Linear Algebra (MC208)- ASSIGNMENT 1
1. Let V = {{an }∞
n=1 : an ∈ R} be the set of all real sequences. Prove that V is a vector
space over R.
2. Let V be the vector space of all functions from the real field F . Show that W is a
subspace of V (if not give counter example) where W consists of all
(a) Bounded Functions
(b) Even Functions
(c) Monotonically increasing functions
3. Let AX = B be a non homogeneous system of linear equations in n unknowns over a
field F . Show that the solution set W of the system is not a subspace of F n .
4. Write the polynomial f (t) = at2 + bt + c as a linear combination of the polynomials
p1 (t) = (t − 1)2 , p2 (t) = t − 1 , p3 (t) = 1.
5. Let
W1 = [(1, 0, 1), (2, 1, 3)], W2 = [(1, 2, 2), (2, 2, 1), (3, 0, 3), (2, 1, 2)]
be subspaces of R3 (R). Find the dimensions of W1 , W2 , W1 ∩ W2 ,
W1 + W2
(Ans: dim (W1 ) = 2, dim (W2 ) = 3, dim (W1 + W2 ) = 3, dim (W1 ∩ W2 ) = 2.)
6. Find a basis and
dimension
of the subspace
W = {[aij]2×2 } of M2×2 spanned by
1 −5 1 1 2 −4 3 −4
A= ,B = ,C = ,D =
−4 2 −1 5 −5 7 4 −3
7. Extend the set of vectors {(1, 2, 3), (−4, 3, 1) to form the basis of R3 (R).
8. Determine whether the following vectors are Linearly Dependent or Linearly Independent.
(a) 2x3 + x2 + x + 1, x3 + 3x2 + x − 2 and x3 + 2x2 − x + 3
(b) e2x , x2 , x
(c) sin x, cos x, x
(d) x2 , x|x|
9. In a vector space R3 , let α1 = (1, 1, −1) ,α2 = (2, 3, −1), α3 = (3, 1, −5), β1 =
(1, −1, −3), β2 = (3, −2, −8) and β3 = (2, 1, −3). Show that the subspace spanned
by S = {α1 , α2 , α3 } and T = {β1 , β2 , β3 } are same. What you can conclude from this?
10. Let V = {f | f : R 7→ R} be the vector space of all functions over real numbers. Let
W1 = {f | f (−x) = f (x) ∀f ∈ V } and W2 = {f | f (−x) = Lf (x) ∀f ∈ V } be two
subspaces of V of even and odd functions. Show that V = W1 W2 .
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11. Prove that the union of two subspaces is a subspace if and only if one of the subspaces is
contained in the other.
12. Show that the set S = {(1, 0, 0), (1, 1, 0), (1, 1, 1), (0, 1, 0)} spans the vector space V3 (R)
but is not a basis set.
13. Let W1 and W2 be the subspaces of R4 .
W1 = {(a, b, c, d) : b + c + d = 0}
W2 = {(a, b, c, d) : a + b = 0, c = 2d}.
Find the dimension of W1 , W2 , W1 ∩ W2 .
14. Find the dimension of R(R), R(Q), C(R), C(C).
15. Show that the C[0,1] is vector space. If yes, then discuss its basis and dimension.
16. Let V = Pn (x) be the vector space of all polynomials in x of degree less than equal to n.
Show that
{1, (x − 1), (x − 1)2 , ....., (x − 1)n } is a basis of V .
17. Let W1 and W2 be distinct subspaces of V and dimW1 = 3, dimW2 = 4 and dim V = 6.
Find the possible dimensions of W1 ∩ W2 .
18. If V (F ) is a finite dimensional vector space, then every linearly independent subset of V
is either a basis of V or can be extended to form a basis of V .
19. Show that v = (4, 2, 0) ∈ R3 belongs to W = span{(1, 2, 0) , (−1, 1, 2) , (3, 0, −4)}.
Also Check if spanning set of vectors{u1 , u2 , u3 }, span whole space R3 .
20. The vector space V is the direct sum of its subspaces U and W if and only if:
(a) V = U + W
(b) U ∩ W = {0}.
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