Properties of linear transformations
Composing rotations and reflections of the plane and of R^3 by multiplying their matrices, keeping track of which transformation applies first.
Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, Properties of linear transformations
10 exercises
Exercise 6.4.2
Find the matrix for the linear transformation that rotates every vector in by an angle of and then reflects about the -axis.
Exercise 6.4.3
Find the matrix for the linear transformation that rotates every vector in by a counterclockwise angle of and then reflects about the -axis followed by a reflection about the -axis.
Exercise 6.4.4
Find the matrix for the linear transformation that reflects every vector in about the -axis and then rotates by an angle of .
Exercise 6.4.5
Find the matrix of the linear transformation that rotates every vector in counterclockwise about the -axis when viewed from the positive -axis by an angle of 30 degrees and then reflects about the -plane.
Exercise 6.4.6
Prove the three properties in Proposition 6.27, using only the definition of a linear transformation (i.e., the fact that it preserves addition and scalar multiplication).
Exercise 6.4.7
Let be the linear transformation with matrix and the linear transformation with matrix . Find the matrix of . Compute for .
Exercise 6.4.8
Let be a linear transformation and suppose . Suppose is the linear transformation with matrix . Find for .
Exercise 6.4.9
What is the inverse of a reflection? Rotation? Shearing? Scaling?
Exercise 6.4.10
Let be a linear transformation with matrix . Find the matrix of .
Exercise 6.4.11
Let be the linear transformation given by . Find the matrix of .
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