Lecturer: Shrihari Sridharan

Introduction to Linear Algebra

MAT121 Mid-Semester Examinaton

• The following is the set of questions based on which your Mid-Semester Examination Ques-
tion paper was prepared. The same is being posted here, for your practice.

Part A
1. Mention whether the given statements are True or False with proper justifications.
(a) Let {v1 , v2 , · · · , vn } be a collection of linearly independent vectors. Then, {v1 , v2 , · · · , vn−1 }
is also a collection of linearly independent vectors.
(b) Let L be a linear map that satisfies L(x) = 0 implies x = 0. Then L is necessarily injective.
(c) The collection of vectors {(1, 7)t , (2, 4)t } does not span R2 .
(d) Let L : Rn −→ Rn be a surjective linear map. Then L is injective too.
(e) Let L : Rn −→ Rn be an injective linear map. Then L is surjective too.
(f) Suppose the rank of the coefficient matrix of a system of linear equations in n variables is
equal to n. Then the system is inconsistent.
(g) The row reduced echelon form of a matrix with n linearly independent column vectors in
Rn is equal to the multiplicative identity matrix In ∈ Mn (R).
(h) There exists an invertible linear map L : R5 −→ R5 such that the matrix associated to the
linear map L has determinant 0.

Part B
1. Find the inverse of the matrix A given by
 
1 2 0 0 
2 −1 0 0 
(a) A =  ;
0 1 3 −2
0 0 6 7
 
0 0 2 1
0 −1 0 3
(b) A =  ;
2 4 0 0
4 0 −3 0
 
2 0 0 0
0 −1 3 0
(c) A =  ;
0 0 −3 5
2 −2 0 4
 
3 6 0 1 
1 4 0 0 
(d) A =  .
0 0 −2 −1
0 1 0 −5

2. Determine the injectivity and surjectivity of the map L : R3 −→ R4 given by

  2x + 3y + 4z 
 
 
 x −2x + 2y + z
(a) L y =  ;
 
4x + y + 3z 
z
  
y+z
 

 x + 3y − z 
 
 
 x −x − 4y + 2z
(b) L y =  ;
 
−2x − y − 3z 
z
  
x + 2y
 

−x + 5y + 4z
 
 
 x  3y + 2z 
(c) L y =  ;
 
−8x + y + 6z 
z
  
−x + 2y + 2z
 

 3x + 4y + z 
 
 
 x 6x − 2y + 4z
(d) L y =  .
 
2x + y + z 
z
  
5x + 3z
 

3. Balance the chemical equation, using a system of linear equations:

(a) Ba(NO3 )2 + Na3 PO4 −→ Ba3 (PO4 )2 + NaNO3 ;
(b) Na3 PO4 + CaCl2 −→ Ca3 (PO4 )2 + NaCl;
(c) K2 S O4 + Ba(NO3 )2 −→ BaS O4 + KNO3 ;
(d) Na3 PO4 + MgCl2 −→ NaCl + Mg3 (PO4 )2 .

4. Verify if the following collection of vectors is linearly independent.

     
 3   1  −2
 1   0   1 
(a) v1 =   , v2 =   , v3 =  ;
−5 −2  5 
−2 −1 3
     
 3  0  0 
 0  2 −2
(b) v1 =   , v2 =   , v3 =  ;
−3 3 −2
6 1 0
     
 1   1   2 
−1  3   1 
(c) v1 =   , v2 =   , v3 =  ;

 
 
 

 2  −1  5 
1 4 −3
     
0 1  1 
2 1  0 
(d) v1 =   , v2 =   , v3 =  .

 
 
 

3 1  1 
1 3 −1

5. (a) Does the vector b = (1, −1, 2, −5)t belong to the Range of the linear operator LC , associ-
ated to the matrix C given by
 
 1 −1 2 4 
 3 −4 1 5 
C =   .
−2 0 4 1 

7 −6 1 12

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 (b) Does the vector b = (2, 3, 4, −1)t belong to the Range of the linear operator LC , associated
to the matrix C given by
 
2 1 −2 3 
1 −1 4 −2
C =   .
4 2 −1 3 

1 −1 1 1

(c) Does the vector b = (−3, 2, −6, 3)t belong to the Range of the linear operator LC , associ-
ated to the matrix C given by
 
3 1 3 −1
2 −1 1 2 
C =   .
1 1 2 1 

7 0 5 −1

(d) Does the vector b = (1, −1, 1, −1)t belong to the Range of the linear operator LC , associ-
ated to the matrix C given by
 
 2 1 −1 4 
−1 −2 1 −1
C =   .
 5 2 3 2 

−2 −2 −4 5

6. Find the determinant of the matrix D given by

 
2 3 4 2
3 −4 2 5
(a) D =  ;
 2 1 3 5 

1 −2 −1 4
 
−3 1 1 2 
 2 −2 −3 2 
(b) D =  ;
 3 5 −1 −5 

−1 4 −3 2
 
 2 4 −4 −3
−2 −1 5 3 
(c) D =  ;
 −1 3 5 4 

−3 5 4 1
 
 2 −1 −1 1
 3 −1 4 6
(d) D =  .
−2 4 5 5 

3 −2 3 4

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