Tutorial Exercises on Linear Algebra

PART One: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

2 1 1
1. Consider the Matrix A   2 3 2 
 3 3 4
 
a) Write down the characteristic polynomial P   
b) Solve the equation P    =0 and deduce the Eigen values of A
c) Using each  obtained above find a corresponding vector to it (HND 2023)

 1 4 2 
2. find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of the matrix B   0 3 1  (HND 2022)
1 2 4 
 
 2 3 0 
3. Find all eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors for the matrix C   2 5 0 
 0 0 3
 
1
4. Suppose that   is an eigenvector of a matrix A corresponding to the eigenvalue 3 and
1
 2  4
that   is an eigenvector of A corresponding to the eigenvalue -2. Compute A2  
1  3

PART 2: Inverse of Matrices

A.

For each of the following matrices, determine whether it is invertible, and if so, then find the
invertible matrix using the above formula.
 1 5 2
  1 0 2
A   0 1 2   
0 0 1 B  0 1 4
  3 0 1
 

B. For each of the following 3x3 matrices A , determine whether A is invertible and find the

inverse A-1 if exists by computing the augmented matrix  A | I  where I is the 3×3
identity matrix

 1 3 2  1 0 2
  and A   1 3 2 
A  2 3 0 
 0 1 1   3 6 2 
   
C. For which choice(s) of the constant k is the following matrix invertible?

1 1 1 
 
A  1 2 k  , hence find the inverse for k = 3
1 4 k 2 
 

PART 3: Vector Spaces and Linear

transformations
A. Find the value(s) of h for which the following set of vectors given below are linearly
independent.

 1  h  1 
      
v1  0 , v2  1  , v3   2h  
 0  h 3h  1 


B. Let T: 2
 3
be a linear transformation such that

1  0 
 3      4   
T       2  and T       5 .
  2   3   3   1 
   

a) Find the matrix representation of T and a formula of T such that T(x) = Ax, x  2
 b) Determine the rank and nullity of T. Is T, an “onto” Transformation? (The Ohio
State University)

C. Let T : 3
 2
be the application map defined by
T  x1 , x2 , x3    2 x1  4 x2  4 x3 , -x1  x3  . Show that T is linear and find kernel of T
(HND Maths 2023)
1  4  1 
D. Show that the vectors v1   2  , v2   3 , v3   9  are linearly dependent. (HND
     
 1  2  5 
Maths 2021)
E. A linear transformation T : 3  3 is given by T  x, y, z     z, x, x  z  .
a. What is the image of (-3, 10, 5) under T
b. Find the kernel of T and interpret geometrically
c. Is T a one-to-one transformation? Explain (HND Maths 2021)
 x1  x2 
  x1   
F. Define the map T : 2
 3
by T       x1  x2 
  x2    x 
 2
i) Show that T is a linear transformation.
ii) Find a matrix A such that T  x   Ax for each x  2
.
iii) Describe the null space(kernel) and the range of T and give the rank and the nullity of T.

G. Let T : 3  4 be a linear transformation. If

v1   2, 1, 2  ; v2  1,3,1 ; v3   4, 9, 4  , T  v1   1, 0,1, 0  and T  v2    2, 1,1, 2  ; find
T  v3  .(HND 2021)