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Review and Problem-Solving

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1. For which value(s) of 𝑘𝑘 is the following set not a basis for ℝ3 ? 𝑆𝑆 = �� 3 � , �0� , � 𝑘𝑘 ��
−2 5 −3

2 −3 5 1 4 −1
2. A set 𝑊𝑊 is a basis for 𝑀𝑀2,2 and another set 𝑉𝑉 ⊂ 𝑊𝑊 is 𝑉𝑉 = �� �,� �,� ��.
4 1 0 3 7 2

Find a new matrix 𝑋𝑋 such that 𝑉𝑉 and 𝑋𝑋 together make a basis for 𝑀𝑀2,2. Prove it!

COURSE NOTES FOR MATH 11044 LINEAR ALGEBRA AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE WRITTEN BY JACOB CHODORIWSKY
TEXTBOOK EXCERPTS FROM LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS BY W. KEITH NICHOLSON (LYRYX 2021, OER CC BY-NC-SA).
1 −3 5 −1
3. Consider two bases 𝛽𝛽1 , 𝛽𝛽2 for ℝ2 where 𝛽𝛽1 = �� � , � �� and 𝛽𝛽2 = �� � , � ��.
2 1 2 4

𝑥𝑥 −2
Find the value(s) of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 if, for a vector 𝒚𝒚 ∈ ℝ2 , we have (𝒚𝒚)𝛽𝛽1 = � � and (𝒚𝒚)𝛽𝛽2 = � �.
4 𝑦𝑦

𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏
4. Let 𝑇𝑇: 𝑀𝑀2,2 → ℝ2 be a transformation where 𝑇𝑇 �� �� = � �. Show that 𝑇𝑇 is linear.
𝑐𝑐 𝑑𝑑 𝑐𝑐 + 𝑑𝑑

COURSE NOTES FOR MATH 11044 LINEAR ALGEBRA AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE WRITTEN BY JACOB CHODORIWSKY
TEXTBOOK EXCERPTS FROM LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS BY W. KEITH NICHOLSON (LYRYX 2021, OER CC BY-NC-SA).
𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏
5. Let 𝑇𝑇: 𝑃𝑃2 → ℝ3 be a transformation where 𝑇𝑇(𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐) = � 𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 �.
(𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐)
Show that 𝑇𝑇 is not linear.

1 𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏
6. A reflection matrix is 𝑄𝑄𝑚𝑚 = � �.
37 𝑐𝑐 𝑑𝑑

a. Identify all solution sets for {𝑚𝑚, 𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐, 𝑑𝑑}.

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b. Apply one of your 𝑄𝑄𝑚𝑚 matrices to 𝒗𝒗 = � � and precisely describe what it does to 𝒗𝒗.
2

COURSE NOTES FOR MATH 11044 LINEAR ALGEBRA AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE WRITTEN BY JACOB CHODORIWSKY
TEXTBOOK EXCERPTS FROM LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS BY W. KEITH NICHOLSON (LYRYX 2021, OER CC BY-NC-SA).
cos 𝜃𝜃 − sin 𝜃𝜃 3
7. Let 𝑅𝑅𝜃𝜃 = � � be a rotation matrix and let 𝒗𝒗 = � �.
sin 𝜃𝜃 cos 𝜃𝜃 4

0.8571
Find the value of 𝜃𝜃 if the image of 𝒗𝒗 under 𝑅𝑅𝜃𝜃 (rounded to four decimal places) is 𝒘𝒘 ≈ � �.
4.9260

2 0 −1 1 3
⎛0 3 2 4 5⎞
8. Calculate the determinant of 𝑍𝑍 = ⎜0 9 4 −3 0⎟.
0 0 0 8 2
⎝0 0 0 2 1⎠

COURSE NOTES FOR MATH 11044 LINEAR ALGEBRA AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE WRITTEN BY JACOB CHODORIWSKY
TEXTBOOK EXCERPTS FROM LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS BY W. KEITH NICHOLSON (LYRYX 2021, OER CC BY-NC-SA).
2 −4
9. A parallelepiped 𝑃𝑃 is generated by {𝒖𝒖, 𝒗𝒗, 𝑘𝑘𝒖𝒖 × 𝒗𝒗} where 𝒖𝒖 = � 3 � and 𝒗𝒗 = � 0 �.
−1 3

a. If 𝑃𝑃 has a volume of 240 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑠𝑠 3 , find the value(s) of 𝑘𝑘.

b. If 𝑇𝑇(𝑃𝑃) has the same volume as 𝑃𝑃 (and 𝑇𝑇 is not the identity transformation), give two
possible transformation matrices (with descriptions) for 𝑇𝑇.

4
10. A matrix 𝐵𝐵 has an eigenvector 𝒗𝒗𝟏𝟏 = � �.
1

a. Find a matrix that could be 𝐵𝐵 if |𝐵𝐵| = 12.

COURSE NOTES FOR MATH 11044 LINEAR ALGEBRA AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE WRITTEN BY JACOB CHODORIWSKY
TEXTBOOK EXCERPTS FROM LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS BY W. KEITH NICHOLSON (LYRYX 2021, OER CC BY-NC-SA).
b. Identify the (eigenvalue, eigenvector) pairs for 𝐵𝐵.

c. Determine whether 𝐵𝐵 is diagonalizable and why.

1 3
11. If 𝐴𝐴 = � �, find 𝐴𝐴200 using diagonalization.
0 −1

COURSE NOTES FOR MATH 11044 LINEAR ALGEBRA AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE WRITTEN BY JACOB CHODORIWSKY
TEXTBOOK EXCERPTS FROM LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS BY W. KEITH NICHOLSON (LYRYX 2021, OER CC BY-NC-SA).

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