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The document is a final exam for Algebra 2 at the National Higher School of Mathematics for the academic year 2021/2022, consisting of two exercises. Exercise 1 focuses on linear maps in vector spaces, including tasks such as proving linearity, finding matrices, and exploring subspaces. Exercise 2 involves linear transformations on matrices, determining kernels and images, and properties of determinants.

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Final Exam_240524_171609

The document is a final exam for Algebra 2 at the National Higher School of Mathematics for the academic year 2021/2022, consisting of two exercises. Exercise 1 focuses on linear maps in vector spaces, including tasks such as proving linearity, finding matrices, and exploring subspaces. Exercise 2 involves linear transformations on matrices, determining kernels and images, and properties of determinants.

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National Higher School of Mathematics

Preparatory Cycle Academic Year : 2021/2022


First Year Course : Algebra 2
Final Exam
Duration : 02h00 21/06/2022
The smartphone and calculator are forbidden.
Exercise 1. (12 points)
In the vector space R3 over R, we define the map

f: R3 −→ R3
(x, y, z) 7−→ f (x, y, z) = (x + 2y − 2z, 2x + y − 2z, 2x + 2y − 3z).

1. Show that f is a linear map.


2. Determine the matrix A = Mat (f, B, B) where B = (e1 , e2 , e3 ) is the standard basis of R3 .
3. Show that E1 = {v ∈ R3 | f (v) = v} is a subspace of R3 and find a vector v1 ∈ R3 such that
E1 = hv1 i.
4. Let v2 = (0, 1, 1), v3 = (1, 1, 2) ∈ R3 . Show that B 0 = (v1 , v2 , v3 ) is a basis of R3 .
5. Determine P the change of basis matrix from B to B 0 .
6. Calculate P −1 .
7. Calculate f (v2 ) and f (v3 ) and determine the matrix D = Mat (f, B 0 , B 0 ).
8. Give the relation between P , A and D.
9. Deduce det(A) and An for n ∈ N.

 xn = xn−1 + 2yn−1 − 2zn−1
10. Let (xn )n∈N , (yn )n∈N , (zn )n∈N be the three recurrent sequences defined by yn = 2xn−1 + yn−1 − 2zn−1 .
zn = 2xn−1 + 2yn−1 − 3zn−1

Write (xn ), (yn ), (zn ) as functions of n, x0 , y0 , z0 .
Exercise 2. (08 points)
In the vector space M2 (R) over R, let
        
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B = E11 = , E12 = , E21 = , E22 =
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

be the standard basis.


I/ We define the maps

f : M2 (R) −→ M2 (R) g : M2 (R) −→ M2 (R)


t and
M 7−→ f (M ) = M − M , M 7−→ g(M ) = M + M t .

1. Show that the maps f and g are linear.


2. Find a basis and the dimension of ker(f ) and ker(g).
3. Show that M2 (R) = ker(f ) ⊕ ker(g).
4. Determine f ◦ g and g ◦ f . What can we deduce about Im(f ) and Im(g) ?
5. Determine Im(f ) and Im(g).

Turn the page

1
II/
1. Let A ∈ M2 (R). Show that At A ∈ ker(f ) and det(At A) ≥ 0.
2. Let N ∈ ker(g). Show that det(N ) ≥ 0.
3. Let L ∈ T = {M ∈ M3 (R) | M t = −M }. Show that det(L) = 0.
III/
1. Find the matrix C = Mat (h, B, B), where h is the endomorphism of M2 (R) defined by

h : M2 (R) −→ M2 (R)
1
M 7−→ h(M ) = (M − M t ) .
2

2. Determine h2 = h ◦ h and deduce the matrix D = Mat (h2 , B, B).


3. Using questions 1. and 2., show that a non-invertible matrix is not necessarily nilpotent.

Good Luck

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