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The document contains 11 questions about vector spaces and linear algebra concepts such as showing that matrices form a vector space, identifying subspaces, checking linear independence and dependence of vectors, finding the dimension of vector spaces, showing that a set of polynomials forms a basis, and describing the intersection of planes in R3.

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The LNM Institute of Information Technology

Jaipur, Rajsthan
Linear Algebra & Complex Analysis
■ Assignment 1

Q1. Show that the space of all m×n real (respectively complex) matrices is a vector space
over R (respectively C) with respect to the usual addition and scalar multiplication.
Q2. Let V = The set of all n × n skew hermitian matrices. check whether V is a real (or
complex) vector space under usual addition and scalar multiplication of matrices.
Q3. In R, consider the addition x ⊕ y = x + y − 1 and a ⊙ x = a(x − 1) + 1. Show that
R is a real vector space with respect to these operations with additive identity 1.
Q4. Which of the following are the subspaces of R3 :
(a) {(x, y, z)|x ≥ 0}. (b) {(x, y, z)|x + y = z}. (c) {(x, y, z)|x = y 2 }.

Q5. Show that W = {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 )|x4 − x3 = x2 − x1 } is a subspace of R4 , spanned by


(1, 0, 0, −1), (0, 1, 0, 1) and (0, 0, 1, 1).
Q5. Determine whether the following sets of vectors are linearly independent or not
(a) S = {(1, 0, 2, 1), (1, 3, 2, 1), (4, 1, 2, 2)} of R4 ,
(b) S = {(1, 2, 6), (−1, 3, 4), (−1, −4, −2)} of R3 ,
(c) S = {u + v, v + w, w + u} in a vector space V given that {u, v, w} is linearly
independent.
Q6. Show that (1, 0), (i, 0) ∈ C2 are linearly independent over R and linearly dependent
over C.
Q7. Let (1, 4, 0, 2), (1, 3, 2, 0), (2, 7, 2, 2) ∈ R4 . Verify linear dependence/linear indepen-
dence of those vectors. Extend these vectors to a basis for R4 .
Q8. Find the dimension of the following real vector spaces:
(a) V = {A : A is m × n real matrices}.
(b) V = {A : A is n × n real upper - triangular matrices}.
(c) V = {A : A is n × n real symmetric matrices}
Q9. Let Pn (R) = The vector space of polynomials with real coefficients and degree less
or equal to n. Show that the set {x + 1, x2 + x − 1, x2 − x + 1} is a basis for P2 (R).
Hence, determine the coordinates of the following elements: 2x−1, 1+x2 , x2 +5x−1
with respect to the above basis.
Q10. Let W1 = L{(1, 1, 0), (−1, 1, 0)} and W2 = L{(1, 0, 2), (−1, 0, 4)}. Show that W1 +
W2 = R3 . Give an example of a vector v ∈ R3 such that v can be written in two
different ways in the form v = v1 + v2 , where v1 ∈ W1 , v2 ∈ W2 .
Q11. Describe all possible ways in which two planes (passing through origin) in R3 could
intersect.

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