Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Matrix Algebra - 2.3 Exercises - Page 118: 36

Answer

$T^{-1}$ maps $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ onto $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ and $T^{-1}$ is a one-to-one mapping of $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ onto $\mathrm{R}^{n}$

Work Step by Step

Let $T$ be such that $T$ maps $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ onto $\mathrm{R}^{n}$. Let the standard matrix of $\mathrm{T}$ be $A$. By Th.12.a of Chapter 1, the columns of its standard matrix $A$ span $\mathrm{R}^{n}$. By the IMT, $\mathrm{a}. \quad A$ is an invertible matrix. and $\mathrm{h}.\ \quad$The columns of $A$ span $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. are both true, so $A$ is invertible. By Th.9, $T$ is invertible, and the standard matrix of $\mathrm{T}^{-1}$ is $\mathrm{A}^{-1}.$ Again, by the IMT, this time since $\mathrm{A}^{-1}$ is invertible (a), the columns of $\mathrm{A}^{-1}$ are linearly independent (e) and span $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ (h.) By Th.12 of Chapter 1, applied on $T^{-1}$: $T^{-1}$ maps $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ onto $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ and, since the columns of $A^{-1}$ are linearly independent, $T^{-1}$ is a one-to-one mapping of $\mathrm{R}^{n}$ onto $\mathrm{R}^{n}$.
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