UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

APRIL EXAMINATION

UDPS 1013/ UDPL 1013 LINEAR ALGEBRA

APR 2016 TIME: (2 HOURS)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) STATISTICAL COMPUTING AND OPERATIONS

RESEARCH

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) LOGISTICS AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

Instructions to Candidates:

Answer ALL questions in section A.

Answer ANY ONE question in section B.

If more than ONE question from section B is answered, then only the first question attempted
in section B will be marked.

All questions carry equal marks. Marks allocated for each part of the questions are indicated
in brackets.

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Section A: Answer ALL the questions.

10 − 8 − 2 − 2 2
0 2 2 − 2 2
Q1. (a) Let A =  and w =   . Determine if w is in Col A. Is w in
 1 −1 6 0  0
   
1 1 0 − 2 2
Nul A? (9 marks)

(b) Suppose the system below is consistent for all possible values of f and g. What
can you say about the coefficient c and d? Justify your answer. (5 marks)

2 x1 + 4 x2 = f
cx1 + dx2 = g

(c) Find a least square of Ax = b by

 2 1 − 5
A = − 2 0, b =  8 
 
 2 3  1 

(i) constructing the normal equation for x̂ and (6 marks)

(ii) solving for x̂ . (5 marks)

(c) (i)

(ii) [-4,3]
[Total : 25 marks]

Q2. (a) Use the vector u = (u1 ,..., u n ) to verify the following algebraic properties of
ℜn .

(i) u + (− u ) = (− u ) + u = 0 (4 marks)

(ii) c(du ) = (cd )u for all scalar c and d. (4 marks)

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(b) Use determinants to decide if the set of vectors is linearly independent.

(7 marks)
 3   2   − 2  0 
 5  − 6  − 1   0 
 ,  ,  ,  
 − 6  0   3   0 
       
 4   7   0  − 3

(b) Linearly dependent.

(c) All polynomial in Pn such that p(0) = 0 . Determine if the given set is a
subspace of Pn for an appropriate value of n. Justify your answers. (10 marks)
[Total : 25 marks]

Q3. (a) Let T : ℜ 3 → ℜ 3 be the transformation that reflects each vector

x = ( x1 , x2 , x3 ) through the plane x3 = 0 onto T ( x ) = (x1 , x2 ,− x3 ) . Show that T is
a linear transformation. (6 marks)

(b) { }
The set B = 1 − t 2 , t − t 2 ,1 − t + t 2 is a basis for P2 . Find the coordinate vector
of p (t ) = 2 + 3t − 6t 2 relative to B. (6 marks)

(b) [3,2,-1]

(c) Find the optimal row and column strategies and the value of the matrix game
3 5
 4 1 . (13 marks)
 

(c) x=[3/5,2/5],y=[4/5,1/5]
[Total : 25 marks]

Section B: Answer any ONE question.

3 0 0 0
0 2 0 0
Q4. (a) Determine whether the matrix  is diagonalizable. (14 marks)
0 0 2 0
 
1 0 0 3

(a) not

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0 5 1
(b) Compute the 4 − 3 0 . (5 marks)
2 4 1

(b) 2

(c) Let A be an m × n matrix and let w be a vector in ℜ n that satisfies the equation
Ax = 0 . Show that for any scalar c, the vector cw also satisfies Ax = 0 .
(6 marks)
[Total : 25 marks]

Q5. (a) Let A be a 3× 4 matrix, let v1 and v2 be vector in ℜ 3 , and let w = v1 + v2 .

Suppose v1 = Au1 and v2 = Au2 for some vectors u1 and u2 in ℜ 4 . What fact
allows you to conclude that the system Ax = w is consistent? (6 marks)

 5 0 0
(b) (i) Find the eigenvalues of the matrix  0 0 0 . (3 marks)
− 1 0 3

(ii) Find a basis for the eigenspace corresponding to the eigenvalue λ = 4

5 0 − 1 0 
1 3 0 0
for the matrix A =  . (10 marks)
2 − 1 3 0
 
 4 − 2 − 2 4

(b) (i) 5,0,3

(ii) [1,1,1,0],[0,0,0,1]

− 3 1 
(c) Let y =   and u =   . Compute the distance from y to the line through u
9 2
and the origin. (6 marks)

(c) 3 surd(5)
[Total : 25 marks]

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This question paper consists of 5 questions on 4 printed pages.