Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.6 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 430: 15

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Assume $ax^2+bx+c \in P_2(R)$ and $\alpha, \beta, \gamma \in R$ Obtain $ax^2+bx+c=\alpha(x^2-x-3)+\beta(2x+5)+\gamma(6) $ We have the system: $\alpha=a\\ \beta+\gamma =b\\ -\alpha +2\beta=b\\ -3\alpha+5\beta +6\gamma=c\\ \rightarrow \alpha =a\\ \beta =\frac{a+b}{2}\\ \gamma=\frac{a-5b+2c}{12}$ Hence, $T(ax^2+bx+c)=T[a(x^2-x-3)+\frac{a+b}{2}(2x+5)+\frac{a-5b+2c}{12}(6)]\\ =aT(x^2-x-3)+\frac{a+b}{2}T(2x+5)+\frac{a-5b+2c}{12}T(6)\\ =a\begin{bmatrix} -2 & 1\\ -4& -1 \end{bmatrix}+\frac{a+b}{2}\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1\\ 2 & -2 \end{bmatrix}+\frac{a-5b+2c}{12}\begin{bmatrix} 12 & 6\\ 6 & 8 \end{bmatrix}\\ =\begin{bmatrix} -2a & a\\ -4a& -a \end{bmatrix}+\begin{bmatrix} 0 & \frac{a+b}{2}\\ a+b & -a-b \end{bmatrix}+\begin{bmatrix} a-5b+2c & \frac{a-5b+2c}{2}\\\frac{a-5b+2c}{2} & \frac{3a-15b+6c}{12} \end{bmatrix}\\ =\begin{bmatrix} -a-5b+2c & 2a-2b+c\\\frac{-5a-3b+2c}{2} & \frac{-a-17b+6c}{12} \end{bmatrix}$
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