Linearity in nature: Engineering through

Linear Algebra: Test 2

Maximum Marks:25
April 2, 2013
(10 marks)
1. Attempt any two parts
(a) Define a vector space V (F ). Show that R3 (R) is a vector space.
(b) Let S V , when is S said to be a subspace of V , over the field
F . Check if
(a.) W1 = {(a1 , a2 , a3 ) : a1 + a2 + a3 = 0 is a subspace of R3 (R).
(b.) W2 = {(a1 , a2 , a3 ) : a1 + a2 0 is a subspace of R3 (R).
(c) Check if L(S) = L(T ) when
S = {(1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 5)} and T = {(1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 5), (3, 4, 7)}.
Justify.
(7 marks)
2. Check if the following sets are linearly independent.
(a.) {(1, 0, 1, 0), (2, 1, 3, 0), (1, 0, 0, 0), (1, 0, 1, 0)} in R4 (R).
(b.) {(1, 2, 0), (0, 3, 1), (1, 0, 1)} in R3 (R).
(c.) {v}, v 6= 0 in V (F ).
(d.) {v}, v = 0 in V (F ).
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(e.) {(1, 0, 1, 0, 4), (2, 1, 3, 4, 0), (1, 5, 0, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0, 0, 0), (1, 0, , 7, 1, 0)}
in R5 (R).
(f.) {(1, 2, 3), (2, 3, 4)} in R3 (R).
(g.) {(4, 4, 0), (8, 3, 1), , (4, 5, 6), (1, 0, 1)} in R3 (R).
(8 marks)
3. Define basis and dimension of a vector space V (F ).
(a.) What is the standard basis of Rn (R), hence mention the dimension
of R3 (R).
(b.) Extend the set S = {(1, 1, 0)} to form two different bases of R3 (R).
(c.) Extend the set S = {(1, 0, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0, 0), (1, 1, 0, 0)} to form a
basis of R4 (R).