MATH-1201 Linear Algebra I Final Exam Review

Your nal exam covers material from the following sections: Sections 1.1 - 1.10, Sections 2.1 - 2.5, Sections 3.1 - 3.5, and the handout on Complex Numbers that was given in class. You are responsible for the proofs of the following theorems, but please note that there may be proofs on your nal exam and/or term tests that are NOT on this list: 1. If A, B, and C are m n matrices, then A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C 2. If A is m n and B and C are n p, then A(B + C) = AB + AC. 3. If A is an invertible n n matrix, then its inverse is unique. 4. If A and B are invertible n n matrices then AT
1

= A1

and

(AB)1 = B 1 A1

5. Let A be a square n n matrix. Prove that A is invertible if and only if it can be written as a product of elementary matrices. 6. Let A be a square n n invertible matrix. Prove the following: (a) A adj(A) = (detA) In (Note: To prove this you can use the Lemma that was proved in class, but you dont need to prove the Lemma.) 1 (b) A1 = adj(A) det(A) 7. State and prove Cramers Rule. 8. Theorem 1, p. 63 of the 5th edition of Grossmans text, namely: Let a, b, c be n-vectors and let , be scalars. Then i. ii. iii. iv. a 0 = 0. a b = b a. a (b + c) = a b + a c. (a) b = (a b). 1

9. Theorem 2, p. 242 of the 5th edition of Grossmans text, namely: For two nonzero 2-vectors u and v, prove that u v = |u| |v| cos , where is the angle between the two vectors. 10. Theorem 2, p. 263 of the 5th edition of Grossmans text, namely: Let u, v, w be vectors in IR3 and let be a scalar. Then i. u 0 = 0 u = 0. ii. u v = (v u). iii. (u) v = (u v). iv. u (v + w) = (u v) + (u w). v. (u v) w = (u v) w. vi. u (u v) = v (u v) = 0. vii. If u = 0 and v = 0, then u and v are parallel if and only if u v = 0.