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Tutorial problems: 2

[0.0.1] Exercise Let V be the vector space of all functions from R into R which are continuous, i.e., the
space of continuous real-valued functions on the real line. Let T be the linear operator on V defined
by

Z x
(T (f ))(x) = f (t)dt
0
. Prove that T has no characteristic values.
 
1 1 0 0
 
−1 −1 0 0
[0.0.2] Exercise Let A be the 4 × 4 real matrix    . Show that the characteristic
 −2 −2 2 1 

1 1 −1 0
polynomial for A is x2 (x − 1)2 and that it is also the minimal polynomial.

[0.0.3] Exercise Let V be an n-dimensional vector space and let T be a linear operator on V. Suppose
that there exists some positive integer k so that T k = O. Prove that T n = O.

[0.0.4] Exercise Find a 3 × 3 matrix for which the minimal polynomial is x2 .

[0.0.5] Exercise Let V be the vector space of n × n matrices over the field F. Let A be a fixed n × n
matrix. Let T be the linear operator on V defined by T (B) = AB. Show that the minimal polynomial
for T is the minimal polynomial for A.

[0.0.6] Exercise Let T be a linear operator on V. If every subspace of V is invariant under T , then T
is a scalar multiple of the identity operator.

[0.0.7] Exercise Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with real entries. Prove that, if A is not similar over R to a
triangular matrix, then A is similar over C to a diagonal matrix.

[0.0.8] Exercise Let V be the vector space of n × n matrices over the field F. Let A be a fixed
n × n matrix. Let T be the linear operator on V defined by T (B) = AB − BA. Show that if A is
diagonalizable, then T is diagonalizable.

[0.0.9] Exercise Let V be the vector space of all functions from R into R which are continuous, i.e., the
space of continuous real-valued functions on the real line. Let T be the linear operator on V defined
by

Z x
(T (f ))(x) = f (t)dt
0
. Is the space of polynomial functions invariant under T ?

[0.0.10] Exercise If A and B are n × n matrices over the field F, then AB and BA have precisely the
same characteristic values in F.
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[0.0.11] Exercise Let A and B be n × n matrices over the field F. Do AB and BA have the same
minimal polynomial?

[0.0.12] Exercise a 2 × 2 complex matrix such that N 2 = 0. Prove that either N = 0 or N

[0.0.13] Exercise Let A and B be n × n matrices over the field F. Prove that if (I − AB) is invertible,
then (I − BA) is invertible and (I − BA)−l = I + B(I − AB)−1 A.