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7)
T:R^{2}->R^{2} projection transformation on X-axes parallel to the
line
y=-\sqrt{3}x
find the representative matrices of T{*} by B=\{(1,0),(0,1)\} basis
how i tried:
i understood that the x axes stayed the same but the y axes turned
into
y=-\sqrt{3}x
our T takes some vector and returns only the new x part with respect
to the new y axes.
any guidanse?
 
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7)
T:R^{2}->R^{2} projection transformation on X-axes parallel to the
line
y=-\sqrt{3}x
find the representative matrices of T{*} by B=\{(1,0),(0,1)\} basis
how i tried:
i understood that the x axes stayed the same but the y axes turned
into
y=-\sqrt{3}x
our T takes some vector and returns only the new x part with respect
to the new y axes.
any guidanse?

If I understand what you're trying to say, then
T\begin{bmatrix}1 \\ 0\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}1\\ 0\end{bmatrix}
and
T\begin{bmatrix}0 \\ 1\end{bmatrix} = k\begin{bmatrix}1\\\sqrt{3}\end{bmatrix}

With a little trig you can figure out what k needs to be. What you know what a linear transformation does to a basis, you can write the matrix that represents the transformation.
 
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