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Exercise 14

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Assume that g ⁣:V→Wg\colon V\to W is linear. One of these is true, the other is false. Which is which?

  • If f ⁣:W→Vf\colon W\to V is a left inverse of gg then ff must be linear.

  • If f ⁣:W→Vf\colon W\to V is a right inverse of gg then ff must be linear.

Hefferon, Linear Algebra, Maps Between Spaces, Inverses, Exercise 14

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Adapted from Linear Algebra © 2016 Jim Hefferon. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Source: Linear Algebra. Imported at revision df2262e.