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Math 2550 Matrix Algebra Multiple Choice Exam Form A Oct. 27, 2014

This document contains a 14-question multiple choice exam on matrix algebra concepts. The questions cover topics such as determinants, vector and matrix operations, linear dependence and independence, rank, and null spaces.

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Math 2550 Matrix Algebra Multiple Choice Exam Form A Oct. 27, 2014

This document contains a 14-question multiple choice exam on matrix algebra concepts. The questions cover topics such as determinants, vector and matrix operations, linear dependence and independence, rank, and null spaces.

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Form A

Math 2550 Matrix Algebra Multiple Choice Exam


Oct. 27, 2014

Problem 1. The determinant of a square matrix A is nonzero if and only if the equation Ax = 0 has a unique
solution.

A. True
B. False


0
0
2
Problem 2. Find the volume of the parallelepiped determined by vectors 0 , 2 , and 5
1
0
2

A. -4
B. -3
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0
F. 1
G. 2
H. 3
I. 4
J. None of those above

Problem 3. A vector b is a linear combination of the columns of a matrix A if and only if the equation Ax = b
has at least one solution.
A. True
B. False





2 -1
b11 b12
2
Problem 4. A =
. If A =
, find b12
0 1
b21 b22
A. -4
B. -3
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0
F. 1
G. 2
H. 3
I. 4
J. None of those above

Problem 5. Suppose A is a square matrix and A~x = ~0 has an infinite number of solutions, then given a vector
~b of the appropriate dimension, A~x = ~b has
A. No solution
B. Unique solution
C. Infinitely many solutions
D. at most one solution
E. either no solution or an infinite number of solutions
F. either a unique solution or an infinite number of solutions
G. no solution, a unique solution or an infinite number of solutions, depending on the system of equations
H. none of the above
2



4
1
Problem 6. Suppose A 3 = 12 . Then an eigenvalue of A is
4
1

A. -4
B. -3
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0
F. 1
G. 2
H. 3
I. 4
J. none of the above

Problem 7. Let u4 be a linear combination of {u1 , u2 , u3 }. Select the best statement.


A. {u1 , u2 , u3 } is never a linearly dependent set of vectors.
B. {u1 , u2 , u3 } is a linearly dependent set of vectors unless one of {u1 , u2 , u3 } is the zero vector.
C. {u1 , u2 , u3 , u4 } is never a linearly independent set of vectors.
D. {u1 , u2 , u3 , u4 } is always a linearly independent set of vectors.
E. {u1 , u2 , u3 } is a linearly dependent set of vectors.
F. {u1 , u2 , u3 , u4 } could be a linearly dependent or linearly independent set of vectors depending on
the vectors chosen.
G. none of the above
3

Problem 8. Suppose that A is an 8 7 matrix which has a null space of dimension 6. The rank of A=
A. -4
B. -3
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0
F. 1
G. 2
H. 3
I. 4
J. none of the above



1 0 6
Problem 9. Find the null space for A =
.
0 1 3
What is null(A)?

0
1

0
, 1
A. span

3
6

3
B. span 6
1
C. R3
D. R2

6
E. span 3
1
 
6
F. span
3
 
3
G. span
6
H. none of the above
4

Problem 10. If x~1 and x~2 are solutions to A~x = ~0, then 7~
x1 + 1~
x2 is also a solution to A~x = ~0.

A. True
B. False

Problem 11. Suppose A is a 3 4 matrix. Then nul A is a subspace of Rk where k =


A. -4
B. -3
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0
F. 1
G. 2
H. 3
I. 4
J. none of the above

Problem 12. Let A be a matrix with linearly independent columns.


Select the best statement.
A. The equation Ax = b has a solution for all b precisely when it has more rows than columns.
B. The equation Ax = b has a solution for all b precisely when it is a square matrix.
C. The equation Ax = b never has a solution for all b.
D. The equation Ax = b has a solution for all b precisely when it has more columns than rows.
E. There is insufficient information to determine if Ax = b has a solution for all b.
F. The equation Ax = b always has a solution for all b.
G. none of the above

3
-3
-2
Problem 13. The vectors v = -2 , u = 7 , and w = -3 . are linearly independent if and only
6 +k
-17
2
if k 6=
.

A. -4
B. -3
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0
F. 1
G. 2
H. 3
I. 4
J. none of the above

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