The matrix of a linear transformation
Building the matrix of a transformation with respect to a non-standard basis, and using basis images or projection formulas to determine it fully.
Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, The matrix of a linear transformation
6 exercises
Exercise 10.4.2
Let be a basis of and let be a vector in . Find .
Exercise 10.4.3
Suppose is a linear transformation such that
Let be the standard basis of , and let
be another basis.
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Find the matrix of with respect to , i.e., find .
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Find .
Exercise 10.4.4
Let be a linear transformation defined by
Consider the two bases
and
Find the matrix of with respect to the bases and .
Exercise 10.4.7
Let and consider the linear function . Find the matrix of with respect to the standard basis of .
Exercise 10.4.8
Let and consider the linear function . Find the matrix of with respect to the basis
Exercise 10.4.9
Suppose that and are finite-dimensional vector spaces with bases and , respectively. Let be a linear transformation such that
for . Let be the matrix whose columns are , and let be the matrix whose columns are . Suppose that is invertible. Show that .
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