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Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 7 b i Solution by
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Assume the two implications in turn, then derive a contradiction from . The natural deduction proof isHere RAA is the derived proof by contradiction rule. The last two assumption discharge steps establish the requested right-associated implication as a theorem.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 7 a v Solution by
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Apply the biconditional introduction rule from part (iv) to the two already established derivations:The left numerator is part (iii), the right is part (i). Introduction discharges both displayed assumptions, so the result has no premises.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 7 a iv Solution by
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Use a biconditional introduction rule that discharges the two displayed temporary assumptions:Suitable elimination rules areThese are equivalent to using the biconditional elimination rule to extract the two implications and then applying modus ponens rule. Together they express both directions, with no extra arbitrary assumption retained after introduction.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 7 a iii Solution by
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Put . First derive , then , using the derived proof by contradiction rule. Indentation records the subproofs:Line 11 uses explosion; lines 5 and 12 discharge only their inner assumptions. Each RAA step can be expanded into negation introduction followed by double-negation elimination, as in part (ii).
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 7 a ii Solution by
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Proof by contradiction is the derived ruleGiven the subproof under , first discharge it by negation introduction to get . Apply double-negation elimination to obtain . This justification uses the stated classical rules; unrestricted RAA would not follow from intuitionistic rules alone.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 7 a i Solution by
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Use conjunction elimination to obtain both premises needed for a contradiction under a temporary implication assumption. The following natural deduction derivation discharges precisely assumption 4:Here is the implication elimination rule and is negation introduction. The original conjunction remains the only undischarged premise.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 6 b iv Solution by
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Yes. Part (a) diagonalizes , whose spectral radius is . Thusand every initial error converges to zero. For the specified initial vector, solving gives and . In fact,The special formula is not asserted for , because the zero-eigenvalue component disappears only after the first step.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 6 b iii Solution by
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Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 6 b ii Solution by
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As , solve . Its first row gives ; its second gives . ThereforeThe second component uses the new first component , distinguishing Gauss-Seidel iteration from Jacobi iteration.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 6 b i Solution by
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The Gauss-Seidel method solves each component using the already updated components from the same iteration. In the splitting , those updated diagonal and lower-triangular terms stay on the left, while upper-triangular terms use the previous iterate. ThusHere is lower triangular with nonzero diagonal, so each new iterate is obtained by forward substitution, starting from the specified zero vector.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 6 a ii Solution by
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For eigenvalue zero take . For eigenvalue , the first row of gives , so take . These are linearly independent eigenvectors, givingThe identities give , hence the required diagonalization .
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 6 a i Solution by
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Since is upper triangular, its eigenvalues are its diagonal entries. Equivalently, its characteristic polynomial is . Hence
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 d iii Solution by
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Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 d ii Solution by
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Reflection in sends to . Therefore its homogeneous-coordinate matrix isIts square is the identity, as required for applying the same reflection twice.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 d i Solution by
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With column-vector homogeneous coordinates, the translation matrix isIt maps to . The final coordinate incorporates the constant displacement into matrix multiplication.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 c ii Solution by
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Introduce . Solve by forward substitution and then by back substitution. For these factors, the recurrences arefollowed byThe nonzero diagonal entries make both triangular solves well-defined. No matrix inverse is calculated.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 c i Solution by
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Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 a ii Solution by
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The elementary row operation and its reverse areThus replaces row three by row three minus three times row two. The inverse adds those three copies back.
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 5 a i Solution by
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The required elementary matrix isLeft multiplication exchanges the two rows. Applying the same exchange twice restores every row, so .
Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2017 Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof 3 b iii Solution by
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