Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.1 Definition of a Linear Transformation - Problems - Page 390: 34

Answer

$T(v)=(3a+b)v_1+(2b-a)v_2$

Work Step by Step

$v$ is an arbitrary vector in $V$ Since $\{v_1,v_2\}$ is a basic for $V$, we obtain: $$v=av_1+av_2$$ Hence, $$T(v)=T(av_1+bv_2) \\ =aT(v_1)+bT(v_2)\\ =a(3v_1-v_2)+b(v_1+2v_2)\\ =3av_1-av_2+bv_1+2bv_2\\ =(3a+b)v_1+(2b-a)v_2$$
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