MATB 2014 (SPECIAL SEMESTER, 2022/23)

ASSIGNMENT 2
LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATB 2014)
10 MARKS

Instructions: This is an individual assignment. Answer ALL questions with detailed solutions.

Question 1
Find the standard matrix for the following composition of linear transformation.
(a) A reflection about the x-axis followed by a rotation of 300 , in R 2 .
(b) A reflection about the xz-plane, followed by an orthogonal projection on the yz-plane,
and followed by a dilation with a factor of 3, in R 3 .

Question 2
Find the standard matrix for the transformation T : R 3 → R 3 defined by the equations

w1 = x1 − 2 x 2 + 2 x3
w2 = 2 x1 + x 2 + x3
w3 = x1 + x 2
Then find T −1  2,5,2  .

Question 3
3 2 4
Consider the matrix A =  2 0 2  .
 4 2 3 
(a) Find the eigenvalues of A.
(b) Find a basis for the eigenspace corresponding to each eigenvalue of A.
(c) Determine whether A is diagonalizable. If yes, find a matrix that diagonalizes A.