Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.3 The Kernel and Range of a Linear Transformation - Problems - Page 405: 6

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Let $x=(x,y,z)\in R^3$ We have: $T(x)=ax\rightarrow T(x,y)=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 2\\ -3 & 3 & 6 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} x\\ y \\ z\end{bmatrix}=(x-y+2z,-3x+3y-6z)$ Obtain: $Ker (T)=\{x \in R^3: T(x)=0\}\\ =\{(x,y,z)\in R^3: T(x,y,z)=(0,0,0)\\ =\{(x,y,z)\in R^3:(x-y+2z,-3x+3y-6z)=(0,0)$ We have the system: $x-y+2z=0\\ -3x+3y-6z=0\rightarrow x=y-2z$ Thus, $Ker (T)=\{(y-2z,y,z):z \in R\}\\ =\{y(1,1,0)+z(-2,0,1):y, z \in R\}\\ =span \{(1,1,0);(-2,0,1)\} \rightarrow \dim [Ker (T)]=2$ $Ker(T)$ is the plane containing $(0,0,0);(1,1,0)$ and $(-2,0,1)$ Then, $Rng(T)=\{T(x):x \in R^3\}\\ =\{T(x,y,z):x,y,z \in R\}\\ =\{(x-y+2z,-3x+3y-6z):x,y,z \in R\} =\{ x(1,-3)+y(-1,3)+z(2,-6): x,y,z \in R\} =span \{(1,-3);(-1,3);(2,-6)\\\rightarrow Rng(T)=span \{(1,-3)\}\\ \rightarrow \dim [Rng(T)]=1$ Thus, $Rng(T)$ is the line passing through the origin $(0,0)$ with the direction $(1,-3)$ Verify a Rank Nullity Theorem: $\dim [Ker (T)]+\dim[Rng(T)]=2+1=3=\dim R^3$
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