Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - Review Exercises - Page 222: 59

Answer

$$[x]_{B'}=\left[ \begin {array}{ccc} \frac{2}{5}\\-\frac{1}{4} \end {array} \right].$$

Work Step by Step

Writing $x$ as a linear combination of the basis $B'$ as follows $$x=(2,2)= a(5,0)+b(0,-8).$$ We get the system \begin{align*} 5a&=2\\ -8b&=2. \end{align*} By solving the above system we have the soluiton $$a=\frac{2}{5}, \quad b=-\frac{1}{4}.$$ Thus, the coordinate matrix of $x$ in $R^2$ relative to the basis $B'$ is $$[x]_{B'}=\left[ \begin {array}{ccc} \frac{2}{5}\\-\frac{1}{4} \end {array} \right].$$
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