Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.4 Additional Properties of Linear Transformation - Problems - Page 417: 7

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We obtain: $(T_2T_1)v=T_2(T_1(v))\\ =T_2(T_1(\alpha v_1 + \beta v_2))\\ =T_2(\alpha T_1( v_1)+\beta T_1(v_2))\\ = T_2(\alpha (v_1-v_2)+\beta (2v_1+v_2))\\ =T_2(\alpha v_1-\alpha v_2+2\beta v_1+\beta v_2\\ =T_2((\alpha+2\beta)v_1)+(\beta - \alpha)v_2)\\ =T_2(\alpha +2\beta)v_1 +T_2(\beta -\alpha)v_2\\ =(\alpha + 2\beta)(v_1+2v_2)+(\beta -\alpha)(3v_1-v_2)\\ =\alpha v_1+2\beta v_1+2\alpha v_2+4\beta v_2+3\beta v_1 -3 \alpha v_1-\beta v_2+\alpha v_2\\ =(\alpha +2\beta -3\alpha +3\beta)v_1+(2\alpha +4\beta +\alpha -\beta )v_2\\ =(-2\alpha +5\beta)v_1+(3\alpha +3\beta)v_2$ for $v=\alpha v_1 +\beta v_2$
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