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This document is an assignment for B.Sc.(Hons) Mathematics Semester II focusing on Linear Algebra. It includes ten questions covering topics such as vector analysis, linear equations, Cauchy-Schwartz inequality, and matrix operations. The assignment is due on February 14, 2025.

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LA_Assignment-I 2025

This document is an assignment for B.Sc.(Hons) Mathematics Semester II focusing on Linear Algebra. It includes ten questions covering topics such as vector analysis, linear equations, Cauchy-Schwartz inequality, and matrix operations. The assignment is due on February 14, 2025.

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Sri Venkateswara College

B.Sc.(Hons) Mathematics Semester II


DSC-4: Linear Algebra
Assignment-I
2025
Last Date of Submission: 14-02-25

Q1. show that points A1 (9, 19, 16), A2(11, 12, 13) and A3 (14, 23, 10) are the
vertices of a right triangle. (Hint: Construct vectors between the points
and check for an orthogonal pair.)
Q2. Find the acceleration vector on a 7 kg object when the forces f1 and f2
are simultaneously applied, if f1 is a force of 133 newton in the direction
of the vector [6, 17, −6] and f2 is a force of 168 newtons in the direction
of the vector [−8, −4, 8].
Q3. Find the angle between x = [1, 0, 0] and y = [0, 0, −1].
Q4. Verify that the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality holds for the vectors x =
[−4, 7, −6] and y = [4, −3, 9].
Q5. Consider the following system of linear equations:
−5x1 − 2x2 + 2x3 = 16
3x1 + x2 − x3 = −9
2x1 + 2x2 − x3 = −4
(a) Use the Gauss-Jordan Method to give the complete solution set and
the correct staircase pattern for the row reduced echelon form of the
augmented matrix of the system.
(b) Find the rank of the coefficient matrix of the system.
Q6. Determine whether [−34, 29, −21] is a linear combination of x1 = [2, −3, −1], x2 =
[5, −2, 1], and x3 = [9, −8, 3].
Q7. Find the quadratic equation that goes through the points (−2, 51), (3, −24)
and (4, −69).
Q8. Verify that the following matrices are row equivalent by showing that
they have the same reduced row echelon form:
   
1 0 9 −5 3 0
A= 0 1 3  , B =  −2 1 0  .
0 −2 5 −3 0 1

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Q9. Use the Gauss-Jordan Method to find the values of A, B and C in the
following partial fractions problem:

5x2 + 23x − 58 A B C
= + + .
(x − 1)(x − 3)(x + 4) x−1 x−3 x+4

Q10. Find the reduced row echelon form B of the following matrix A,
 
4 0 −20
A = −2
 0 11  .
3 1 −15

Give a sequence of row operations that converts B back to A. Check


your answer by applying this sequence of row operations on B.

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