MTE-02

ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET
Bachelors Degree Programme
(B.Sc./B.A./B.Com.)

(1st

LINEAR ALGEBRA
January, 2016 to 31st December, 2016)

It is compulsory to submit the Assignment before filling in the

Term-End Examination form.
It is mandatory to register for a course before appearing in the
Term-End Examination of the course. Otherwise, your result will
not be declared.

For B.Sc. Students Only

You can take electives(56 or 64 credits) from a minimum of TWO
and a maximum of FOUR science disciplines, viz. Physics,
Chemistry, Life Sciences and Mathematics.
You can opt for elective courses worth a MINIMUM OF 8 CREDITS
and a MAXIMUM OF 48 CREDITS from any of these four disciplines.
At least 25% of the total credits that you register for in the
elective courses from elective courses from Life Sciences,
Chemistry and Physics discipline must be from the laboratory
courses. For example, if you opt for a total of 24 credits of
electives in these 3 disciplines, at least 6 credits should be from
lab courses.

School of Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
( 2016)

Dear Student,
Please read the section on assignments in the Programme Guide for elective Courses that we
sent you after your enrolment. A weightage of 30%, as you are aware, has been earmarked for
continuous evaluation, which would consist of one tutor-marked assignment for this course.
The assignment is in this booklet.
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Before attempting the assignment please read the following instructions carefully.
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3)

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4)

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5)

While solving problems, clearly indicate which part of which question is being solved.

6)

This assignment is to be submitted to the Study Centre as per the schedule made by the
study centre. Answer sheets received after the due date shall not be accepted.

7)

This assignment is valid only up to 31st December, 2016. If you fail in this assignment or
fail to submit it by 31st December, 2016, then you need to get the assignment for the year
2017 and submit it as per the instructions given in the Programme Guide.

8)

You cannot fill the Exam form for this course till you have submitted this assignment. So
solve it and submit it to your study centre at the earliest.

9)

We strongly suggest that you retain a copy of your answer sheets.

We wish you good luck.

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Assignment
Course Code: MTE-02
Assignment Code: MTE-02/TMA/2016
Maximum Marks: 100

1)

Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Justify your answer with a
short proof or a counterexample.
 
i)
The set Q Z R contains the element 23 , 3 2 .
ii)

The function f : R R defined by f (x) = x2 3 is onto.

iii)

If the scalar product of a, b R3 is 0, then a = 0 or b = 0.

iv)

If S1 S2 are subsets of a vector space and S1 is linearly independent, then S2 is also

linearly independent.

v)

The set {(x1 , x2 , x3 ) |x1 , x2 , x3 R, x1 x2 = x3 } is a subspace of R3 .

vi)

If all the eigenvalues of a matrix is zero, the matrix is the zero matrix.

vii)

If the minimal polynomial of a matrix has distinct roots, the characteristic

polynomial of that matrix also has distinct roots.

viii) No unitary matrix can be hermitian.

2)

ix)

t
For any invertible matrix A, (At )1 = A1 .

x)

There is no co-ordinate transformation that transforms the quadratic form

x2 + y2 z2 to the quadratic form x2 y2 z2 .

(20)

a) Which of the following are binary operations. Justify your answer.

i)
ii)

The operation defined on Q by a b = a(b 1).

The operation defined on [0, ] by x y = cos xy.

Also, for those operations which are binary operations, check whether they are
associative and commutative.

(4)

b) Find the radius and the center of the circular section of the sphere |r| = 4 cut off by the
plane r (2i j + 4k) = 3.
(4)
c) If V and W are subspaces of R7 of dimensions 3 and 4, respectively, check that the
dimension of V W is 1, 2 or 3.
(2)
3)

Let P5 be the vector space over R defined by


(
)

5

P5 = ai xi  ai R

i=0
and let
(
W=


)


aixi a0 = a2 = a4 = 0, ai R
i=0
5

a) Check that W is a subspace of P5 . What is the dimension of W ?

(3)

b) If p(x), q(x) P5 , what is the condition for p(x) +W = q(x) +W ?

(2)

c) Find a subspace U of P5 such that W U = P5 . What is the dimension of U?

4)

(5)

P5
a) Let P5 and W as in question 3. Show that W
' P2 by defining a surjective linear map
from P5 to P2 with kernel W and applying the fundamental theorem of
homomorphism.
(3)

b) Let V be a vector space over a field F and let T : V V be a linear operator. Show
T (W ) W for any subspace W of V if and only if there is a F such that T v = v
for all v V .
(7)
5)

a) Find the rank and nullity of the matrix

1 2 0 5
A = 1 3 5 5
3 2 4 7
by row reduction.

(3)

b) Let T : P1 P2 be defined by
T (a + bx) = b + ax + (a b)x2 .
Check that T is a linear transformation. Find the matrix of the transformation with
respect to the ordered bases B1 = {1, x} and B2 = {x2 , x2 + x, x2 + x + 1}. Find the
kernel of T . Further check that the range of T is
{a + bx + cx2 P2 | a + c = b}.
6)

(7)

a) Check whether the matrices A and B are diagonalisable. Diagonalise those matrices
which are diagonalisable.
(7)

0 3 5
2 2 6
i) A = 1 1 4
ii) B = 2 2 6.
1 2 5
1 1 3
b) Find the minimal polynomials of A and B in part a).

7)

(3)

a) Find the values of a, b and c C for which the matrix

1
i
1 + 2i
a 0
b
c 2+i
1
is Hermitian.

(2)

b) Find the values of a, b C for which the matrix

1
0
0
0 1/ 2 1/ 2
0
a
b
is unitary. Justify your answer.

(5)

c) Let (x1 , x2 , x3 ) and (y1 , y2 , y3 ) represent the coordinates with respect to the bases
B1 = {(1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1)}, B2 = {(1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 2), (0, 2, 1)}. If
Q(X) = 2x12 + 2x1 x2 2x2 x3 + x22 + x32 , find the representation of Q in terms of
(y1 , y2 , y3 ).
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(3)

8)

a) If x = (x1 , x2 ) and y = (y1 , y2 ) are in C2 , define hx, yi = 2x1 y1 3x2 y2 . Which of the
properties for an inner product are satisfied and which are not satisfied by hx, yi?
Justify your answer.
(4)
b) Apply the Gram-Schmidt diagonalisation process to find an orthonormal basis for the
subspace of C4 generated by the vectors
{(1, i, 0, 1), (1, 0, i, 0), (i, 0, 1, 1)}

(6)

c) Find the orthogonal canonical reduction of the quadratic form

x2 + y2 + z2 6xy 6xz + 2yz. Also, find its principal axes, rank and signature of the
quadratic form.
(6)
d) Find the nature of the conic 2x2 + xy y2 6 = 0.

(4)