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    This document provides a practice exam for a Math 461 midterm with 6 questions covering topics in linear algebra including: 1) Determining whether matrices are invertible based on their nullspace and determining whether linear transformations can be one-to-one or onto. 2) Solving a system of linear equations in parametric vector form. 3) Determining values of a parameter for which a matrix's columns span R3 or its nullspace is non-trivial. 4) Finding the reduced row echelon form of a matrix and determining linear dependence among its columns. 5) Finding the standard matrix and image of a linear transformation, and an inverse transformation. 6)

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    This document provides a practice exam for a Math 461 midterm with 6 questions covering topics in linear algebra including: 1) Determining whether matrices are invertible based on their nullspace and determining whether linear transformations can be one-to-one or onto. 2) Solving a system of linear equations in parametric vector form. 3) Determining values of a parameter for which a matrix's columns span R3 or its nullspace is non-trivial. 4) Finding the reduced row echelon form of a matrix and determining linear dependence among its columns. 5) Finding the standard matrix and image of a linear transformation, and an inverse transformation. 6)

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    This document provides a practice exam for a Math 461 midterm with 6 questions covering topics in linear algebra including: 1) Determining whether matrices are invertible based on their nullspace and determining whether linear transformations can be one-to-one or onto. 2) Solving a system of linear equations in parametric vector form. 3) Determining values of a parameter for which a matrix's columns span R3 or its nullspace is non-trivial. 4) Finding the reduced row echelon form of a matrix and determining linear dependence among its columns. 5) Finding the standard matrix and image of a linear transformation, and an inverse transformation. 6)

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    Spring 2011 - Math 461 Midterm #1 - Practice Exam

    1. [10pts] In each of the following, justify your answer carefully. Unjustied answers will receive no credit. (a) Let A be a n n matrix such that the equation Ax = 0 only has the trivial solution. Is A invertible? (b) Let A be a 3 4 matrix and b be a vector in R3 that is not in the set spanned by the columns of A. Can A have a pivot in every row? (c) Let T : R2 R3 be a linear transformation. Can T be onto? Can T be one-to-one?

    2. [20pts] Find all the solutions of the following in parametric vector form): x1 2x2 + 2x1 + 3x2 +

    linear system of equations (write your answer 2x4 = 3 = 0 + 3x4 = 1 + x4 = 5

    2x3 x3 2x3

    3. [20pts] Consider the following matrix:

    1 3 1 2 5 8 , B = 1 5 0 1 2 h

    where h is a real parameter. (a) For what value(s) of h do the columns of B span R3 ? Justify your answer. (b) For what value(s) of h does the equation Bx = 0 have a non-trivial solution? Justify your answer.

    4. [15pts] Let A = a1

    a2

    a3

    a4 be a 3 4 matrix, which is row equivalent to the matrix 1 4 1 5 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 5

    (a) Find the reduced echelon matrix which is row equivalent to A. (b) Are the columns of A linearly dependent? If so, nd a linear dependence relation among the columns of A.

    5. Let T : R2 R2 be a linear transformation that transforms the vector e1 into the vector e2 into 2 . 4

    1 3

    and

    (a) [5pts] Find the standard matrix of T . (b) [5pts] Find the image of the vector c = 1 2 under T .

    (c) [5pts] Find a linear transformation S : R2 R2 such that S(T (x)) = x for all x (S is called the inverse of T , denoted T 1 ).

    6. [20pts] Is the following matrix invertible? If so, nd its inverse: 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 2 1

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