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Unit 4 · Test

Unit 4 test: Vector Spaces

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

This test covers vector spaces and subspaces, null spaces and column spaces, bases, dimension, rank and the Rank Theorem, and coordinates and change of basis.

Question 1

Which set is a subspace of R3\mathbb{R}^3?

Question 2

Which set is a subspace of P2\mathbb{P}_2, the polynomials of degree at most 22?

Question 3

Let A=[12−132410]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & -1 & 3 \\ 2 & 4 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}. Find the vector x=(x1,x2,x3,x4)\mathbf{x} = (x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4) in Nul⁡A\operatorname{Nul} A with x2=0x_2 = 0 and x4=1x_4 = 1.

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Question 4

Let A=[120123]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 \end{bmatrix} and b=[31h]\mathbf{b} = \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 1 \\ h \end{bmatrix}. For what value of hh is b\mathbf{b} in Col⁡A\operatorname{Col} A?

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

Question 5

Let A=[131260132]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 & 1 \\ 2 & 6 & 0 \\ 1 & 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}. Which set is a basis for Col⁡A\operatorname{Col} A?

Question 6

Which set is a basis for R3\mathbb{R}^3?

Question 7

Let B={1,  1+t,  1+t+t2}\mathcal{B} = \lbrace 1,\; 1 + t,\; 1 + t + t^2 \rbrace, a basis for P2\mathbb{P}_2. Find the coordinate vector [p]B[p]_{\mathcal{B}} of p(t)=4+3t+2t2p(t) = 4 + 3t + 2t^2.

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Question 8

Let HH be the set of vectors (x1,x2,x3,x4)(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4) in R4\mathbb{R}^4 with x1−x2+2x3=0x_1 - x_2 + 2x_3 = 0 and x2+x4=0x_2 + x_4 = 0. Find dim⁡H\dim H.

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

Question 9

Find the dimension of the vector space of all symmetric 3×33 \times 3 matrices (matrices with AT=AA^T = A).

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

Question 10

Find the rank of [120124133614]\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 0 & 1 \\ 2 & 4 & 1 & 3 \\ 3 & 6 & 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}.

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

Question 11

A 6×96 \times 9 matrix AA has dim⁡Nul⁡A=4\dim \operatorname{Nul} A = 4. Find dim⁡Nul⁡AT\dim \operatorname{Nul} A^T.

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

Question 12

Let AA be a 4×64 \times 6 matrix. Which statement must be true?

Question 13

Let B={(1,1),  (1,−1)}\mathcal{B} = \lbrace (1, 1),\; (1, -1) \rbrace. Find [x]B[\mathbf{x}]_{\mathcal{B}} for x=(5,1)\mathbf{x} = (5, 1).

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Question 14

Let B={b1,b2}\mathcal{B} = \lbrace \mathbf{b}_1, \mathbf{b}_2 \rbrace with b1=(2,1)\mathbf{b}_1 = (2, 1), b2=(1,1)\mathbf{b}_2 = (1, 1), and C={c1,c2}\mathcal{C} = \lbrace \mathbf{c}_1, \mathbf{c}_2 \rbrace with c1=(1,0)\mathbf{c}_1 = (1, 0), c2=(1,1)\mathbf{c}_2 = (1, 1). Find the change-of-basis matrix PC←B\underset{\mathcal{C} \leftarrow \mathcal{B}}{P}, and use it to find [x]C[\mathbf{x}]_{\mathcal{C}} when [x]B=(3,−2)[\mathbf{x}]_{\mathcal{B}} = (3, -2).

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