Homework 4

Due Friday March 2, 2018

1. Construct a matrix with the required properties or say why it is impossible:

2 3 2 3 2 3
1 2 1
(a) Column space contains 4 2 5 and 4 35, nullspace contains 415
3 5 1

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2 3 2 3 2 3
1 2 1
(b) Row space contains 4 2 5 and 4 35, nullspace contains 415
3 5 1

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2 3 2 3 2 3
1 1 0
(c) A~x = 415 has a solution and AT 405 = 405
1 0 0

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(d) A is a nonzero matrix with every row orthogonal to every column

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(e) The columns add up to ~0, rows add to a row of 1’s

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2. Image a 3-dimensional vector space. Suppose the wall W and the floor V are two subspaces of the
3-dimensional space. The floor and wall are not orthogonal because they share a nonzero vector (along
the line where they meet). In fact, no two planes in R3 can be orthogonal.
(a) Consider the two planes described by the column space of the following matrices.
2 3 2 3
1 2 5 4
A = 41 35 B = 46 35
1 2 5 1

Consider the augmented matrix [A B] and find a vector ~v in C(A) and C(B). Explain how the
augmented matrix can be used to find ~v .

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 (b) Generalize the result of the previous part to higher dimensions by considering subspaces V and W
of Rn . If V has dimension p and W has dimension q, then what inequality involving p, q and n will
guarantee that V and W intersect in some nonzero vector?

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3. §4.2 # 16 What linear combination of (1, 2, 1) and (1, 0, 1) is closest to ~b = (2, 1, 1)?

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4. Let P be a projection matrix.

(a) Show that if P 2 = P , then (I P )2 = I P.

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(b) It turns out that I P is also a projection matrix. Show that I P projects onto a space
perpendicular to the subspace, onto which, P projects vectors. If P projects onto the column
space then I P projects onto which subspace?

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5. Consider a system A~x = ~b with no solution. We have discussed the best solution x̂ can be obtained by
solving Ax̂ = p~. Which subspaces contain ~e, p~. Be sure to explain your answers.

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