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R and M: Sheet 2: Vector Spaces

This document contains 16 multi-part math problems involving concepts like vector spaces, linear independence, bases, and subspaces. The problems cover topics such as verifying vector spaces, identifying subspaces, determining if sets of vectors are linearly independent or bases, finding bases and dimensions of specified subspaces, and solving homogeneous systems of equations.

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R and M: Sheet 2: Vector Spaces

This document contains 16 multi-part math problems involving concepts like vector spaces, linear independence, bases, and subspaces. The problems cover topics such as verifying vector spaces, identifying subspaces, determining if sets of vectors are linearly independent or bases, finding bases and dimensions of specified subspaces, and solving homogeneous systems of equations.

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Alexandria University

Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Power Engineering Department

Mathematics 6
March 2011
Second Year

Sheet 2: Vector Spaces


1- Verify that R 4 and M 22 together with the usual associated vector addition and
multiplication by a scalar form vector spaces.
2- Which of the following are subspaces of R 3 :
(a) a, b, c where a c 0 .
(b) a, b, c where a c .
(c) a, b, c where b 2a 1 .
1 0
0 2
3- Show that M 1
and M 2

are independent vectors in M 22 .


1 1
3 1
4- Does X 1,1,0 belong to span{ X 1 , X 2 , X 3 } , where
X 1 1,1,1 , X 2 1,1,0 , X 3 0,0,1 .
5- Determine whether the vectors X 1 1,0,1,2 , X 2 0,1,1,2 , X 3 1,1,1,3
are linearly independent or not in R 4 .
6- Determine whether the vector X 2,1,5,5 is a linear combination of the
vectors X 1 1,2,1,1 , X 2 1,0,2,3 , X 3 1,1,0,2 .
7- Let V be the vector space R 3 and let B { 1,2,1 , 1,0,2 , 1,1,0 } . Does B
form a basis for R 3 ?
8- Which of the following sets of vectors are bases for R 3 ?
(a) { 1,2,0 , 0,1,1 }
(b) { 1,1,1 , 2,3,4 , 4,1,1 , 0,1,1 }
(c) { 3,2,2 , 1,2,1 , 0,1,0 }
9- Show that the matrices
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0, 1 1, 0 1, 1 1

form a basis for the vector space M 22 .


10- Find a basis for the subspace W of M 33 consisting of all symmetric matrices.
11- Find a basis for the subspace W of M 33 consisting of all diagonal matrices.
12- Find the dimension of the subspace of R 3 of the form x, y, z where
x 2y z 0
13- Find the dimension and a suitable basis for the following subspaces of R 4
(a) All vectors of the form a, b, c, d , where d a b
(b) All vectors of the form a, b, c, d , where c a b and d a b
(c) All vectors of the form a, b, c, d , where a b
(d) All vectors of the form a c, a b, b c,a b

14- Let V be the vector space P3 and let


S {t 3 t 2 2t 1, t 2 1, t 3 2t , 2t 3 3t 2 4t 3}
Find a basis for the subspace W span S . What is dim W ?
15- Show that W { b1 , b2 , b3 , b4 : b4 b3 3b2 2b1 and b1 , b2 , b3 R} forms

a subspace of R 4 and determine its basis and dimension.


16- Find a basis for and the dimension of the solution space of the given
homogeneous system AX 0 :
1 2 3 1
1 2 1 3
2 3 2 0

(a) A
(b) 2 2 1 2

3 4 1 1

1
0
3
3

1 1 1 1

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