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Unit 2 · Test

Unit 2 test: Matrix Algebra

14 questions. Answer them all, then submit to see your score. Solutions unlock after you submit.

This test covers matrix operations, inverses, the Invertible Matrix Theorem, linear transformations and standard matrices.

Question 1

Let A=[3−12041]A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1 & 2 \\ 0 & 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix} and B=[122−1−10]B = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 2 & -1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}. What is the (1,1)(1, 1) entry of ABAB?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 2

AA is 2×42 \times 4, BB is 4×34 \times 3 and CC is 3×23 \times 2. Which product is not defined?

Question 3

AA is 3×23 \times 2 and BB is 3×43 \times 4. Which expression equals (ATB)T(A^TB)^T?

Question 4

Let A=[6522]A = \begin{bmatrix} 6 & 5 \\ 2 & 2 \end{bmatrix}. What is the (1,2)(1, 2) entry of A−1A^{-1}?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 5

Use the inverse of the coefficient matrix to solve 7x1+4x2=105x1+3x2=7.\begin{aligned} 7x_1 + 4x_2 &= 10 \\ 5x_1 + 3x_2 &= 7. \end{aligned} Enter (x1,x2)(x_1, x_2).

Enter a point like (2, -3)

Question 6

Let A=[100010021]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}, the elementary matrix that adds 22 times row 2 to row 3. What is the (3,2)(3, 2) entry of A−1A^{-1}?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 7

Find the entry in row 2, column 3 of the inverse of A=[110011001]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 8

For what value of hh is [1−123−2h214]\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & -2 & h \\ 2 & 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix} not invertible?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 9

AA is a 6×66 \times 6 matrix whose columns are linearly independent. Which statement must be true?

Question 10

Let T(x)=AxT(\mathbf{x}) = A\mathbf{x} with A=[120−23−1]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & -2 \\ 3 & -1 \end{bmatrix}. Find T(3,1)T(3, 1).

Enter a point like (2, -3)

Question 11

TT is linear, T(u)=(2,−1)T(\mathbf{u}) = (2, -1) and T(v)=(−1,2)T(\mathbf{v}) = (-1, 2). Find T(3u−v)T(3\mathbf{u} - \mathbf{v}).

Enter a point like (2, -3)

Question 12

Which map T:R2→R2T: \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}^2 is not linear?

Question 13

T:R2→R2T: \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}^2 first reflects points across the x2x_2-axis and then rotates them 90∘90^\circ counterclockwise. Find T(1,4)T(1, 4).

Enter a point like (2, -3)

Question 14

Let T(x1,x2,x3)=(x1+2x3,  x2−x3,  x1+x2+x3)T(x_1, x_2, x_3) = (x_1 + 2x_3, \; x_2 - x_3, \; x_1 + x_2 + x_3). Which statement is true?