Linear Algebra

Dr. Ha Minh Lam

M IDTERM PREPARATION 2

Student:

Question SE1: How many of the following statements are true?

1. A system of one linear equation in two variables is always consistent.
2. A system of two linear equations in three variables is always consistent.
3. If a linear system is consistent, then it has an infinite number of solutions.
4. A system of linear equations can have exactly two solutions
Select one:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

Question SE2: Find all values of a for which the following homogeneous system of linear equations has
nontrivial solutions
( a + 2) x1 − 2x2 + 3x3 = 0
−2x1 + ( a − 1) x2 + 6x3 = 0
x1 + 2x2 + ax3 = 0
Select one:

A) a = −3 B) a = −3 and a = 5 C) a ̸= −3 D) a ̸= −3 and a ̸= 5

Question SE3: Consider the system of linear equations in variables x, y, z with parameter m:

 x − 2y + 3z = 2

2x + +9z = 11 .

−3x + 2y + (2m − 8)z = −13


Fill in the blank: The above system has infinitely many solutions if and only if m = ...

A NSWER :
Question SE4: Find all values of a for which the following system of linear equations has exactly one solution
( a + 2) x1 − 2x2 + 3x3 =1
−2x1 + ( a − 1) x2 + 6x3 =2
x1 + 2x2 + ax3 =3
Select one:

A) a = −3 B) a = −3 and a = 5 C) a ̸= −3 D) a ̸= −3 and a ̸= 5

Question SE5: Consider the following system of linear equations in variables x, y, z with parameter a:

( a + 1) x1 + x2 − x3 = 0
−2x1 + ax2 + 3x3 = 0
x1 + 2x2 + ( a − 2) x3 = 0
How many values of a are there such that this system has infinitely many solutions?
Select one:

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
 
2 6 −2
Question MA1: Consider the matrix with the real parameter p : 3 p 5 
7 14 2p − 3
Fill in the blank: If the matrix is invertible, then p = ...

A NSWER :

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Question MA2: Let A, B be two symmetric matrices of the same order. Consider the matrices

A2 –B2 , ABA, AAt , AB − BA.

How many matrices among them are certainly symmetric?

Select one:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

Question MA3: Let A be a 3 × 4 matrix and B be a 4 × 3 matrix. How many of the following statements are
always true?
1. det( AB) = det( A) det( B).
2. If AB is invertible then ( AB)−1 = B−1 A−1 .

3. AB is a square matrix.
4. ( AB)t = At Bt .
Select one:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
 
1 1 1
Question MA4: The inverse ofA = 3 5 4 is
3 6 5
   
1 1 −1 1 3 3
A) −3 2 −1 C) −1 2 3
3 −3 2 −1 1 2
   
1 −1 −1 1 −3 3
B) 3 2 1  D)  1 2 −3
3 3 2 −1 −1 2

Question MA5: Let A be a n × n matrix satisfying A2 = A. Which of the following statement are always true?

A) A = 0n×n . C) A is non-singular.

B) A = In×n D) ( In×n − 2A)−1 = In×n − 2A.

 
1 0
Question MA6: For A = , find A2024 .
1 1
Select one:
   
2024 0 1 2024
A) A2024 = . A) A2024 = .
0 2024 0 1
   
0 2024 1 0
B) A2024 = . A) A2024 = .
2024 0 2024 1
 
1 2 3
Question DE1: Let A = 0 m 3  , where a is a real number.
2 7 m+6
Fill in the blank: The rank of the matrix A attains its minimal value if and only if a satisfies the condition: ...

A NSWER :  
1 2 3
Question DE2: Given A = 1 2 3 . Which of the following set is the set of all eigenvalues of A?
1 2 3
Select one:

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A) {1, 2, 3} B) {0, 6} C) {1, 3} D) {0, 1, 6}
 
1 2 3
Question DE3: Given A = 3 m + 2 1 .
1 0 m−7
Fill in the blank: The determinant of A attains the minimum if and only if m = ...

A NSWER :
Question DE4: Which
 one ofthe following vectors is an eigenvector corresponding to the largest eigenvalue
1 6 2
of the matrix A = 2 2 3?
0 0 2
Select one:
       
3 −2 1 −18
A) 2 B)  1  C) 3 D)  −7 
0 0 0 12

Question DE5: Let A and B be two 3 × 3 matrices with det( A) = 3, det( B) = 2.

Fill in the blank: The determinant of 2AB−1 = ...

A NSWER :
Question VS1: Given the matrices
   
2 −3 0 5
A= and B = in M2×2 .
4 1 1 −2
Which of the matrices listed below are linear combinations of A and B?
Select one:
       
6 −19 6 −18 4 −1 4 −2
A) B) C) D)
10 7 10 7 9 1 9 0

Question VS2: Given the set

       
1 2 1 3 1 4 1 1
S= , , , .
3 4 4 4 6 m+2 6 m−4

Assume that this set is a basis for M2×2 .

Fill in the blank: Then t ̸= ...

A NSWER :
Question VS3: Which of the following set is a basis for P2 ?
Select one:

A) S = {1 − x, 1 − x2 , 3x2 − 2x − 1} C) S = { x2 + 5x + 3, x + 2, 2x2 + 7x + 7}
B) S = {6x − 3, 3x2 , x2 + 2x − 1} D) S = { x2 + x + 1, 2x2 + 3, 2x − 1}

Question VS4: Let n ≥ 3. Consider the following matrix

 
1 2 3 ... n
 n+1 n + 2 n+3 ... 2n
A= .. .. .. ..  .
 
 . . . . 
n2 − n + 1 n2 − n + 2 n2 − n + 3 ... n2

Fill in the blank: Then the dimension of CS( A) is ....

A NSWER :
Question VS5: Given two basis B and B′ in Rn . We denote also by B (and B′ ) the matrices whose columns
correspond to the vectors in B (and B′ ). How many of the following statement are always true?

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1. If P is the transition matrix from a basis B to B′ then the equation P[x] B′ = [x] B represents the change of
basis from B to B′ .
2. To perform the change of basis from a nonstandard basis B′ to the standard basis B, the transistion matrix
is simply B.

3. If B is the standard basis, then the transition matrix from B to a nonstandard basis B′ is ( B′ )−1 .
4. If P is the transition matrix used to perform a change of basis from B to B′ then P−1 is the transition
matrix from B′ to B.
Select one:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4