The matrix of linear transformation
Theorem 1. Let
be a linear transformation of
dimentional
space into an m dimentional space
and let
be bases for and , respectively.
Then the
matrix , whose j th column is the coordinate vector [
]
of
If
with respect to
, is associated with
and has the following property:
is in , then
[
where [ ] and [
the respective bases
[ ] ,
]
Definition. The matrix
are the coordinate vectors
.
and
with respect to
of theorem 1 is called the matrix representing
with respect to the bases
, or the matrix of
with respect to
The procedure for computing the matrix of a linear transformation
with respect to the bases
and , respectively, is as follows.
Step 1. Compute
for
for
Step 2. Find the coordinate vector [
] of
( )
This means that we have to express ( ) as linear combination of the vectors in
Step 3. The matrix of with respect to
[
] as j th column of .
Example 1. Let
is formed by choosing
be defined by
.
Let
where
.
We now find the matrix
of
be bases for
and
and
with respect to
, respectively,
,
We have
Hence
[
Example 2 . Let
be defined by
.
Let
where
,
.
be bases for
and
and
, respectively,
,
Find the matrix
of
with respect to
Solution.
We have
Solving the linear system we have, that
Solving the linear system we have, that
Solving the linear system we have, that
Hence
[
Example 3. Let
].
be defined by
.
a). Find the matrix of
b). If
of
with respect to
compute
directly and using the matrix obtained
in a).
Solution. We have
+0 t +01
+1 t +01
].
Hence A=[
b). Computing
To compute
So [
Hence
directly, we have
using A we first write
]. Then [
.
]
][
].