APPLIED MATHEMATICS I(Math 1041)

GROUP ASSIGNMENT

For section 5 Pe-Engineering students 2016 Entry

Date of Submission:May 31, 2024

Number of Students per group 3-5

General Instruction: Show all necessary steps and justification on separate sheets.

(1) Show that the line passing through P (3, 1, 0) and Q(1, 4, −3) is perpendicular

to the line with equation x = 3t, y = −32 + 8t, z = −9 + 6t. (3 points)

(2) (4 points)

(i) Show that the plane π : 2x − y − 3z = 4 is parallel to a line ` with equation

x = −2 + 2t, y = 1 + 4t, z = 4.

(ii) Find the distance between plane π and line `.

(3) Show that is space of R3 , the vectors x = (1, 1, 0), y = (0, 1, 2) and z = (3, 1, −4)

are linearly dependent. (3 points)

(4) Show that in space of continuous functions f (x) = x, g(t) = ex , h(x) = e−x are

linearly independent in the space of continuous functions.(3 points)

(5) Consider the vector space W3 real polynomials of degree less than or equal to
 
1 2

1 3


3. Show that the set B = 1, t, 3t − 1 , 5t − 3t is a basis of W3 . (3
2 2
points)  
 1 −2 3 4 
 
 
(6) Let A=  2 −3 4 5 


 
 
3 −4 5 6
Find

(i) Reduced Echelon form of A. (2 points)

(ii) Rank of A (2 points)

1
 2

(iii) Solution for the system of linear equations ( 3 points)

x − 2y + 3z = 4

2x − 3y + 4z = 5

3x − 4y + 5z = 6
 
 3 2 
(7) Let A = 

 . Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenval-

4 3
ues. (4 points)