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The discussion focuses on finding a matrix A associated with a linear map f: ℝ³ → ℝ³ such that its nullspace is the subspace V generated by the vectors {(1,1,0),(0,2,0)}. The proposed solution yields the matrix A = [[0,0,1],[0,0,1],[0,0,1]]. The user confirms that the kernel of the matrix includes the vectors (1,1,0) and (0,2,0), validating the nullspace condition. Additionally, there is a query regarding the interpretation of the subspace W defined by the equation x - y = 0, questioning its relevance to the problem.

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Homework Statement


Let ##V\subset \mathbb{R}^3## be the subspace generated by ##\{(1,1,0),(0,2,0)\}## and ##W=\{(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{R}^3|x-y=0\}##. Find a matrix ##A## associated to a linear map ##f:\mathbb{R}^3\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^3## through the standard basis such that its nullspace is ##V##.

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Nullspace definition

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Using the nullspace definition I get that ##f(0,2,0)=f(1,1,0)=(0,0,0)##. Thus,
\begin{equation} f(0,2,0) =(0,0,0)\end{equation}
\begin{equation}f(1,1,0) = (0,0,0) \end{equation}
\begin{equation}f(0,0,1)=(1,1,1) \end{equation}
Since the matrix has to be written wrt the standard basis of ##\mathbb{R}^3##, which is ##(1,0,0),(0,1,0),(0,0,1)##, I infer that
\begin{equation} f(1,0,0)=f(1,1,0)-\frac{1}{2}f(0,2,0)=(0,0,0)-\frac{1}{2}(0,0,0)=(0,0,0) \end{equation}
\begin{equation}f(0,1,0)=\frac{1}{2}f(0,2,0)=\frac{1}{2}(0,0,0)=(0,0,0)\end{equation}
while I know from the text of the problem that ##f(0,0,1)=(1,1,1)##. In conclusion,
\begin{equation} A=\begin{pmatrix} 0&0&1\\0&0&1\\0&0&1\end{pmatrix}\end{equation}
If I look for a basis of the kernel I effectively get the two vectors ##(1,1,0),(0,2,0)##, so it should be ok. Is it correct?
 
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Zero2Infinity said:
Let ##V\subset \mathbb{R}^3## be the subspace generated by ##\{(1,1,0),(0,2,0)\}## and ##W=\{(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{R}^3|x-y=0\}##.
Does this mean
  1. Let ##V\subset \mathbb{R}^3## be the subspace generated by ##\{(1,1,0),(0,2,0)\}## and let ##W=\{(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{R}^3|x-y=0\}##; or does it mean
  2. Let ##V\subset \mathbb{R}^3## be the subspace generated by ##\{(1,1,0),(0,2,0)\}\cup\{(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{R}^3|x-y=0\}##?
If it means the second one then ##V=\mathbb R^3##, so ##f## must be the zero map. If it means the first one then ##W## is not used in the problem, which raises the question of why it has been defined.
 

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