Assignment - 3

1. Let An denote the n n matrix whose diagonal entries are equal to 5 and all other entries are equal
to 1. Show that An is invertible for each n 1.

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2. Let u1 =
u2 = u3 = w = . Express w as a linear combination of u1 , u2 and u3 .

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3. A = B1 = B2 = B3 = . Is the matrix A a linear combination of the
8 5 1 1 2 1 3 2
other three matrices? Explain.

4. Let S be the set of all polynomials f P3 such that f (0) = f (1). Show that S is a subspace of P3 .

5. Which of the following subsets of the vector space of real n n matrices is a subspace? (a) Set of all
symmetric matrices.
(b) Set of all invertible matrices.
(c) Set of all upper triangular matrices.
(d) Set of all skew symmetric matrices

6. Which of the following sets of vectors a = (a1 , a2 , , , an ) in Rn are subspaces of Rn , (n 3)?

(a) All a such that a1 0.
(b) All a such that a1 + 3a2 = a3 .
(c) All a such that a2 = a21 .
(d) All a such that a1 a2 = 0.
(e) All a such that a2 is rational.

7. Find all vector subspaces of R.

8. Find all vector subspaces of R2 = {(x, y)/x, y R}.

9. Find all vector subspaces of R3 = {(x, y, z)/x, y, z R}.

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10. Let u = 3 and v = 2


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a). Find a vector w1 , different from u and v, so that L(u, v, w1 ) = L(u, v).
b). Find a vector w2 so that L(u, v, w2 ) 6= L(u, v).