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This tutorial sheet for the MA512 Linear Algebra course at IIT Mandi includes various exercises on finding solutions to linear systems, determining conditions for consistency, and exploring properties of matrices such as rank, nullspace, and row space. It covers both underdetermined and overdetermined systems, as well as specific matrix manipulations and theoretical questions regarding linear algebra concepts. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for students to practice and apply their understanding of linear algebra principles.

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Tutorial 6

This tutorial sheet for the MA512 Linear Algebra course at IIT Mandi includes various exercises on finding solutions to linear systems, determining conditions for consistency, and exploring properties of matrices such as rank, nullspace, and row space. It covers both underdetermined and overdetermined systems, as well as specific matrix manipulations and theoretical questions regarding linear algebra concepts. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for students to practice and apply their understanding of linear algebra principles.

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Tutorial Sheet School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, IIT Mandi

Tutorial Sheet – 6
Course: MA512 – Linear Algebra
Instructor: Prof. Muslim Malik
T.A.: Bhawna
Date: September 13, 2025

1. Find the vector form of the general solution of each of the following linear systems. Then,
in each case, use that result to find the vector form of the general solution of the associated
homogeneous system Ax = 0.
x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 5,
x1 − 3x2 = 1,
(a) (b) x1 + x3 = −2,
2x1 − 6x2 = 2.
2x1 + x2 + 3x3 = 3.
2. What conditions must be satisfied by b1 , b2 for the following underdetermined linear system
to be consistent?
x1 + 2x2 − x3 + 3x4 = b1 ,
2x1 + 4x2 − 2x3 + 6x4 = b2 .

3. What conditions must be satisfied by b1 , b2 , b3 , b4 and b5 for the following overdetermined


linear system to be consistent?
x1 − 3x2 = b1 ,
x1 − 2x2 = b2 ,
x 1 + x 2 = b3 ,
x1 − 4x2 = b4 ,
x1 + 5x2 = b5 .

4. Let  
1 2 3 4
A = 2 4 6 8 .
1 0 −1 −2

(a) Find the rank of A using row reduction by elementary row operations.
(b) Determine a basis for the row space of A.
(c) Determine a basis for the column space of A.
(d) Verify that dim(Row(A)) = dim(Col(A)) = rank(A).

5. Let  
2 4 6 8
A = 1 3 0 5 .
1 1 6 3

(a) Find a basis for the nullspace of A.


(b) Find a basis for the row space of A.
(c) Find a basis for the range of A that consists of column vectors of A.
(d) For each column vector which is not a basis vector that you obtained in part (c),
express it as a linear combination of the basis vectors for the range of A.

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6. Find a basis for the row space of the given matrix A consisting entirely of row vectors from
A:  
1 −2 0 0 3
2 −5 −3 −2 6
A= 0 5 15 10 0 .

2 6 18 8 6
 
0 1 0
7. (a) Let A = 1 0 0 . Show that relative to an xyz-coordinate system in 3-space, the
0 0 0
null space of A consists of all points on the z-axis and that the column space consists
of all points in the xy-plane.
(b) Find a 3 × 3 matrix whose null space is the x-axis and whose column space is the
yz-plane.

8. Find the rank and nullity of the matrix (using row space and null space); then verify that
the values obtained satisfy the formula rank(A) + nullity(A) = n(number of columns) of
the dimension theorem.
 
2 0 −1
(a) A1 = 4 0 −2
0 0 0
 
−1 2 0 4 5 −3
 3 −7 2 0 1 4
(b) A2 =  2 −5 2 4

6 1
4 −9 2 −4 −4 7
 
1 4 5 2
(c) A3 =  2 1 3 0
−1 3 2 2
9. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix and consider the system of equations
 
1
Ax = 0  .

−1

State whether the following statements are true or not:

(a) If the system is consistent then it has a unique solution.


(b) If A is singular then the system has infinitely many solutions.
(c) If the system is consistent then det(A) 6= 0.
(d) If the system has a unique solution then A is nonsingular.

10. Determine a basis and the dimension of the solution space of the homogeneous system:

2x1 + 2x2 − x3 + x5 = 0,
−x1 − x2 + 2x3 − 3x4 + x5 = 0,
x1 + x2 − 2x3 − x5 = 0,
x3 + x4 + x 5 = 0.

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