Linear Algebra - Change of basis question

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
2 replies · 2K views
zeion
Messages
455
Reaction score
1

Homework Statement



Let A = E4 in R4 (standard basis) and B = {x^2, x, 1} in P2 over R. If T is the linear transformation that is represented by
[tex] <br /> \begin{bmatrix}1 & 1 & 0 & 1\\0 & 0 & 1 & -1\\1 & 1 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}<br /> [/tex]

relative to A and B, find the matrix that represents T with respect to A' and B' where
A' = {(1,0,0,0), (0,0,1,0), (1,-1,0,0), (0,-1,1,1)}
B' = {x^2 + 1, x, 1}

Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



So by looking at this matrix T, it's clear that its a transformation from A to B, so we want the transformation matrix [tex]T_{B'A'}[/tex],
which is: [tex]T_{B'A'} = I_{B'B}T_{BA}I_{AA'}[/tex]

So I need to find [tex]I_{AA'}[/tex] and [tex]I_{B'B}[/tex].

For [tex]I_{AA'}[/tex], I write A' wrt A(which is standard basis of R4):

I get : [tex]I_{AA'} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & -1 &-1\\0 & 1 & 0 &1\\ 0&0&0&1 \end{bmatrix}[/tex]

Then for [tex]I_{B'B}[/tex], I write B wrt B', and get

[tex]I_{B'B} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0\\-1 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}[/tex]

Now I put them together to get something with lots of zeros.. which doesn't seem right?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Your answer is correct. (At least it sounds correct.) You have the representations of the A' basis in the natural basis, so try applying them to the given T and see what you get. Then look at how those results would be represented in the B' basis. You'll see why the transformed T has so many zeros.
 
When I put them all together I get:
[tex] \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0\\-1 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}1 & 1 & 0 & 1\\0 & 0 & 1 & -1\\1 & 1 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & -1 &-1\\0 & 1 & 0 &1\\ 0&0&0&1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 & 0\\0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}[/tex] ??