Quiz for:
Column Spaces and Null Spaces

Question 1

What defines the kernel of a linear transformation T?

Question 2

Which type of vector do you get by row reducing A augmented with the zero vector?

Question 3

What must be true for a vector u to be in the null space of matrix A?

Question 4

What are the free variables in the null space example given for the matrix A = [ [ 1, 0, 3, 4 ], [ 0, 1, 4, -1 ], [ 0, 2, 0, 6 ] ]?

Question 5

To prove that a given vector is in the null space of a matrix, what operation should be performed?

Question 6

Which theorem asserts that the column space of an m by n matrix A is a subspace of R^m?

Question 7

What does the range of a linear transformation T represent?

Question 8

What is the definition of the column space of a matrix A?

Question 9

Which operation can determine if a vector u is in the column space of A?

Question 10

Given the matrix A = [ [ 2, -6, 12 ], [ -3, 9, 9 ], [ 0, 0, 1 ] ], why does the vector u = [ 3, 1, 0 ] not belong to the column space of A?

Question 11

If A is an m by n matrix, the column space of A is a subspace of which space?

Question 12

How do you express a set W that spans vectors in terms of matrix A?

Question 13

Which of the following vectors is guaranteed to be in the column space of A?

Question 14

If given x4 = 2, what is one example vector in the null space derived from the matrix [ [ 1, 0, 3, 4 ], [ 0, 1, 4, -1 ], [ 0, 2, 0, 6 ] ]?

Question 15

What are the key properties of a linear transformation?