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MATH 223 Assignment 5A

The document is a mathematics assignment covering topics in linear algebra, including: 1) Calculating the derivative of the determinant of a matrix with differentiable function entries. 2) Properties of Vandermonde determinants, including that (xi - xj) is a factor for any i ≠ j. 3) Defining an inner product on the vector space of continuous functions on an interval. 4) Finding explicit formulas for recursively defined sequences using the eigenvalues of a characteristic matrix.

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MATH 223 Assignment 5A

The document is a mathematics assignment covering topics in linear algebra, including: 1) Calculating the derivative of the determinant of a matrix with differentiable function entries. 2) Properties of Vandermonde determinants, including that (xi - xj) is a factor for any i ≠ j. 3) Defining an inner product on the vector space of continuous functions on an interval. 4) Finding explicit formulas for recursively defined sequences using the eigenvalues of a characteristic matrix.

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MATHEMATICS 223 LINEAR ALGEBRA WINTER 2012 ASSIGNMENT 5A DUE IN CLASS Tuesday MARCH 20, 2012 USE THIS

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1. (a) Let A be an n n matrix all of whose entries are dierentiable functions of the single variable x. Show that the derivative of det A is the sum of n determinants each of which is found from A by dierentiating all the entries of a single row leaving the other entries of A unchanged. (b) Let f1 , f2 , f3 , f4 be polynomials in x each of degree no greater than four, then if F (x) is the determinant of the (j1) matrix whose ij entry is fi , then F (x) is also a polynomial of degree no greater than four. 1 2. The 3 3 Vandermonde determinant is dened to be 1 1 n n Vandermonde determinant. (a) Show that (xi xj ), x1 x2 x3 x2 1 x2 . This denition generalises in an obvious way to the 2 x2 3 i = j using only row operations.

i = j is a factor of this determinant for any choice of i, j,

(b) hence or otherwise evaluate the determinant of the n n Vandermonde determinant. 3. Let V be the real vector space of continuous real-valued functions on the interval [1, 2], and for any f, g V let
2

f, g =
1

tf (t)g(t) dt.

(a) Show that this denes an inner product on V . (b) Now show that for any f V we have
2 2

t2 f (t)dt
1

7 3

tf (t)2 dt .
1

4. When a sequence is dened in the style of the Fibonacci sequence, an explicit formula can be found using linear algebra methods. Suppose that a and b, c and d are scalars and we dene x0 = a, x1 = b, and xn+2 = cxn + dxn+1 for n 0. (So x2 = ac + bd, x3 = bc + acd + bd2 and so on.) (a) Show that, if we dene the sequence xn (for n a natural number) as above, then for any n, xn+1 xn (b) Suppose that the matrix = d c 1 0
n

b . a

d c has distinct eigenvalues 1 and 2 . Show that there are scalars and such 1 0 that xn = (1 )n + (2 )n for all n.

(c) Give an explicit formula for each of the following recursively dened sequences. x0 = 2, x1 = 3, xn+2 = xn+1 + 6xn . x0 = 4, x1 = 2, xn+2 = 8xn+1 20xn .

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