MATH136: Linear Algebra 1 Winter 2023

Written Assignment 5 Due Never!

Instructions
• This assignment will not be graded, but solutions will be provided before the Final Exam.

Problems
Q1. Let B = { #»
v 1 , . . . , #»
v n } be a basis for Fn . Define
#» = #»
w v 1 + #»
v2
1
#» #»
w2 = v 2 + v 3#»
..
.
w = #»
#»
n v + #»
n v
1

#» , . . . , w
and let W = Span{ w #» }. Determine, with justification, dim(W ).
1 n

[Hint: The correct answer will depend on the parity of n.]

Q2. Let B = { #»
v 1 , . . . , #»
v n } be an ordered basis for Rn .

(a) Given that for all #» x ∈ Rn , [ #»

x ]B = 2 #»
x , determine B. Justify your answer with a proof.
(b) Let C = { w #» , . . . , w
#» } be an ordered basis for Rn . Prove that if, for all #» x ∈ Rn ,
1 n
#» #» #» #»
[ x ] = [ x ] , then v = w for all 1 ≤ i ≤ n.
B C i i
 
a b
Q3. Let A = ∈ M2×2 (R). Prove that if bc > 0, then A is diagonalizable over R.
c d
 
0 1 0
Q4. Let A = 3 0 1.
2 0 0

(a) Find all eigenvalues of A and for each eigenvalue λ, determine a basis for Eλ .
(b) Determine whether A is diagonalizable over R. Justify your answer.

Q5. Let A ∈ M3×3 (R) be diagonalizable over R.

(a) Prove that if A3 = I, then A = I.

(b) Is (a) still true if A is not diagonalizable? Either prove it or give a counterexample.