Change of basis computation gone wrong....

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The discussion revolves around a problem involving linear transformations between polynomial vector spaces and the computation of change of basis matrices. The transformation A is defined from the space of degree 3 polynomials to degree 2 polynomials, and the participant calculates the matrices of A with respect to two different bases. They compute the matrices for both bases and the change of basis matrices B and C, but upon substituting into the equation to verify the relationship, they find that the two sides do not match. The participant is seeking help to identify where their calculations may have gone wrong, suggesting a possible misunderstanding of the relationship between the matrices involved.
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Homework Statement



Consider the real-vector space of polynomials (i.e. real coefficients) ##f(x)## of at most degree ##3##, let's call that space ##X##. And consider the real-vector space of polynomials (i.e. real coefficients) of at most degree ##2##, call that ##Y##. And consider the linear transformation ##A## from ##X## to ##Y## defined by the following:$$A(f) = 2f' - (x+1)f''.$$Let $$[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}$$be the matrix of ##A## with respect to the bases ##(1, x, x^2, x^3)## of ##X## and ##(1, x, x^2)## of ##Y##, let$$[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)}$$be the matrix of ##A## with respect to the bases ##(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)## of ##X## and ##(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)## of ##Y##, let ##B## be the change of basis matrix from ##(1,x,x^2,x^3)## to ##(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)##, and let ##C## be the change of basis matrix from ##(1, x, x^2)## to ##(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)##.

Problem. Show that$$[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)} = C^{-1}[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}B.$$

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Alright, let's do this, lads.

Let's first calculate$$[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}.$$Assume ##f(x)=a+bx+cx^2+dx^3##, then$$A(f)=2f' - (x+1)f''=2(b+2cx+3dx^2)-(x+1)(2c+6dx)=$$$$=2b+4cx+6dx^2-2cx-6dx^2-2c-6dx=(2b-2c)+(2c-6d)x,$$
therefore
$$[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}.=\begin{pmatrix}0&2&-2&0\\0&0&2&-6\\0&0&0&0\end{pmatrix}.$$Okay, now let's do$$[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)},$$which is similar. So we begin with ##f(x) = a + b(x+1) + c(x+1)^2 + d(x+1)^3##, then$$A(f) = 2f' - (x+1)f'' = 2(b + 2c(x+1) + 3d(x+1)^2) - (x+1)(2c + 6d(x+1)) = 2b + 2c(x+1).$$So$$[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)}.=\begin{pmatrix}0&2&0&0\\0&0&2&0\\0&0&0&0\end{pmatrix}.$$Okay, onto ##B##, ##C##, ##C^{-1}##. I calculated that$$B = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -1 & 1 & -1 \\ 0 & 1 & -2 & 3 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & -3 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\end{pmatrix},$$
$$C = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & -2 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{pmatrix},$$
$$C^{-1} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{pmatrix}.$$However, when I plug everything into my original equation which I want to verify, i.e.$$[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)} = C^{-1}[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}B,$$I find that the two sides are not equal.

Where did I go wrong? Thanks in advance.
 
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OscarAlexCunning said:
Problem. Show that$$[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)} = C^{-1}[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}B.$$
Based on the definitions, I would have expected it to be the other way around:
that$$[A]_{(1,x,x^2,x^3)}^{(1,x,x^2)}= C^{-1}[A]_{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2,(x+1)^3)}^{(1,x+1,(x+1)^2)} B.$$
Maybe try that.
 
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