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The discussion centers on proving the existence of a linear mapping L: V → V such that the kernel of L is a given subspace S of a finite-dimensional vector space V. The key insight provided is to utilize the orthogonal projection onto the complement subspace of S, which establishes the required linear mapping. This approach effectively demonstrates the relationship between the kernel of the mapping and the subspace in question.

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Hey guys, I was wondering if you could help me out with a question I've got, I really don't know where to go or really where to start! Here's the question:

Let S be a subspace of a finite dimensional vector space V. Show that there exists a Linear Mapping L: V → V such that the kernel of L is S.

I started off messing around with some examples and the theorem makes sense to me, I just can't figure out how to prove it! If someone could start me off that would be awesome.

Thanks!
 
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Take the orthogonal projection to the complement subspace of S.
 

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