Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.6 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 430: 19

Answer

$dim[Ker(T)] \in \{2,3,4,5\}$

Work Step by Step

Since $T$ is an isomorphism, we can obtain: $Rng(T)\ne P_3(R) \rightarrow Rng(T) \subset P_3(R)$ then $dim[Rng(T)] \lt dim[P_3(R)]=4$ According to Rank-Nullity Theorem: $dim[Ker(T)]+dim[Rng(T)]=dim[P_4(R)] \\ dim[Ker(T)]+dim[Rng(T)]=5\\ dim[Ker(T)]=5-(\lt 4) \gt 5-4=1 $ (1) We also have $Ker(T) \subseteq P_4(R)$ $\rightarrow dim[Ker(T)] \leq [dimP_4(R)] \\ \rightarrow dim[Ker(T)] \leq 5$ (2) From (1) and (2), $dim[Ker(T)] \in \{2,3,4,5\}$
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