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B.Sc. Degree Examination, 2010: M N. Deduce That Any Two Bases of A

This document appears to be an exam for a mathematics degree. It contains 10 questions related to vector calculus, linear algebra, and matrix algebra. The key details are: 1) The exam contains 10 questions worth 20 marks each, for a total of 100 marks. 2) The questions cover topics like vector functions, linear dependence, subspaces, matrix operations, and solving systems of equations. 3) Students are instructed to answer any 5 questions out of the 10.

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B.Sc. Degree Examination, 2010: M N. Deduce That Any Two Bases of A

This document appears to be an exam for a mathematics degree. It contains 10 questions related to vector calculus, linear algebra, and matrix algebra. The key details are: 1) The exam contains 10 questions worth 20 marks each, for a total of 100 marks. 2) The questions cover topics like vector functions, linear dependence, subspaces, matrix operations, and solving systems of equations. 3) Students are instructed to answer any 5 questions out of the 10.

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6 Register Number :

(b) Let V be a finite dimensional vector space Name of the Candidate :


over F.
5209
Let S = {v 1 , v 2 , , v n } span V.
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2010
Let S = {w , w , , w } be a set of
1 1 2 n ( MATHEMATICS )
linearly independent vector of V. Prove that
m n. Deduce that any two bases of a ( THIRD YEAR )

finite dimensional vector space have the ( PART - III A - MAIN )


same number of elements. ( 10 + 10 )
( PAPER - IV )

710. VECTOR CALCULUS AND LINEAR


ALGEBRA

( Including Lateral Entry )

December ] [ Time : 3 Hours

Maximum : 100 Marks

Answer any FIVE questions.


All questions carry equal marks.

(5 20 = 100)
3 2 3 2 2
1. (a) If = 2xyz i + x z + 3x y z k,
find (x, y, z) such that (1, 2, 2) = 4.
(7)

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(b) Find the direction cosines of the normal to 8. (a) Test whether (6, 2, 4), (3, 6, 3) and
the surface (2, 1, 0) in R 3 are linearly dependent.

2xy + 4x 2 z 2 3xyz = 3 (b) If A and B are subspaces of V, prove that

at the point (1, 1, 1) (7) A + B = {v V | v = a + b, a A,


b B }
(c) For what value of the constant a is the
is a subspace of V. Further, prove that
vector (x + 3y, y 2z, x + az) solenoidal.
A + B is the smallest subspace of V
(6)
containing A and B. (10 + 10)
2. (a) Prove that ;
9. (a) Let A and B be subspaces of a vector
(A B) = A ( B ) + (A ) B space V. Show that A B = {0} if and
only if, every vector v A + B can be
+ B ( A) + (B ) A
uniquely expressed in the form v = a + b
where A and B are vector functions. where a A and b B.

(b) Prove that curl (b) Let V and W be vector spaces over a field
F. Define linear transformation from V to
where is a constant vector and
W. Define isomorphism from V to W. Show
= xi + yj + zk. (10 + 10) that an isomorphism maps a basis of V
onto a basis of W.
3. (a) Evaluate : where
10. (a) If A and B are subspaces of a finite
= (x 2 + y 2)i 2xyj and the curve C is dimensional vector space V, prove that
the rectangle in the x y plane bounded
dim (A + B) + dim (A B)
by
= dim (A) + dim (B).
y = 0, y = b, x = 0, x = a
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(b) D e f i n e H e r m i t i a n m a t r i x a n d s k e w (b) (i) State Greens Theorem.


Hermitian matrix, show that every complex (ii) State Stokes Theorem.
square matrix can be uniquely expressed as (iii) State Gauss divergence Theorem.
a sum of a Hermitian and a skew Hermitian (14 + 6)
matrix. (10 + 10) 4. (a) Prove that

6. (a) Find the rank of the mateix

= (a + b + c) 3

(b) Solve the following simultaneous equations


using determinants.
(b) S t a t e a n d p r o v e C a y l e y H a r m i t t e n
x + 2y + 5z = 23
Theorem. (10 + 10)
3x + y + 4z = 26
7. (a) F i n d t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c r o o t s a n d
characteristic vectors of the matrix 6x + y = 7z = 47. (10 + 10)

5. (a) Compute the inverse of

(b) Solve or prove the inconsistency of the of


the following system of equations.

x 2y z t = 1

3x 2z + 3t = 4

5x 4y + t = 3 (10 + 10) Turn Over

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