Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.4 Additional Properties of Linear Transformation - Problems - Page 418: 17

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Obtain: $Ker(T)=\{p \in P_1(R): T(p)=0\}\\ =\{ax+b: T(ax+b)=0\}\\ =\{ax+b:(2b-a)x+(b+a)=0\}$ We have the system: $2b-a=0\\ b+a=0\\ \rightarrow a=b=0\\ \rightarrow Ker(T)=\{(0\}$ Hence, $T$ is one-to-one. Apply Rank Nullity Theorem: $\dim [Ker(T_2T_1)]+\dim [Rng(T)=\dim P_1(R)\\ 0+\dim [Rng(T)]=2\\ \dim [Rng(T)]=2$ $\dim P_1(R)=2=\dim [Rng(T)]\\ \rightarrow Rng=P_1(R)$ $\rightarrow T$ is onto. Assume $T^{-1}$ be an inverse transformation of $T$ $T^{-1}T(p)=p\\ T^{-1}T(ax+b)=ax+b\\ T^{-1}[(2b-a)x+(a+b)]=ax+b$ Let $\alpha =2b-a\\ \beta =a+b\\ \rightarrow a=2b- \alpha\\ \rightarrow b=\frac{\alpha + \beta}{3}\\ \rightarrow \alpha=\frac{2\beta - \alpha}{3}$ Hence $T^{-1}(ax+b)=\frac{2\beta - \alpha}{3}x+\frac{\beta + \alpha}{3}$ or $T^{-1}(ax+b)=\frac{2b -a}{3}x+\frac{a+ b}{3}$
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