MTH168 Mathematics II

Mathematics II: most repeated questions

Questions that have come up in more than one paper, matched by what they ask rather than exact wording. Most repeated first.

  1. 40×Asked in 2082, 2081, 2080, 2079, 2078, 2076, 2075
    Find LU factorization of A= bmatrix3&2\\ 2&3 bmatrix .Answer coming20
    See the wording in each paper
  2. 6×Asked in 2080, 2079, 2078, 2075
    Define group. Show that the set of integers is a group with respect to addition operation.Answer coming5
    See the wording in each paper
  3. 4×Asked in 2080, 2079, 2078
    Define system of linear equations. When a system of equations is consistent? Make echelon form to solve: 2a – 3b + 4c = 5 b – 2c = 4 a + 3b – c = 2Answer coming10
    See the wording in each paper
  4. 3×Asked in 2080, 2079, 2078
    Let u = (1, 2, 2, 0). Find a unit vector of v in the same direction of u.Answer coming5
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  5. 3×Asked in 2080, 2079, 2078
    Determine the column of the matrix A are linearly independent where A = [figure in the original paper]Answer coming5
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  6. 2×Asked in 2076, 2075
    Define determinant. Compute the determinant without expanding bmatrix 2 & 8 & 9\\ 1 & 7 & 0\\ 1 & 4 & 2 bmatrixAnswer coming5
    See the wording in each paper
  7. 2×Asked in 2080, 2079
    Find the equation y = a 0 + a 1 x of the least squares line that best fits the data points (2,1), (5,2), (7,3), (8,3).Answer coming5
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  8. 2×Asked in 2076, 2075
    Let A = bmatrix2 & 5\\ 3 & 1 bmatrix and B = bmatrix4 & 5\\ 3 & k bmatrix . Determine the value (s) of k if any will make AB = BA.Answer coming5
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  9. 2×Asked in 2081, 2076
    Let B=b1,b2, C=c1,c2 be bases for a vector space V, and suppose b 1 = 6c 1 – 2c 2, b 2 = 9c 1 – 4c 2 a) Find the change of coordinates matrix from BB to CC. b) Find [x] C . x = 3b 1 + 2b 2Answer coming5
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  10. 2×Asked in 2080, 2078
    Prove that the two vectors u and v are perpendicular to each other if and only if the line through u is perpendicular bisector of the line segment from u to v.Answer coming5
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  11. 2×Asked in 2080, 2076
    Show that every field is an integral domain.Answer coming5
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  12. 2×Asked in 2079, 2078
    Verify that 1^k, ( 2)^k, 3^k are linearly independent signals.Answer coming5
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  13. 2×Asked in 2076, 2075
    When a system of linear equation is consistent and inconsistent? Give an example for each. Test the consistency and solve the system of equations: x – 2y = 5, x + y + 5z = 2, y + z = 0Answer coming10
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  14. 2×Asked in 2079, 2078
    When two column vector in R^2 are equal? Give an example. Computer u + 3v, u – 2v, where u = bmatrix1\\ 3\\ 2 bmatrix , v = bmatrix1\\ 1\\ 3 bmatrixAnswer coming5
    See the wording in each paper