Assignment 3 MTH231 (Linear Algebra)

Department of Mathematics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Date: 20 December, 2022

Instructor : Dr. Saqib Zia
Q1. Find an LU factorization of the given matrix Ax = 0 system in parametric vector form, where
 
2 3 2
A =  4 13 9  .
−6 5 4

Q2. Find a basis for the Null Space and column space of the matrix
 
1 4 8 −3 −7
 −1 2 7 3 4 
 .
 −2 2 9 5 5 
3 6 9 −5 −2

Q3. Justify your answer for each of the following statements.

1. Suppose F is a 5 × 5 matrix whose column space is not equal to R5 What can be said about Nul
F ?
2. If B is a 7 × 7 matrix and Col B = R7 , what can be said about solutions of equations of the form
Bx = b for b in R7 ?
3. What can be said about Nul C when C is a 6 × 4 matrix with linearly independent columns?

Q4.Determine the dimension of the subspace H of R4 spanned by the vectors v1 , v2 , v3 and v4 , (First,
find a basis for H.)
       
1 −3 2 −4
 −3   9   −1   5 
v1 = 
 2  , v2 =  −6  , v3 =  4  ,
     v4 = 
 −3  .


−4 12 2 7

 
4
Q5. Use a determinant to decide if v1 , v2 , v3 are linearly independent, when v1 =  6  , v2 =
    −7
−7 −3
 0  , v3 =  −5  .
2 6