(Linear Transformation)
1(i). Find a LT T : R2 → R2 such that T (1, 0) = (1, 1) and T (1, 1) = (−1, 2). Also prove that T maps square with
vertices at (0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 1) into a parallelogram.
1(ii). If possible, find a LT T : A → B such that
(a) T (2, 3) = (4, 5), T (1, 0) = (0, 0), where A = R2 and B = R2 .
(b) T (1, 1) = (1, 0, 1), T (0, 1) = (1, 0, 0), T (1, 2) = (2, 1, 1) where A = R2 and B = R3 .
(c) T (1, 0, 0) = (2, 3), T (0, 1, 0) = (1, 2), T (0, 0, 1) = (−1, −4) where A = R3 and B = R2 .
(d) T (1, 1, 0) = (0, 1, 1), T (0, 0, 0) = (0, 0, 1), T (1, 0, 1) = (0, 0, 0) where A = B = R3 .
2(i). Find a LT T : R3 → R3 , whose range is spanned by the vectors (1, 0, −1) and (1, 2, 2).
2(ii). Find a nonzero LT T : R2 → R2 , which maps all the vectors on the line y = x onto the origin.
3. Find the range and null space of followings LTs. Also find the rank and nullity wherever applicable:
(i) T : R2 → R3 defined by T (x1 , x2 ) = (3x1 + x2 , 0, 0).
(ii) T : R4 → R3 defined by T (x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ) = (x1 − x4 , x2 + x3 , x3 − x4 ).
(iii) T : R2 → R2 defined by T (x1 , x2 ) = (x1 + x2 , x1 + x2 ).
(iv) T : P3 → R3 defined by T (a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 + a3 x3 ) = (a0 + a1 + 2a3 , 2a1 + a2 , a3 + a1 ).
(v) T : C(0, 1) → C(0, 1) defined by T (f )x = f (x) sin x.
4. Examine whether the following transformations are linear or not. In case of LT, find their matrix representation
with respect to given bases B1 and B2 .
(i) T : R2 → R2 defined by T (x1 , x2 ) = (x1 + x2 , x2 ); B1 and B2 are standard bases.
(ii) T : R2 → R3 defined by T (x1 , x2 ) = (x1 , x1 + x2 , x2 ); B1 and B2 are standard bases.
(iii) T : C2 → C2 defined by T (x1 + ix2 , x3 + ix4 ) = (x1 , x2 ); B1 = {(0, 1), (1, 1)} and B2 is standard bases.
(iv) T : P2 → P2 defined by T (a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 ) = −a0 + 2a1 x + (a2 + a0 )x2 ; B1 and B2 are standard bases.
(v) T : P3 → P3 defined by T (a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 + a3 x3 ) = a0 + a1 (x + 1) + a2 (x + 1)2 + a3 (x + 1)3 ; B2 =
{1, 1 + x, 1 + x2 , 1 + x3 } and B1 is standard basis.
Rx
(vi) T : P2 → P3 defined by T (p(x)) = xp(x) + 0
p(t); B1 and B2 are standard bases.
(vii) T : P2 → R4 defined by T (a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 ) = (a0 + a2 , a1 − a0 , a2 − a1 , a0 ); B1 = {1; 1 + x; x + x2 } and
B2 = {(1, 0, 1, 0); (1, 0, 0, 0); (0, 1, −1, 0); (0, 0, 1, 1)}.
2×2 2×2 2×2 1 1
(viii) T : R →R defined by T (A) = AM, ∀A ∈ R , where M = is a fixed matrix in R2×2 ; B1 and
1 2
B2 are standard bases.
(ix) Repeat part (viii), when T : R2×2 → R2×2 is defined by T (A) = A + M .
5. Let T : R3 → R3 be defined by T (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (x1 + x2 , x1 + 2x2 , 3x3 + x2 ). Show that T is invertible and further,
find a formula for T −1 . Match the result by matrix representation also.
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2 0 0
6(i). Find a LT T : R3 → R3 , whose matrix representation is 2 −5 0 , with respect to standard bases. Find
0 2 1
its inverse matrix also.
1 0 −1
6(ii). Find a LT T : R3 → R3 , whose matrix representation is 0 2 1 , with respect to standard bases. Find
1 0 −1
the matrix of T with respect to basis {(1, 1, −1), (1, 2, 0), (1, 0, 1)}.
1 2 3 0
6(iii). Find a LT T : P3 → R3 , whose matrix representation is 0 1 1 1 , with respect to {1; 1 + x2 ; x +
5 4 1 −1
x3 ; 1 + x + x2 } and {(1, 0, 1), (2, 4, 5), (0, 0, 1)}.
