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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE

LINEAR ALGEBRA 1

COURSE CODE

MAT423

EXAMINATION

JANUARY 2013

TIME

3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.

This question paper consists of seven (7) questions.

2.

Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.

3.

Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.

4.

Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
i)
ii)

the Question Paper

an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty

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QUESTION 1

(4
a)

Given A =

v2

3\
and B =
v

(\

0s]

v2

, find the matrix C if (AC)"1 = B.

y
(4 marks)

b)

Solve the following system of linear equations by using Gauss-Jordan elimination.

2x + 4y = 2
3x + 5y = 11
x+2y = 1 ,
(4 marks)

c)

Consider the following system of linear equations.

x+ 2y+

z =2

2x-2y+

3z = 1
2

x + 2 y - ( a -3)z = a
Determine the value(s) of a such that the system
i)

has a unique solution

(4 marks)

ii)

has infinitely many solutions

(2 marks)

iii)

is inconsistent.
(2 marks)

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QUESTION 2

a)

(2 3 4
If A = d e f and |A| = - 2 , find
,9 h K

i)

3A :
(2 marks)

ii)

|(2A)-1|
(2 marks)
3g - 2 + d 4
3h - 3 + e 6
3i

- 4+f

8
(4 marks)

b)

Consider the following system of linear equations.

x + y-2z = 1
2x - y + z = 2
x + ky - 4z = -4
If y = 5, find the value of k using Cramer's Rule.
(6 marks)

QUESTION 3

a)

'0 1 (f
Given that A = 1 0 0 and l3 be the identity matrix of size 3.
[2 0 1,
i)

State the 2 elementary row operations performed in reducing A to l 3 .

(2 marks)

i)

Obtain the elementary matrices E1 and E2 such that l3 = E2E1A

(2 marks)

ii)

Write A as a product of elementary matrices.

(4 marks)

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b)

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Consider the vectors u = (-1,1,-1) and v = (3,-1,0). Find

i)

the value of a if s = (2,3, a) is orthogonal to u.

(2 marks)

ii)

the vector q that is in the opposite direction to v if |q| = VlO

(3 marks)

QUESTION 4
a)

i)

Give two conditions that make a S a subspace of a vector space V.

(2 marks)

ii)

Determine whether the set

7
a b c^
; d = 2b + e-f,
W
d e f

where a,b,c,d,e,f

eft]

is a subspace of M 2x3 .
(6 marks)
b)

Let N be a set of all matrices in M2x2 with the operations defined as follows
A +B=

' a b> 'e

d y v9
vc

kA = k

fa b l
v

dy

O
n

a+e

b+f

eg

dh

ka kb
kc kd

where A,B e N and k is a scalar.

Determine whether the following axiom holds or fails.
k(A + B) = kA + kB.
(5 marks)

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QUESTION 5
Consider the following vectors in P2,
p = 1-x + 3x 2
q = 2 - x + 4x 2
r = 3 + 5x 2 .
a)

Show that the set S = {p.q.r} is a basis of P2

(7 marks)

b)

Express u = 5 - 2x +11x2 as a linear combination of p, q and r.

(6 marks)

QUESTION 6
a)

Let the transformation T: M2x2 -> R3 be defined as follows

f

a b
c

d- i /

a + 2c + d^
4b + 3d
5a + b - c

Determine whether T is a linear transformation.

(8 marks)
b)

Let T: V -> W be a linear transformation defined by

T(a,b,c) = (a + 4c) + (2a + 3b + 2c)x + (4a + c)x 2
i)

Find the domain and codomain of T.

(2 marks)

ii)

Find the kernel of T.

(5 marks)

iii)

Is T one-to one? Give a reason for your answer.

(2 marks)

iv)

Is T onto? Give a reason for your answer.

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QUESTION 7

Let A

a)

0
0
-2

1 1
2 0
1 3

Find all the eigenvalues of A.

(4 marks)

b)

Find the eigenspace corresponding to the largest eigenvalue of A.

(5 marks)

c)

A basis for the eigenspace corresponding to the smallest eigenvalue of A is {(1,0,1)}.

Find a nonsingular matrix P and diagonal matrix D such that P"1AP = D.
(3 marks)

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