
  7. If V is a vector space of finite dimension and W is a subspace of V, then prove that

dim V/W = dim V – dim W.

  1. For any two vectors u, v in V, Prove that .
  2. If and l Î F, then prove that l is an eigen value of T it and only if [l I – T] is singular.
  3. Show that any square matrix can be expressed as the sum of a symmetric matrix and a skew symmetric matrix.
  4. For what values of T, the system of equations over the rational field is consistent?

PART – C

 

Answer any TWO questions:                                                                    (2 x 20 = 40 marks)

 

  1. a) Prove that the vector space V over F is a direct sum of two of its subspaces W1 and W2

if and only if V = W1 + W2 and W1  W2 = {0}.

 

  1. b) If V is a vector space of finite dimension and is the direct sum of its subspaces U and

W, than prove that dim V = dim U + dim W.                                                                   (10 + 10)

 

  1. If U and V are vector spaces of dimension m and n respectively over F, then prove that the

vector space Hom (U, V) is of dimension mn.

 

  1. Apply the Gram – Schmidt orthonormalization process to obtain an orthonormal basis for

the subspace of R4 generated by the vectors (1, 1, 0, 1) , (1, -2, 0, 0) and (1, 0, -1, 2).

 

  1. a) Prove that TÎA(V) is singular if and only it there exists an element v ≠ 0 in V such that

T(v) = 0.

  1. b) Prove that the linear transformation T on V is unitary of and only if it takes an

orthonormal basis of V onto an orthonormal basis of V.                                                       (10 +10)

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