# Matrix of. Linear operator question

frowdow
I am trying to figure out what the matrix of this linear operator would be:
T:M →AMB where A, M, B are all 2X2 matrices with respect to the standard bases of a 2x2 matrix viz. e11, e12 e21 and e22. Any ideas? Il know it should be 2X8 matrix. I am trying to teach myself Abstract algebra using Artin's book and this is listed in the problem section in one of the chapters.

Thanks,
Frowdow

Hey frowdow and welcome to the forums.

Just to clarify what are the domain and range (or codomain) of the actual mappings?

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What are the images of the standard basis elements under T?

$$e_{11}= \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}$$
$$A= \begin{bmatrix}a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22}\end{bmatrix}$$
$$B= \begin{bmatrix}b_{11} & b_{12} \\ b_{21} & b_{22}\end{bmatrix}$$
$$Ae_{11}B= \begin{bmatrix}a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22}\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}b_{11} & b_{12} \\ b_{21} & b_{22}\end{bmatrix}$$
$$= \begin{bmatrix}a_{11} & 0 \\ a_{21} & 0\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}b_{11} & b_{12} \\ b_{21} & b_{22}\end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix}a_{11}b_{11} & a_{11}b_{21} \\ a_{21}b_{12} & a_{21}b_{22}\end{bmatrix}$$
$$= a_{11}b_{11}e_{11}+ a_{11}b_{21}e_{12}+ a_{21}b{21}e_{21}+ a_{21}b_{22}e_{22}$$