Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.3 The Kernel and Range of a Linear Transformation - Problems - Page 405: 1

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We are given: $A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 4\\ 4 & 8\\ 8 & 16 \end{bmatrix}$ Since $T(X)=A(x)$ $\rightarrow ker T=\{x \in R^2:T(x)=0\}\\ =\{x\in R^2: A(x)=0\}$ a) $x=(-10,5)$ we obtain: $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 4\\ 4 & 8\\ 8 & 16 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} -10 \\ 5 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}\\ \rightarrow x \in Ker T$ a) $x=(1,-1)$ we obtain: $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 4\\ 4 & 8\\ 8 & 16 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ -1 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} -1\\ -2\\ -4\\ -8 \end{bmatrix} \ne\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}\\ \rightarrow x \notin Ker T$ c) $x=(2,-1)$ we obtain: $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 4\\ 4 & 8\\ 8 & 16 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ -1 \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}\\ \rightarrow x \in Ker T$
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