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Previous Year Question Paper

CY-401 (GS) – Introduction to Linear Algebra

November 2023CSCYSEMESTER-4
November 2023
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

Show that u₁+u₂+u₃ is not a direct sum for given subspaces of F³.

b)Unit 1

Let F be a field of complex numbers and let T: F³→F³ be defined. Verify that T is linear transformation.

Q.2
a)Unit 1

Suppose V is finite dimensional and U is subset to V. Show that U={0} if and only if U⁰=V'.

b)Unit 2

Write short note on:

i) Characteristic values and characteristic vectors

ii) Algebraic multiplicity and Geometric multiplicity.

Q.3
a)Unit 2

Let A be a 4×4 real matrix. Show that the characteristic polynomial for A is x²(x-1)² and that it is also the minimal polynomial.

b)Unit 2

Let T be a linear operator on the n-dimensional vector space V and suppose that T has n distinct characteristic values. Prove that T is diagonalizable.

Q.4
Unit 3

Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of the matrix [[6,-2,2],[-2,3,-1],[2,-1,3]].

Q.5
a)Unit 3

Explain invariant subspace with suitable examples.

b)Unit 4

Find Jordan canonical form of the matrix [[1,1,2],[1,2,1],[0,1,3]].

Q.6
Unit 4

If T in A(V) has all its characteristic roots in F, then there exists a basis of V such that matrix representation of T is triangular. Prove it.

Q.7
a)Unit 5

Find all Skew-symmetric bilinear forms on R³.

b)Unit 5

Find all bilinear forms on the space n×1 matrices over R which are invariant under O(n,R).

Q.8
Unit 1/2/5/4

Write short note on the following (any two): a) Quotient spaces b) Direct sum decomposition c) Self adjoint d) Jordan blocks.