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    (1) The document is a math midterm exam with 5 questions worth varying points totals. It provides instructions that notes and calculators are allowed but other materials are not. It asks students to show their work. (2) Question 1 involves (a) computing the inverse of a 3x3 matrix and (b) finding the linear equation of a line through the origin. (3) Question 2 examines properties of a linear transformation T from R4 to R3 given by a matrix A, including whether T is one-to-one and onto, bases of the row space and column space of A, and the nullity of A.

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    (1) The document is a math midterm exam with 5 questions worth varying points totals. It provides instructions that notes and calculators are allowed but other materials are not. It asks students to show their work. (2) Question 1 involves (a) computing the inverse of a 3x3 matrix and (b) finding the linear equation of a line through the origin. (3) Question 2 examines properties of a linear transformation T from R4 to R3 given by a matrix A, including whether T is one-to-one and onto, bases of the row space and column space of A, and the nullity of A.

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    Jake Levinson Midterm2 Au17

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    (1) The document is a math midterm exam with 5 questions worth varying points totals. It provides instructions that notes and calculators are allowed but other materials are not. It asks students to show their work. (2) Question 1 involves (a) computing the inverse of a 3x3 matrix and (b) finding the linear equation of a line through the origin. (3) Question 2 examines properties of a linear transformation T from R4 to R3 given by a matrix A, including whether T is one-to-one and onto, bases of the row space and column space of A, and the nullity of A.

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    Math 308 Midterm #2, Autumn 2017

    Name:
    ID#:
    Signature:
    All work on this exam is my own.

    Instructions.

    • You are allowed a calculator and notesheet (handwritten, two-sided). Hand in your
    notesheet with your exam.
    • Other notes, devices, etc are not allowed.
    • Unless the problem says otherwise, show your work (including row operations if
    you row-reduce a matrix) and/or explain your reasoning. You may refer to any
    theorems, facts, etc, from class.
    • All the questions can be solved using (at most) simple arithmetic. (If you find
    yourself doing complicated calculations, there might be an easier solution...)

    1 /20

    2 /25

    3 /20

    4 /20

    5 /5

    Good luck!
     
    1 −1 4
    (1) (a) Let A =  0 2 0 . Compute A−1 , showing all work. [10 points]
    −1 1 −3

     
    1
    3
    (b) Let L ⊆ R be the line through the origin spanned by ~v = 1 .

    3
    Find linear equations that define L.
    (That is, find a system of equations with solution set L.) [10 points]
    (2) Let T : R4 → R3 be the transformation T (~x) = A~x. The matrix A, and an echelon
    form for A, are given below.
       
    3 −2 −1 3 1 0 1 7
    A = −1 1
     1 2 ∼ 0 1
      2 9
    0 1 2 9 0 0 0 0
    (a) Is T is one-to-one? Is T onto? [5 points each]

    (b) Give a basis for row(A) and a basis for col(A). [5 points each]

    (c) What is nullity(A)? [5 points]


     
    x1
    (3) Let ~x = x2  be the coefficients of a quadratic polynomial, f (t) = x1 + x2 t + x3 t2 .

    x3
    Let T : R3 → R3 be the function defined by T (~x) = the coefficients of f 0 (t).
     !  
    1 3
    For example, T 3  = 4, because (1 + 3t + 2t2 )0 = 3 + 4t.

    2 0

    (a) Find a 3 × 3 matrix A such that T (~x) = A~x. (The entries in A should be
    numbers. They should not involve t or x1 , x2 , x3 .) [10 pts]

    (b) Find a basis for ker(T ). If ~x ∈ ker(T ), what does that tell us in terms of the
    polynomial f (t)? (Hint: it’s a familiar fact from calculus.) [5 pts]

    (c) In terms of the polynomial f (t), what is the meaning of the transformation
    S(~x) = A2~x? Explain in a sentence. [5 pts]
    (4) Let A, B be n × m matrices. Let S ⊆ Rm be the set
    S = {~x ∈ Rm : A~x = B~x}.
    (a) Show that S is a subspace of Rm . [10 pts]
    (You may use either the definition, or any theorems or facts from class.)

       
    3 0 2 2 0 1
    (b) Suppose A = and B = . Find a basis for S. [10 pts]
    1 1 1 1 0 2
    (Hint: S is the set of all ~x satisfying certain equations.)
    (5) (a) Suppose A, B, D are square matrices and A = B −1 DB.
    Simplify Ak to show Ak = B −1 Dk B, where k is a positive integer.
    (If you wish, you can set k = 3). [5 pts]

    (b) (+3 bonus points)


         
    −2 −10 1 2 2 0
    Let A = ,B = and D = . Note: A = B −1 DB.
    2 7 2 5 0 3

    Using the formula in part (a), compute A2017 .


    (Hint: Note that D is diagonal.)

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