Endomorphism and Basis: Solving for the Pooled/Associate Matrix

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Homework Statement



Be [PLAIN]http://www.rinconmatematico.com/latexrender/pictures/c2360a03b1cf0052b79abfea8051d3da.png a base of http://www.rinconmatematico.com/latexrender/pictures/04065df7a06e6b7aedfd0b0519dd0736.png .[/URL] And be f a defined endomorphism by the expression [PLAIN]http://www.rinconmatematico.com/latexrender/pictures/415bffa5b3f9433f176071c3ce93a0ec.png:

a) Identify the pooled?/associate? matrix referred to the base B.
b) Identify the invariant vectors of f.
c) Distinguish the kernel and the image in parametric and cartesian way.

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[PLAIN]http://www.rinconmatematico.com/latexrender/pictures/c2360a03b1cf0052b79abfea8051d3da.png
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The Attempt at a Solution



The paragraph a is the only one that I have some idea of how to solve it, and I made a solution, although I do not know if it is right:

a)

http://www.rinconmatematico.com/latexrender/pictures/6e396661515df828a2c2316f129c683d.png


The b and c, how could I solve them?.
 
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The vector input in f is linear combination of the basis (and so is the output vector because its an endomorphism).
think f like this:
f(x_1, x_2, x_3) = (x_2 + x_3, x_1 + x_3, x_2 - x_1)

Hints:
a) multiply A by (x_1, x_2, x_3) and verify results
b) if Av = v then v has to be a combination of the columns of A
c1) you get the image from the muliplying A by a input, say (x_1, x_2, x_3), check a) :rolleyes:
c2) you get the kernel from knowing which vectors v get f(v) = \bar{0}, solve the system.
 
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