ME 261 Engineering Mathematics
Linear Algebra | Assignment Sheet 2
August Term 2023 | ME, IISc
Total Marks: 100 | Submission Deadline: November 10, 2023 | Mode of Submission: Hard copy
Instructions: Answer all questions. Symbols carry their usual meaning. Assume any data, if not
furnished, consistent with the problem.
1. Consider a real matrix A of the following form. Show that the dimension of the row space of A is same
as the dimension of the column space of A.
𝑎11 𝑎12 𝑎13
𝑨 = [ 𝑎21 𝑎22 𝑎23 ] [6]
𝑎31 𝑎32 𝑎33
6 −3
2. Find bases of the null space, row space and column space of A, where 𝑨 = [−2 3]. Find a basis of
−8 4
the null space of AT. Show that the row space of A is orthogonal to the null space of A, and the column
space of A is orthogonal to the null space of AT. [10+4+4=18]
3. Construct a basis of the row space of A using its original rows.
−1 2 −1 5 6
4 − 4 − 4 − 12 − 8
𝑨=[ ] [6]
2 0 −6 −2 4
−3 1 7 −2 12
4. Solve the following system using LU decomposition method.
2 5 − 3 𝑥1 3
[3 6 −9 ] [ 𝑥2 ] = [ −12] [10]
−4 1 10 3 𝑥 28
5. Obtain the least squares solution to the following system.
1 −1 1 𝑥 −1
1
−3 1 − 4 𝑥 5
[ ] [ 2] = [ ] [10]
1 −5 2 𝑥 2
3
2 −1 1 −4
6. Obtain the QR decomposition of the coefficient matrix given in question number 5. [10]
4 2 2
7. Obtain an orthogonal basis for ℝ3 from the eigenvectors of [2 4 2]. [10]
2 2 4
2 2 1
8. Evaluate A10, where 𝑨 = [1 3 1]. [10]
1 2 2
9. Obtain the spectral decomposition and singular value decomposition of the matrix given in question
number 7. [8+12=20]