This set of exercises is retrieved from the seventh chapter of Linear Algebra by Robert J. Valenza. Note that these solutions are not fully elaborated; You have to fill the descriptions by yourself. Problem 7.1 In \(\mathbb{R}^3,\) compute the inner product of \((1,\,2,\,-1)\) and \((2,\,1,\,4).\) What is the length of each vector? What is the angle between these vectors? Solution. The lengths of given …
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This set of exercises is retrieved from the sixth chapter of Linear Algebra by Robert J. Valenza. Note that these solutions are not fully elaborated; You have to fill the descriptions by yourself. Problem 6.1 Let \(T:\mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) be a linear transformation and suppose that \(T(1,\,1)=5\) and \(T(0,\,1)=2.\) Find \(T(x_1,\,x_2)\) for all \(x_1,\) \(x_2 \in \mathbb{R}.\) Solution. Suppose \((x_1 ,\,x_2 )\) be given. …
This set of exercises is retrieved from the fifth chapter of Linear Algebra by Robert J. Valenza. Note that these solutions are not fully elaborated; You have to fill the descriptions by yourself. Problem 5.1 Solve the following matrix equation for \(x,\) \(y,\) \(z\) and \(w.\) \[ \begin{pmatrix} 1&2 \\ 0&1 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} x&y \\ z&w \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 10&2 \\ 4&2 \end{pmatrix} \] …
This set of exercises is retrieved from the fourth chapter of Linear Algebra by Robert J. Valenza. Note that these solutions are not fully elaborated; You have to fill the descriptions by yourself. Problem 4.1 Let \(v_1 ,\) \(\cdots ,\) \(v_n \) be linearly independent family in a vector space \(V.\) Show that if \(i\ne j,\) then \(v_i \ne v_j .\) In other words, …
This set of exercises is retrieved from the third chapter of Linear Algebra by Robert J. Valenza. Note that these solutions are not fully elaborated; You have to fill the descriptions by yourself. Problem 3.1 Show that the solution set \(W\) of vectors \((x_1 ,\,x_2 )\) in \(\mathbb{R}^2\) satisfying the equation \[x_1 + 8x_2 = 0\] is a subspace of \(\mathbb{R}^2 .\) Solution. The …