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This document contains multiple choice and true/false questions about vector spaces and linear algebra concepts like linear independence, span, basis, and dimension. Specifically, it tests understanding of which sets are and aren't vector spaces or subspaces, properties of linear independence and spanning sets, and calculating the dimension of vector spaces. The questions cover topics like kernels of matrices, polynomials spaces, and spaces of matrices.

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Multiple Choice Questions:: A A Xax Xax E E

This document contains multiple choice and true/false questions about vector spaces and linear algebra concepts like linear independence, span, basis, and dimension. Specifically, it tests understanding of which sets are and aren't vector spaces or subspaces, properties of linear independence and spanning sets, and calculating the dimension of vector spaces. The questions cover topics like kernels of matrices, polynomials spaces, and spaces of matrices.

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Module 2

Multiple Choice Questions:

Q.1 Which set is not a vector space?

i. The span of the set of rows in A.


ii. The span of the set of columns in A.
iii. The set { x : Ax = 0}.
iv. The set { x : Ax = e1 } , where e1 = (1,0,...,0).

Q.2. Which one is not a vector space?

i. The kernel of a matrix A.


ii. The set of all sequences ( x1 , x2 , x3 ,...).
iii. The span of a set of vectors in a vector space.
iv. The set of all discontinuous functions defined on the interval (0,1).

Q.3. For what value of λ is the vector (λ ,3, −5) in the linear span of (1,3, −1) and
(−5, −8, 2) ?

i. 3 iii. -13
ii. -6 iv. None of these
Q.4. Which of these assertions is not logically equivalent to all the others?
(The matrix A is m × n. )

i. The row vectors in A span R n .


ii. The column vectors in A span R m .
iii. For each b ∈ R m , the equation Ax = b has a solution.
iv. A has a pivot position in each row.

Q.5. Which is not a vector space?

i. The set of all polynomials that satisfy p (0) = 0.


ii. The set of all polynomials of the form p (t ) = a + bt + ct 2 + t 3 .
iii. The set of all vectors of the form [ a + b, b + 3a, − a − 4b].
iv. The set of all vectors [ a + b3 , a − b3 ].

Q.6. Which set is not a subspace of R 3 ?

i. {[ x, y, z]T
: 3( x + 1) + 2( y + 1) + z = 5} iii. {[ x, y , z ]T : x ( y + 1) − y ( x − 2) = z}
ii. {[ x, y, z]T
: 3( x + 1) + 2( y + 1) + z = 6} iv. {[ x, y , z ]T : x( y + z + 3) = z ( x + y ) + y ( x − z + 1)}
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Q.7. Let u = (1,2,3), v = (0, −1,2) and w = (2,7,0) . Which assertion is true?

i. u ∈ Span{v, w} and w ∉ Span{u, v} iii. v ∈ Span{u, w} and u ∉ Span{v, w}


ii. u ∈ Span{v, w} and w ∈ Span{u, v} iv. w ∈ Span{u, v} and v ∉ Span{u, w}
Q.8. Let S be a linearly independent set of four polynomials in P3 . What
conclusion can be drawn?

i. S spans P3 .
ii. One member of S can be discarded to obtain the basis of P3 .
iii. The set S can be extended to obtain the basis of P3 .
iv. S does not span P3 .

Q.9. What is the dimension of the space of vectors in R 5 having the form
(a − 3b, b − a, a + 2b, a, b) ?
i. 2
ii. 3
iii. 4
iv. 5

Q.10. Which set is a basis of R 3 ?

i. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,6] ,[5,7,5] }


T T T

ii. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,6] ,[5,7,9] }


T T T

iii. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,6] ,[7,8,9] }


T T T

iv. {[1, 2,3] ,[4,5,9] ,[7,8,15] }


T T T

Q.11. What is the dimension of the space of polynomials spanned by four


functions u1 (t ) = t + t 2 , u2 (t ) = t 3 + t 4 , u3 (t ) = t 5 − t 2 − t 4 , u4 (t ) = t + t 3 + t 5 ?

i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4

Q.12. What is the dimension of the space of matrices spanned by

1 0 1 1  1 1 1 1  0 1 
 , , , , ?
1 1  1 0  1 1 0 0  1 1 
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i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4

Q.13. Which of these statements is false?

i. Dim( Pn ) = n + 1
ii. Dim( R m×n ) = m × n
iii. Dim( Pn ) = n
iv. Dim( R m ) = m + 1

a b
Q.14. What is the dimension of the space of all matrices   for which
c d 
2a = 3d ?

i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4

True-False Questions:

Q15. A linearly independent set can contain a linearly dependent subset.

Q.16. If a set of vectors is linearly dependent, then we can add vectors to the
set and make it linearly independent.

Q.17. The set of all polynomials p of degree at most 7 s.t. p (7) = 0 is a vector
space.

Q.18. The set of all vectors x = ( x1 , x2 ) such that x1 ≥ 0 and x2 ≥ 0 is a subspace of


R2 .

Q.19. Every subspace in a vector space V is the span of some vectors in V .

Q.20. If H is a linearly independent set of vectors in some vector space, then H


is a basis for the span of H .

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