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This document is an assignment for a Linear Algebra course at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, detailing various problems related to vector spaces, linear independence, and subspaces. It includes questions on defining vector spaces, identifying subspaces of matrices, and proving properties of linear independence. The assignment covers theoretical aspects and requires proofs and examples to demonstrate understanding of the concepts.

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Maths Assignment 3

This document is an assignment for a Linear Algebra course at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, detailing various problems related to vector spaces, linear independence, and subspaces. It includes questions on defining vector spaces, identifying subspaces of matrices, and proving properties of linear independence. The assignment covers theoretical aspects and requires proofs and examples to demonstrate understanding of the concepts.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

BERHAMPUR
Assignment 3, Semester August–September, 2021
Course Name: Linear Algebra Course Code: MTH 201
Date: 24-09-2021 Instructor: Ratna Pal

1. (a) Let V = {(x, y) ∈ R2 }. Define


(x, y) + (x1 , y1 ) = (x + x1 , y + y1 ) and c(x, y) = (cx, y) where c ∈ R.
Is V a vector space over R?
(b) Is Rn with the following operations form a vector space over R:
x + y = x + y and c . x = −c.x where c ∈ R?

(c) Show that V = {f : R → R continuous} form a vector space over R with usual addition
and scalar multiplication. Further, if we take V to be the set of all functions from R to
R which are discontinuous at least at a point in R, does V form a vector space over R
with usual addition and scalar multiplication?
2. Let F = R/C and let n ≥ 2 be a positive integer. Let V be the vector space of all n × n
matrices over F. Which of the following sets A of matrices in V are subspaces of V ?
(a) all invertible A;
(b) all non-invertible A;
(c) all A such that AB = BA for some fixed B;
(d) all A such that A2 = A.
3. (a) Let S = {(a, b), (c, d) ∈ R2 }. Show that S is linearly independent if and only if ad−bc 6=
0.
(b) Let V be the vector space of all functions from R to R. Show that the following pairs
of functions are linearly independent.
(a){t, t4 }, (b){cos t, sin t} (c) {et , t}.
4. Find at least two maximal linearly independent subsets of
                

 1 −1 0 1 0 2 2 −1 
 2   0  2 −1 0 1 3 −2

                


−1 ,  1  , 2 , −1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , −1
               


  0   1  2 −3 2 1 1  0  
 
1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1
 

5. For any n ≥ 1, describe all subspaces of Rn .


6. Let V be a vector space and W1 , W2 ≤ V . Prove that if W1 ∪ W2 ≤ V , then either W1 ⊆ W2
or W2 ⊆ W1 .
7. Let M3×3 (R) be the set of all 3 × 3 matrices over R. Show that the set of all trace zero
symmetric matrices S3×3 (R) is a subspace of M3×3 (R). Find a basis for S3×3 (R) and then
extend it to a basis of M3×3 (R).
8. Show that u and v are linearly independent if and only if u+v and u−v are linearly independent.
9. Is R over Q a finite dimensional vector space?

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