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    Math 203 Practice Final Exam

     

     

    Please work out all of the following problems.  Credit will be given based on the progress that you make towards the final solution.  Show your work.  No calculators allowed for this page.

     

     

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    Problem 1 

     

     

    Let

           \( A = \begin{pmatrix} 2 & 1  \\ 1 & 2    \end{pmatrix}  \)

     Find an orthogonal matrix P and a diagonal matrix D with A  =  PDP-1.

     

    Solution

     

     

    Problem 2

    Use the permutation definition of the determinant to find the determinant of

     

    \(  \begin{pmatrix} 4 & 2 & 3  \\ 0 & 0 & -2 \\ 1 & 6 & 5    \end{pmatrix}  \)

     

    Solution 

     

     

    Problem 3

    Find the inverse of A if

     

    \(  A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0  \\ -1 & 0 & 1 \\ 3 & -1 & 5    \end{pmatrix}  \)

     

    Solution

     




    Calculators are permitted on this part

     

    Problem 4

    Consider the matrix

     

    \(  \begin{pmatrix} 5 & 10 & 0 & 3  \\ 3 & 6 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & 4 & 0 & 1   \\ 1 & 2 & 0 & -1    \end{pmatrix}  \)

               

    A.     Determine the rank of A.
     

    Solution

     

    B.   Find a basis for the null space of A.
     

    Solution

     

    C.     Find a basis for the column space of A using columns of A.

    Solution

     

     

    Problem 5       Let   \( L: P_2 \rightarrow R^2 \)    be defined by

     

     

            \( L(f(t)) = ( f'(1), \int_0^1 f(x) dx \) 

    A.    Prove that L is a linear transformation.
    Solution

    B.   Let S = {x2 + x, x2 + 1, x} and T = {(1,1), (1,2)} be bases for P2 and R2.  Find the matrix for L with the bases S and T. 

    Solution

     

    Problem 6 

     

    Show that the set

           \( S = \{ \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2  \\ 0 & 0    \end{pmatrix}  \) , \( \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0  \\ 2 & 1    \end{pmatrix}  \) , \( \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 2  \\ 0 & 1    \end{pmatrix}  \) , \( \begin{pmatrix} 2 & 0  \\ 1 & 0    \end{pmatrix}  \) , 

    is a basis for M2x

    2.

     

    Solution

     

    Problem 7 Use matrices to find the unknown currents in the given circuit.

     

             Electric Circuit, starts at a goes through a 1 ohm resister to B, then a 4 ohm resister to C, then a 50 volt battery to d, then a 10 volt battery to d.  Fron b to d it  it goes through a 60 volt battery and a 2 ohm resister.

     

     

    Solution

     

    Problem 8

    Graph the equation and write the equation in standard form.

     

     

            4x2 + 2xy + 4y2  =  15

     

    Solution

     

    Problem 9

    One of the following is a subspace of the space of differentiable functions. 

     

     

                I.   {f | f(0) – f ‘(0)  =  1}          II. {f | f(1)  =  f ‘(1)} 

     

    A.     Determine which is not a subspace and explain why.
    Solution

    B.     Prove that the other one is a subspace.

             Solution

     

     

    Problem 10

    Prove that if A is a matrix such that A2 = 0 then 0 is an eigenvalue for A.

     

    Solution

     

    Problem 11

     

    Answer the following true or false. If it is true, explain why.  If it is false explain why or provide a counter example.

     

    A.    If S  =  {v1, v2} is a linearly independent set of vectors in R3 and v3 is not in the span of S, then  {v1, v2, v3} is a basis for R3.

          Solution

    B.     Every orthonormal set of five vectors in R5 is a basis for R5.
    Solution

    C.     Let A and B be matrices such that A2v = a, B2v = b, and ABv = c.  Then

    (A + B)2 v  =  a + b + 2c     
         Solution

     

     
     

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