MATH 241

R.I.T Dubai
Answers to worksheet 5

Exercise 1:

a) 𝐵𝐵 = {(2, 0, −3), (−2, 5, −1)} forms a basis for 𝑊𝑊. Hence, dim 𝑊𝑊 = 2.
b) 𝐵𝐵 = {(2, 0, 1, 4), (−9, 27, 7, 5 ), (3, −5, −1, 1)} forms a basis for 𝑊𝑊, dim 𝑊𝑊 = 3.
c) 𝐵𝐵 = {2 − 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 2 , 1 + 𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑥𝑥 2 , 𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 } forms a basis for 𝑊𝑊, dim 𝑊𝑊 = 3. Therefore, 𝑊𝑊 = 𝑃𝑃2 .
1 2 2 0
d) 𝐵𝐵 = �� �,� � � forms a basis for 𝑊𝑊, dim 𝑊𝑊 = 2.
1 3 0 −3
−1/2 3
Exercise 2: 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵1 ,𝐵𝐵2 = 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵,𝐵𝐵2 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵1 ,𝐵𝐵 = � �. (𝐵𝐵 is the standard basis for 𝑅𝑅 2 ).
−5/4 −1

Exercise 3:

1 1 2 −1 2 0 −1
a) 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵,𝐵𝐵′ = 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵−1
′ ,𝐵𝐵 = �1 2 3� = �−1 2 −1�
1 2 4 0 −1 1
b)
1 0 2
i. �−4� ii. �−1� iii. �2�
3 𝐵𝐵′ 1 𝐵𝐵′ −1 𝐵𝐵′

Exercise 4:

2 1 −3 −1 4/3 −5/3 1/3

𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵,𝐵𝐵′ = 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵−1
′ ,𝐵𝐵 = �1 1 −2� = �−2/3 4/3 1/3�
0 1 2 1/3 −2/3 1/3
13/3
Therefore, 𝐩𝐩 = �−2/3�
10/3 𝐵𝐵′

Exercise 5:

1 1 2 −1 4 0 0 1 −1 −2
a) 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵2 ,𝐵𝐵1 = 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵,𝐵𝐵1 𝑃𝑃𝐵𝐵2 ,𝐵𝐵 = �1 2 3� �6 1 1 � = �1 1 0�
1 2 4 7 1 2 1 0 1
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b) 𝐯𝐯 = � 5 � .
−2 𝐵𝐵1

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Exercise 6: 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅(𝐴𝐴) = �0 1 −4�.
0 0 1
a) The three row vectors of 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅(𝐴𝐴): (1, 0, 2), (0, 1, −4), (0, 0, 1) form a basis for the row space of 𝐴𝐴 and
the three column vectors of 𝐴𝐴: (1, 2, 0), (0, 1, 3), (2, 0, 2) form a basis for the column space of 𝐴𝐴.
b) 𝑁𝑁(𝐴𝐴) = {0}. (since nullity = 3 – rank 𝐴𝐴 = 0)

2 2 −1 3 2
Exercise 7: 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅(𝐴𝐴) = �0 3 −2 0 −3 �.
0 0 1 −6 −12
a) The three row vectors of 𝐴𝐴 (2, 2, −1, 3, 2), (4, −2, 2, 6, 10), (0, 1, −1, 2, 3) form a basis for the row
space of 𝐴𝐴 and the first three column vectors of 𝐴𝐴 (2, 4, 0), (2, −2, 1), (−1, 2, −1) form a basis for the
column space of 𝐴𝐴.
−5/2 −4
⎧ ⎫
⎪⎛ 4 ⎞ ⎛ 9 ⎞⎪
b) ⎜ 6 ⎟ , ⎜ 12 ⎟ forms a basis for the nullspace of 𝐴𝐴. Nullity is 2 and rank 𝐴𝐴 is 3 (2 + 3 = 5).
⎨ 1 0 ⎬
⎪ ⎪
⎩⎝ 0 ⎠ ⎝ 1 ⎠⎭
4 1 0 3
⎡0 1 −1 1⎤
⎢ ⎥
Exercise 8: 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅(𝐴𝐴) = ⎢0 0 1 2⎥ .
⎢0 0 0 0⎥
⎣0 0 0 0⎦
a) {(4, 1, 0, 3), (0, 1, −1, 1), (0, 0, 1, 2)} forms a basis for the row space of 𝐴𝐴 and
{(0, 9, 7, 12, 3), (−1, 2, 1, 3, 2), (4, 1, 3, 0, −1)} forms a basis for the column space of 𝐴𝐴.
0
−3
b) �� �� a basis for the nullspace of 𝐴𝐴. Nullity is 1 and rank 𝐴𝐴 is 3 (1 + 3 = 4).
−2
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