Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.1 Introduction to Linear Transformations - 6.1 Exercises - Page 300: 2

Answer

$(1,2)$

Work Step by Step

We know that $T(v_1,v_2)=(2v_2-v_1,v_1,v_2)$ Thus $T(0,6)=(2\cdot6-0,0,6)=(12,0,6)$ Let $(x,y)$ be the pre-image of $(3,1,2)$. Then $T(x,y)=(2y-x,x,y)=(3,1,2).$ Thus $2y-x=3,x=1,y=2$ From this we get $x=1,y=2$. So the pre-image of $(12,0,6)$ is $(1,2)$
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