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Discovery guide 44.1 Discovery guide

Discovery 44.1.1.

Let \(\funcdef{T}{\poly_3(\R)}{\matrixring_2(\R)}\) and \(\funcdef{S}{\matrixring_2(\R)}{\R^1}\) be defined by
\begin{align*} T(a x^3 + b x^2 + c x + d) \amp = \begin{bmatrix} a + b \amp b + c \\ c + d \amp d - a \end{bmatrix} \text{,} \amp S\left(\begin{bmatrix} a \amp b \\ c \amp d \end{bmatrix}\right) \amp = a + d\text{.} \end{align*}

(b)

What are the domain and the codomain of the composite transformation \(S \circ T\text{?}\)

(c)

Compute a general input-output formula for \(S \circ T\) similar to the formulas for \(S\) and \(T\) defined above.

Discovery 44.1.2.

Verify that if \(\funcdef{T}{U}{V}\) and \(\funcdef{S}{V}{W}\) are linear, then \(\funcdef{S \circ T}{U}{W}\) is also linear.

Discovery 44.1.3.

Consider matrix transformations \(\funcdef{T_A}{\R^3}{\R^2}\) and \(\funcdef{S_B}{\R^2}{\R^4}\) corresponding to matrices
\begin{align*} A \amp = \begin{abmatrix}{rcr} 1 \amp 2 \amp -1 \\ -1 \amp 3 \amp 1 \end{abmatrix} \text{,} \amp B \amp = \begin{abmatrix}{rcr} 1 \amp 1 \\ 2 \amp -2 \\ -3 \amp 4 \\ 0 \amp 5 \end{abmatrix}\text{.} \end{align*}

(a)

How should an image vector \((S_B \circ T_A)(\uvec{x})\) be computed?

(c) Describe the pattern.

In words: The standard matrix of a composition of matrix transformations is .
In symbols: For \(\funcdef{T}{\R^n}{\R^m}\) and \(\funcdef{S}{\R^m}{\R^\ell}\text{,}\) \(\stdmatrixOf{S \circ T} = \fillinmath{XXXXXXXXXX} \text{.}\)

Notation.

In analogy with the pattern of Taskย (c) of Discoveryย 44.1.3, we will use multiplication notation \(S T\) in place of composite function notation \(S \circ T\) for all linear transformations.

Discovery 44.1.4.

Let \(\uppermatring_2(\R)\) represent the space of \(2 \times 2\) upper triangular matrices, and let
\begin{align*} \amp \funcdef{T}{\poly_2(\R)}{\matrixring_2(\R)} \text{,} \amp \amp \funcdef{S}{\uppermatring_2(\R)}{\poly_2(\R)} \end{align*}
be defined by
\begin{gather*} T(a x^2 + b x + c) = \begin{bmatrix} a + b \amp b + c \\ 0 \amp c \end{bmatrix} \text{,}\\ S\left(\begin{bmatrix} a \amp b \\ 0 \amp c \end{bmatrix}\right) = (a - b + c) x^2 + (b - c) x + c\text{.} \end{gather*}

(a)

Compute an input-output formula similar to those above for the composite transformation \(S T\text{.}\)

(c)

Does it work the other way? Compute an input-output formula for the composite transformation \(T S\text{.}\)

(d)

Would Taskย (c) have worked if \(S\) used the same output formula, but was defined as a transformation \(\funcdef{S}{\matrixring_2(\R)}{\poly_2(\R)}\text{?}\) Say, as
\begin{equation*} S\left(\begin{bmatrix} a \amp b \\ z \amp c \end{bmatrix}\right) = (a - b + c) x^2 + (b - c) x + c\text{?} \end{equation*}

(e) Describe the pattern.

If \(T\) is an invertible linear transformation, the domain of \(\inv{T}\) should be .

Discovery 44.1.5.

Consider \(\funcdef{T}{\poly_2(\R)}{\matrixring_2(\R)}\) defined by
\begin{equation*} T(a x^2 + b x + c) = \begin{bmatrix} 0 \amp a + b + c \\ 0 \amp 0 \end{bmatrix} \text{.} \end{equation*}

(b)

Is \(T\) invertible? To decide, try to define an input-output formula for \(\funcdef{\inv{T}}{D}{\poly_2(\R)}\) (where \(D\) is the domain for \(\inv{T}\) that you identified in Taskย (a)) so that your formula โ€œreversesโ€ \(T\text{,}\) just as \(S\) reversed the transformation \(T\) in Discoveryย 44.1.4.

(c)

Compute the image vectors \(T(x^2)\) and \(T(1)\text{.}\)
What do the results say about the potential invertibility of \(T\text{?}\)

Discovery 44.1.7.

Consider matrix transformation \(\funcdef{T_A}{\R^3}{\R^3}\) corresponding to matrix
\begin{equation*} A = \begin{abmatrix}{ccr} 1 \amp 2 \amp -1 \\ 0 \amp 3 \amp 1 \\ 0 \amp 1 \amp 2 \end{abmatrix}\text{.} \end{equation*}

(b)

Corollaryย 42.5.4 says that every transformation \(\R^3 \to \R^3\) is a matrix transformation. Based on the calculation patterns from Discoveryย 44.1.4, we should have \((\inv{T}_A T_A)(\uvec{x}) = \uvec{x}\) for every \(\uvec{x}\) in \(\R^3\text{.}\)
So what matrix should correspond to \(\inv{T}_A\text{?}\)

(c) Describe the pattern.

In words: The standard matrix of the inverse of a (square) matrix transformation is .
In symbols: For invertible \(\funcdef{T}{\R^n}{\R^n}\text{,}\) \(\stdmatrixOf{\inv{T}} = \fillinmath{XXXXX}\text{.}\)
An isomorphism is an invertible linear transformation whose image is the whole codomain space.

Discovery 44.1.8.

In each of the following, provide a specific example of an isomorphism \(\funcdef{T}{V}{\R^n}\) for a specific value of \(n\text{.}\) In each case, are there multiple values of \(n\) for which this is achievable?

(e)

\(V = \Span \{ \sin x, \cos x, e^x \}\) (as a subspace of \(F(\R)\)).
Itโ€™s likely that all of your examples followed the same simple pattern of turning the inputs into outputs โ€” what previous course concept were you using (even if unknowingly)?