Mathematics and Applications
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MATH1014: Mathematics and Applications
Exam Duration: 120 minutes.
Reading Time: 15 minutes.
Materials Permitted In The Exam Venue:
• Unmarked English-to-foreign-language dictionary (no approval required).
• One A4 page with hand written notes on both sides.
Materials To Be Supplied To Students:
• None
Instructions To Students:
• You must justify your answers and show your work. Please be neat.
Q1
10
Q2
10
Q3
10
Q4
10
Q5
10
Q6
20
Q7
10
Total / 80
Question 1 10 marks
(a) Determine the angle between the following vectors in R3 :
v1 =
2
1
3
, v2 =
4
1
−3
. (1)
(5 marks)
(b) Consider the plane inside R3 with normal vector n =
1
1
1
which passes through the
origin, and the line L() =
−2
0
−4
+
3
1
2
, where ∈ R . Find the point of intersection,
or determine that they do not intersect. (5 marks)
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Question 2 10 marks
Recall that the space 2×2(R) of 2 × 2 matrices with real number entries forms a vector
space. Determine whether or not the set
=
{[
1 0
0 1
]
,
[
1 0
0 −1
]
,
[
0 1
0 0
]
,
[
0 0
−1 0
]}
(2)
is a basis for 2×2(R) .
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Question 3 10 marks
The sets 1 = {1, , 2} and 2 = {1 + , 1 − , 2} are both bases for the vector space P2
of polynomials with degree at most 2 . Construct the change of coordinates map
2←1
from the basis 1 to the basis 2 , and use it to write the coordinate vector [p()]2 , where
p() = 32 + 2 − 4 .
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Question 4 10 marks
Consider the following parameter-dependent 3 × 3 matrix, where the parameter ∈ R :
() =
2 8 4
1 2
0 0 3
. (3)
(a) Determine the rank of the matrix . (6 marks)
(b) Determine the dimension of the null space of , i.e. calculate dimnul() . (2 marks)
(c) Is the matrix invertible? Justify your answer. (2 marks)
Your answers to the above questions may depend on the value of the parameter .
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Question 5 10 marks
Determine whether the following series converge or diverge.
(a)
∞∑︁
=1
1√
3 + 1
, (5 marks)
(b)
∞∑︁
=1
(!)25
(2)! (5 marks)
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Question 6 20 marks
Consider the power series
− ln 2 +
∞∑︁
=1