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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2015 centrale-maths1__pc

11 maths questions

QIII.B Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Invariant subspaces and stable subspace analysis View
We consider an endomorphism $f$ of a $\mathbb{K}$-vector space $E$ of dimension $n \geqslant 2$ such that $f^n = 0$ and $f^{n-1} \neq 0$.
III.B.1) Determine the set of vectors $u$ of $E$ such that the family $\mathcal{B}_{f,u} = (f^{n-i}(u))_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n}$ is a basis of $E$.
III.B.2) In the case where $\mathcal{B}_{f,u}$ is a basis of $E$, what is the matrix of $f$ in $\mathcal{B}_{f,u}$?
III.B.3) Determine a basis of $E$ such that the matrix of $f$ in this basis is $A_{n-1}$.
III.B.4) Give all subspaces of $E$ stable by $f$. How many are there? Give a simple relation between these stable subspaces and the kernels $\ker(f^i)$ for $i$ in $\llbracket 0, n \rrbracket$.
In this part, $n$ is a non-zero natural integer, $M$ is in $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ and $f$ is the endomorphism of $E = \mathcal{M}_{n,1}(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $f(X) = MX$ for all $X$ in $E$.
If we denote $X_i = \begin{pmatrix} \delta_{1,i} \\ \vdots \\ \delta_{n,i} \end{pmatrix}$ where $\delta_{k,l} = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } k = l \\ 0 & \text{if } k \neq l \end{cases}$ and $\mathcal{B}_n = (X_i)_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n}$ the canonical basis of $E$, what is the matrix of $f$ in $\mathcal{B}_n$?
QIV.B Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Compute eigenvalues of a given matrix View
In this part, $n$ is a non-zero natural integer, $M$ is in $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ and $f$ is the endomorphism of $E = \mathcal{M}_{n,1}(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $f(X) = MX$ for all $X$ in $E$.
Show that if $n$ is odd, then $f$ admits at least one real eigenvalue.
QIV.C Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Compute eigenvalues of a given matrix View
In this part, $n$ is a non-zero natural integer, $M$ is in $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ and $f$ is the endomorphism of $E = \mathcal{M}_{n,1}(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $f(X) = MX$ for all $X$ in $E$.
In this question, $\lambda = \alpha + \mathrm{i}\beta$, with $(\alpha, \beta)$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, is a non-real eigenvalue of $M$ and $Z$ in $\mathcal{M}_{n,1}(\mathbb{C})$, non-zero, is such that $MZ = \lambda Z$.
If $M = (m_{i,j})_{\substack{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n \\ 1 \leqslant j \leqslant n}}$ we denote $\bar{M} = (m_{i,j}')_{\substack{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n \\ 1 \leqslant j \leqslant n}}$ with $m_{i,j}' = \bar{m}_{i,j}$ (conjugate of the complex number $m_{i,j}$) for all $(i,j)$ in $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket^2$ and if $Z = \begin{pmatrix} z_1 \\ \vdots \\ z_n \end{pmatrix}$ we denote $\bar{Z} = \begin{pmatrix} z_1' \\ \vdots \\ z_n' \end{pmatrix}$ with $z_i' = \bar{z}_i$ for all $i$ in $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$.
We set $X = \frac{1}{2}(Z + \bar{Z})$ and $Y = \frac{1}{2\mathrm{i}}(Z - \bar{Z})$.
IV.C.1) Verify that $X$ and $Y$ are in $E$ and show that the family $(X, Y)$ is free in $E$.
IV.C.2) Show that the vector plane $F$ generated by $X$ and $Y$ is stable by $f$ and give the matrix of $f_F$ in the basis $(X, Y)$.
QIV.D Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Invariant subspaces and stable subspace analysis View
In this part, $n$ is a non-zero natural integer, $M$ is in $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ and $f$ is the endomorphism of $E = \mathcal{M}_{n,1}(\mathbb{R})$ defined by $f(X) = MX$ for all $X$ in $E$.
What do you think of the statement: ``every endomorphism of a finite-dimensional real vector space admits at least one line or one plane stable''?
QIV.E Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Invariant subspaces and stable subspace analysis View
Does there exist an endomorphism of $\mathbb{R}[X]$ admitting neither line nor plane stable?
QIV.F Second order differential equations Reduction of a differential system to a second-order ODE View
In this question we consider the linear differential system $\mathcal{S} : X' = AX$ associated with the matrix $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -4 & 0 \\ 1 & -2 & -1 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$.
We call trajectories of $\mathcal{S}$ the arcs of the space $\mathbb{R}^3$ parametrized by the solutions of $\mathcal{S}$. We want to determine the rectilinear trajectories and the planar trajectories of $\mathcal{S}$.
IV.F.1) Construct an invertible matrix $P$ and a matrix $T = \begin{pmatrix} \alpha & \beta & 0 \\ -\beta & \alpha & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & \gamma \end{pmatrix}$ with $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ in $(\mathbb{R}^*)^3$ such that $P^{-1}AP = T$ and determine a plane $F$ and a line $G$ stable by the endomorphism of $\mathbb{R}^3$ canonically associated with $A$ and supplementary in $\mathbb{R}^3$.
IV.F.2) Determine the unique solution of the Cauchy problem $\mathcal{P}_U : \begin{cases} X' = AX \\ X(0) = U \end{cases}$ when $U$ belongs to $G$.
IV.F.3) For all $\sigma = (a, b)$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, we consider the Cauchy problem $\mathcal{C}_{\sigma} : \begin{cases} x' = -x + 2y \\ y' = -2x - y \\ x(0) = a,\ y(0) = b \end{cases}$ and $\varphi = (x, y)$ in $\mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{R}^2)$ the unique solution of $\mathcal{C}_{\sigma}$.
Specify $x'(0)$ and $y'(0)$; show that $x$ and $y$ are solutions of the same linear homogeneous differential equation of second order with constant coefficients and thus deduce $\varphi$ as a function of $a$ and $b$.
IV.F.4) Determine the rectilinear trajectories and the planar trajectories of the differential system $X' = AX$.
In this part $E$ is a real vector space of dimension $n$ equipped with a basis $\mathcal{B} = (\varepsilon_i)_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n}$. We consider an endomorphism $f$ of $E$ and we denote by $A$ its matrix in the basis $\mathcal{B}$.
V.A.1) Show that there exists a unique inner product on $E$ for which $\mathcal{B}$ is orthonormal.
This inner product is denoted in the usual way by $\langle u, v \rangle$ or more simply $u \cdot v$ for all $(u, v)$ in $E^2$.
V.A.2) If $u$ and $v$ are represented by the respective column matrices $U$ and $V$ in the basis $\mathcal{B}$, what simple relation exists between $u \cdot v$ and the matrix product ${}^t U V$ (where ${}^t U$ is the transpose of $U$)?
In this part $E$ is a real vector space of dimension $n$ equipped with a basis $\mathcal{B} = (\varepsilon_i)_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n}$. We consider an endomorphism $f$ of $E$ and we denote by $A$ its matrix in the basis $\mathcal{B}$. There exists a unique inner product on $E$ for which $\mathcal{B}$ is orthonormal, denoted $\langle u, v \rangle$ or $u \cdot v$.
Let $H$ be a hyperplane of $E$ and $D$ its orthogonal complement. If $(u)$ is a basis of $D$ and if $U$ is the column matrix of $u$ in $\mathcal{B}$, show that $H$ is stable by $f$ if and only if $U$ is an eigenvector of the transpose of $A$.
QV.C Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Eigenvalue and Characteristic Polynomial Analysis View
In this part $E$ is a real vector space of dimension $n$ equipped with a basis $\mathcal{B} = (\varepsilon_i)_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n}$. We consider an endomorphism $f$ of $E$ and we denote by $A$ its matrix in the basis $\mathcal{B}$.
Determine thus the stable plane(s) of $f$ when $n = 3$ and $A$ is the matrix $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -4 & 0 \\ 1 & -2 & -1 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$ considered in IV.F.
In this question, $E$ is a real vector space of dimension $n$ and $f$ is an endomorphism of $E$.
V.D.1) Show that if $f$ is diagonalisable then there exist $n$ hyperplanes of $E$, $(H_i)_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n}$, all stable by $f$ such that $\bigcap_{i=1}^{n} H_i = \{0\}$.
V.D.2) Is an endomorphism $f$ of $E$ for which there exist $n$ hyperplanes of $E$ stable by $f$ and with intersection reduced to the zero vector necessarily diagonalisable?