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MA 106: Linear Algebra Tutorial 2: Prof. B.V. Limaye IIT Dharwad

This document summarizes the topics covered in Tutorial 2 of the linear algebra course MA 106 taught by Professor B.V. Limaye at IIT Dharwad on January 19, 2018. The tutorial problems cover finding the row canonical form of a matrix, finding the inverse of a matrix using Gauss-Jordan elimination, properties of linearly independent and dependent sets, determining if sets are linearly independent, properties of subspaces, finding a basis for a column space, properties of row spaces, computing matrix ranks, and solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of equations.

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MA 106: Linear Algebra Tutorial 2: Prof. B.V. Limaye IIT Dharwad

This document summarizes the topics covered in Tutorial 2 of the linear algebra course MA 106 taught by Professor B.V. Limaye at IIT Dharwad on January 19, 2018. The tutorial problems cover finding the row canonical form of a matrix, finding the inverse of a matrix using Gauss-Jordan elimination, properties of linearly independent and dependent sets, determining if sets are linearly independent, properties of subspaces, finding a basis for a column space, properties of row spaces, computing matrix ranks, and solving homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of equations.

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MA 106: Linear Algebra

Tutorial 2

Prof. B.V. Limaye


IIT Dharwad

Friday, 19 January 2018

B.V. Limaye, IITDH MA 106: Tut-02


Tutorial 2 (on Lectures 4, 5, and 6)
 
1 1 −1
2 −3 1 
1. Find the Row Canonical Form of A := 
3 4
.
0
5 1 1
 
1 0 0
2. Let A := 1 1 0 . Find A−1 by Gauss-Jordan method.
1 1 1
3. Let S and T be subsets of Rn×1 such that S ⊂ T . Show
that if S is linearly dependent then so is T , and if T is
linearly independent then so is S. Does the converse hold?
4. Are
{[ the following
] [ sets linearly
] [ independent?
] [ ]}
1 −1 1 , 3 5 2 , 1 2 1 , 1 1 1 ⊂ R1×3 ,
{[ ] [ ] [ ]}
1 9 9 8 , 2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 8 ⊂ R1×4 ,
{[ ]T [ ]T [ ]T }
1 −1 0 , 3 −5 2 , 1 −2 1 ⊂ R3×1 .
B.V. Limaye, IITDH MA 106: Tut-02
5. Given a set of s linearly independent row vectors
{a1 , . . . , ai , . . . aj , . . . , as } in R1×n , show that the set
{a1 , . . . , ai−1 , ai + αaj , ai+1 , . . . , aj . . . , as } is linearly
independent, where α ∈ R.
6. Is any of the following subsets a subspace?
{[ ]T }
(i) x1 x2 x3 ∈ R3×1 : x1 + x2 + x3 = 0 ,
{[ ]T }
(ii) x1 x2 x3 ∈ R3×1 : |x1 |, |x2 |, |x3 | ≤ 1 .
If so, find a basis for it. What is its dimension?
7. Describe all subspaces of R, R2×1 , R3×1 and R4×1 . Can
you visualise them geometrically?
8. Let V be a subspace of Rn×1 and let dim V = r . Show
that a subset S of V having r elements is basis for V if
either S is linearly independent or if span S = V .

B.V. Limaye, IITDH MA 106: Tut-02


9. Let V be a subspace of Rn×1 , and let S be a subset V .
(i) If S is linearly independent, then show that there is a
basis for V which contains S. (ii) If span S = V , then
show that there is a basis for V which is contained in S.
10. Let A′ ∈ Rm×n be in a Row Echelon Form. Show that the
pivotal columns of A′ form a basis for C(A′ ).
11. Let A ∈ Rm×n and let R(A) denote the set of all linear
combinations of the rows of A. Show that R(A) is a
subspace of R1×n , and its dimension is the row rank of A.
The subspace R(A) is called the row space of A.
Let A′ be a REF of A obtained by EROs. Prove
(i) R(A′ ) = R(A).
(ii) If A′′ is another REF of A, then for k = 1, . . . , n,
column k of A′ is pivotal ⇐⇒ column k of A′′ is pivotal.
Deduce that there is a unique Row Canonical Form of A.
B.V. Limaye, IITDH MA 106: Tut-02
12. Find the ranks of the following
 matrices:

  0 8 −1
8 −4  1 2 0 

(i) −2 1 , (ii) 
 0 0
.
3 
6 −3
0 4 5
13. Let A ∈ Rm×n and B ∈ Rn×p . Show that
rank AB ≤ min{rank A, rank B}. Also, if A and B are
square matrices and A is invertible, then show that
rank AB = rank B = rank BA. 
0 0 0 −2 1
14. Let A := 0 2 −2 14 −1. Find the rank and the

0 2 3 13 1
nullity of A. What is the dimension of the solution space
of the homogeneous equation Ax = 0? If
[ ]T
b := 2 2 3 , find the general solution of Ax = b.

B.V. Limaye, IITDH MA 106: Tut-02

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