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FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OSOGBO, NIGERIA

P.M.B. 4491, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE.


COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2022/2023 SESSION

MAT 206: LINEAR ALGEBRA II Credit Unit/Status: 3 (C) Time Allowed: 2½ hours
07/07/2023
INSTRUCTION: Answer All Questions in Section A and any Three (3) Questions in Section B

SECTION A: Answer all questions in this section [15 Marks]


1. The roots of a characteristic polynomial are referred to as _______________________

2. Let A=[ 3 2 3 8 ] , what are the eigenvalues of A? (A) 2, 3 (B) 3, 8 (C) 2, 9 (D) -2, -9

3. Let A=[ aij ] be an n × n matrix and λ is an eigenvalue of A. Which of the following is true?
(A) Det ( λI − A )=0 (B) Det ( λI − A ) ≠ 0 (C) Av=λv for all v ∈ R n (D) The linear system ( A−λI ) v=0 has only
trivial solutions

4. Suppose the characteristic polynomial of a matrix M is found to be p ( λ ) =( λ−1 )( λ−2 )2 ( λ−4 )3. What is the
order of matrix M? (A) 5 x 5 (B) 6 x 6 (C) 5 x 6 (D) 6 x 5

5. If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then tr(AB) = ___ (A) tr(A + B) (B) tr(A)tr(B) (C)
tr(BA) (D) tr(A) + tr(B)

6. If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then (AB)T = ____ (A) ATBT (B) BTAT (C) AT + BT
(D) (BA)T
7. Find the determinant of the matrix A=[ 1 a b +c 1 b c +a 1 c a+b ] (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) a + b + c (D) 3
8. Which of the following is not true about minimal polynomial?
(A) it divides characteristic polynomial
(B) characteristic and minimal polynomial of a matrix have the same irreducible factor
(C) a scalar λ is an eigenvalue of matrix A if and only if λ is a root of the minimal polynomial
(D) minimal polynomial has a degree greater than characteristic polynomial

9. Find the quadratic form of the matrix [ 3−2−2 8 ] (A) 3x2 - 2xy + 8y2 (B) 3x2 - 4xy + 8y2 (C) 3x2 - 4xy - 8y2
(D) 3x2 + 2xy + 8y2

10. The unique linear transformation T : R 2 → R 2 such that T ( 1 , 2 )=(2 ,3) and T ( 0 , 1 )=(1 4). Then the rule
for T is (A) T ( x , y )=( y ,−5 x+ 4 y ) (B) T ( x , y )=(−5 x + 4 y , y ) (C) T ( x , y )=(x ,−5 x + 4 y)
(D) T ( x , y )=(−4 x +5 y , y )

11. Which of the following does not define linear transformation (mapping) of matrix? (A)
T ( u+ v )=T ( u ) +T ( v ) (B) T ( u−v ) =T ( u )−T (v) (C) T ( αu ) =αT ( u ) (D) T ( uv ) =T ( u ) T (v )

Given that tr(A) = 3 and Det(A) = -10, use this information to answer question 12 to 14
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12. Find the characteristic polynomial of matrix A
(A) t2 + 3t – 10 (B) t2 + 3t + 10 (C) t2 - 3t – 10 (D) t2 - 3t + 10

13. What are the eigenvalues of matrix A? (A) 2, 5 (B) 2, -5 (C) -2, 5 (D) -2, -5

14. Compute the eigenvectors of matrix A (A) ( 1−2 ) and ( 3−1 ) (B) (−1 2 ) and ( 3 1 ) (C) ( 1 2 ) and (−3 1 )
(D) ( 2 1 ) and ( 1 3 )

15. What is the maximum number of eigenvalues that a 4 x 4 matrix can have? (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

SECTION B: Answer any three (3) questions in this section [45 Marks]
1(a). State Cayley-Hamilton theorem [2 Marks]
(b) Using the matrix P= [ 2−13−1 4−3 3−3 4 ] , prove Cayley-Hamilton theorem [10 Marks]
(c) Given that A=[ 3−2−28 ] and g(x) = x2 – 3x + 4, evaluate g(A) [3 Marks]

2. Using the matrix B=[ −1 22 2 2−1 2−1 2 ]


(a) Find the characteristic polynomial of B [6 Marks]
(b) What are the eigenvalues of B? [4 Marks]
(c) What are the eigenvectors of B? [5 Marks]

3(a) Define the following:


(i) Characteristic polynomial [2 Marks]
(ii) Eigenvalue [2 Marks]
(iii) Eigenvector [2 Marks]
(iv) Minimal polynomial [2 Marks]
(b) Find the minimal polynomial m(t) of the matrix B=[ 2 2−5 3 7−15 1 2−4 ] [7
Marks]
4(a) Find the quadratic form of the following matrices:
(i) [ −1 22 2 2−1 2−1 2 ] [3½
Marks]

(ii) [ −1 22 2 2−1 2−1 2 ] [3½


Marks]

(b) Represent the following quadratic forms in the form of X T AX


(i) 3x2 + 6xy – 5y2 – 10xz + 4yz + 7z2 [4 Marks]
(ii) x2 + 8xz + 5y2 – xy + 7z2 [4 Marks]

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5(a) Consider the mapping F : R3 → R 2 defined by F ( x , y , z )=( yz , x 2 ), find

(i) F ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) [1½ Marks]


(ii) F ( 5 ,−2 ,7 ) [1½ Marks]
(iii) F−1 ( 0 , 0 ), that is, all v ∈ R 3 such that F ( v )=0 [4 Marks]

(b) Consider the mapping F : R 2 → R 2 defined by F ( x , y )=( 3 y ,2 x ). Let S be the unit circle in R2, that is, the
solution set of x 2+ y 2=1
(i) Describe F ( S ) [4 Marks]

(ii) Find F−1 ( S ) [4 Marks]

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