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Thomas College of Engineering & Technology

Kozhuvalloor
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
MA 201 Linear Algebra & Complex Analysis
Time: 2 Hrs Series Exam – II Max. Marks 60
Part A
Answer Any 2 Full Questions. (15 Marks Each)
1. a) Apply Gauss Elimination method to solve the equations
x + 2y + z =3;
2x +3y + 3z =10 ;
3x – y +2z = 13 (7 Marks)
b) Find the rank .Also find a basis for the row space and column space for
0 1 0
[−1 0 −4] (8 Marks)
0 4 0
2. a) Find the values of k for which the equations x + y + z =1; x + 2y + 3z=k ;
x + 5y + 9z =k2 have a solution. For these values of k find the solution also
(8 Marks)

b) Define a vector space. Explain with an example (7 Marks)

3. a) Examine whether the vectors (1,2,3) , (1, -1, 1) , (1,0 ,1) form a basis of 𝑅 3
(7 Marks)
b) Reduce to Echelon form and hence find the rank of the matrix

3 0 2 2
[−6 42 24 54 ] (8 Marks)
21 −21 0 −15

Part B

Answer Any 2 Full Questions. (15 Marks Each)

2 0 1
4. a) Diagonalize the matrix A = [0 2 0] and hence find A4 (8 Marks)
1 0 2
 1 0 0
1
0 ⁄ 1
− ⁄
b) Determine whether the matrix √2 √2 is orthogonal? (7 marks)
1
0 ⁄ 1⁄
[ √2 √2 ]

3 −1 1
5. a) If 2 is an eigen value of [−1 5 −1] without using its characteristic
1 −1 3
equation, find the other eigen values .Also find the eigen values of A3, AT, A-1,5A,
A-3I and adj A. (8 marks)

4 1
b) Deduce the matrix A=[ ] into diagonal form (7 Marks)
2 3

6. a) Find out what kind of conic section or pair of straight line is given by the quadratic
form 17x2 - 30xy +17y2 =128 and transform it to principal axes. (8 Marks)

−5 2
b) Show that the matrix A= [ ] is symmetric by using the spectrum.(7 Marks)
2 −2

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