Tutorial Sheet School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, IIT Mandi
Tutorial Sheet – 3
Course: MA512 – Linear Algebra
Instructor: Prof. Muslim Malik
T.A.: Bhawna
Date: August 21, 2025
1. Let V be the space of all scalar sequences and
∞
X
1
l (N) = {x ∈ V : |x(j)| < ∞}.
j=1
Is the set of all absolutely summable sequences, is a subspace of V or not.
2. Let V be the vector space space of all real valued continuous functions over R. Show that
d2 y dy
the set W of solutions of differential equations 5 dx 2 − 7 dx + 2y = 0 is a subspace of V .
3. Check whether the following statements are correct or not.
(a) A line L through the origin in R3 is a subspace of R3 .
(b) Any plane passing through the origin is a subspace of R3 .
(c) If W is a set of one or more vectors from a vector space V , and if ku + v is a vector
in W for all vectors u and v in W and for all scalars k, then W is a subspace of V .
(d) If W1 is the line y = x, W2 is the line y = −x, then the union W1 ∪ W2 is a subspace
of R2 .
4. For each of the sets given below, check whether they are subspaces of R3 or not. If not,
state which of the properties of the subspace is not satisfied.
(a) S = {(x, y, z) | x − y + 3z = 0}.
(b) S = {(x, y, z) | x = y 2 }.
(c) S = {(x, y, z) | x + y + z = 3}.
5. Let V be the real vector space of all functions from R to R. Which of the following sets of
functions are subspaces of V ?
(a) all f such that f (x2 ) = (f (x))2 .
(b) all f such that f (−x) = f (x).
(c) all f such that f (−1) = 0.
(d) all f which are continuous.
6. Consider the following two subsets of vector space R2 .
S1 = {(x1 , x2 ) | x1 + x2 ≥ 0,
S2 = {(x1 , x2 ) | x21 + x22 ≤ 1.
Check whether S1 and S2 are subspace of R2 or not.
7. Prove that the following sets are not subspaces of Mn (R), where Mn (R) is a vector space
of n × n matrices over R and state the property of the subspace which is not satisfied.
(a) G = {A ∈ Mn (R) : det(A) = 0}.
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(b) G = {A ∈ Mn (R) : det(A) 6= 0}.
(c) G = {A ∈ Mn (R) : det(A) = 1}.
8. Let P (R) be the set of all polynomials with real coefficients. Show that, with vector
addition and scalar multiplication (coefficient-wise), P (R) forms a real vector space.
For each of the sets given below, check whether they are subspaces of P (R) or not.
(a) W = {f (x) ∈ P (R) : deg(f (x)) = 3}.
(b) W = {f (x) ∈ P (R) : deg(f (x)) ≤ 3}.
(c) W = {f (x) ∈ P (R) : f (0) = 0, f (1) = 1}.
9. Show that the only subspaces of R2 are {0}, R2 , and any set consisting of all scalar multiples
of a nonzero vector.
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