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NPTEL Linear Algebra Assignment 5

This document contains instructions for assignment 5 of the NPTEL Basic Linear Algebra 2020 course. It includes 5 questions involving determinants, matrices, and linear transformations. Students are asked to (1) solve a determinant equation for x, (2) check if a matrix is invertible and find its inverse, (3) find a polynomial and integer such that a determinant equation holds, (4) prove properties of determinants involving block matrices, and (5) show that a set of polynomials with coefficients in R forms a vector space and find the kernel of a given linear transformation. The deadline for the assignment is April 1, 2020.

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NPTEL Linear Algebra Assignment 5

This document contains instructions for assignment 5 of the NPTEL Basic Linear Algebra 2020 course. It includes 5 questions involving determinants, matrices, and linear transformations. Students are asked to (1) solve a determinant equation for x, (2) check if a matrix is invertible and find its inverse, (3) find a polynomial and integer such that a determinant equation holds, (4) prove properties of determinants involving block matrices, and (5) show that a set of polynomials with coefficients in R forms a vector space and find the kernel of a given linear transformation. The deadline for the assignment is April 1, 2020.

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NPTEL Basic Linear Algebra 2020

Assignment 5 - Subjective

Course Instructor: Prof. I. K. Rana Course TA: S. Venkitesh

Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 23:59 IST

(1) Solve the following equation for x.


 
3 −4 7 0 6 −2
2 0 1 8 0 0
 
 3 4 −8 3 1 2 
det 
27 6
 = 0. [6]
 5 0 0 3
3 x 0 2 1 −1
1 0 −1 3 4 0

(2) Using determinants, check whether the following matrix A is invertible, and if yes, find
its inverse.  
0 0 1
A = 0 2 4 . [4]
1 2 3

(3) Find the polynomial A(t) and p ∈ Z+ such that


 
1 t t 2 t3
t 1 t t2  = (1 − A(t))p .
det 
t2 t [4]
1 t
t3 t2 t 1

(4) Assume that all the matrices mentioned are of appropriate sizes.

(a) Let X, Y be matrices. Show that


 
X Y
det = det X. [2]
O I

(b) Let A, B be matrices. Show that


 
O A
det = det AB. [2]
−B I

1
(c) Prove or disprove. For two matrices A, B,
 
A B
det = det(A + B) det(A − B). [2]
B A

(5) Let
P4 = {f (X) = a0 + a1 X + a2 X 2 + a3 X 3 + a4 X 4 : a0 , a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 ∈ R}.
Define D : P4 → P4 as

D(f (X)) = f 00 (X), for all f (X) ∈ P4 .

Show that P4 is a vector space, D is a linear transformation, and find ker D. [5]

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