Given c in R , define T c </msub> : R n </msup>

Jeffery Clements

Jeffery Clements

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2022-06-13

Given c in R, define T c : R n R by T c ( x ) = c x for all x in R n . Show that T c is a linear transformation and find its matrix.
I don't understand the question. For T c is c the matrix and we are supposed to find c? Would the matrix just be
c 0 0 . . .0

Answer & Explanation

Carmelo Payne

Carmelo Payne

Beginner2022-06-14Added 25 answers

There is no "its matrix". There are infin ite matrices corresponding to different basis of R n for T .
You have to apply T on some basis of R n and write down the result as a linear combination of the same basis (this is the easiest, most useful, case). Say, for example with the standard matrix e :
T c ( 1 , 0 , . . . , 0 ) := ( c , 0 , . . . , 0 ) = c ( 1 , 0 , . . . , 0 ) + 0 ( 0 , 1 , 0 , . . . , 0 ) + + 0 ( 0 , 0 , . . . , 1 )
and do the same for every element of the standard matrix. Now take the transpose of the coefficients matrix, and that is your matrix for this choice of basis :
[ T c ] e = ( c 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 c )

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