Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 6 - Linear Transformations - 6.6 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 430: 29

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Assume $A,B \in M_2(R)\\ c \in R$ Obtain $T(A+B)\\ =S^{-1}(A+B)S\\ =(S^{-1}A+S^{-1}B)S\\ =S^{-1}AS+S^{-1}BS\\ =T(A)+T(B)$ and $T(cA)\\ =S^{-1}(cA)S\\ =cS^{-1}AS\\ =cT(A)$ Hence, $T$ is a linear transformation Obtain: $Ker(T)=\{A \in M_2(R):T (A)=0\}\\ =\{A \in M_2(R): S^{-1}AS=0\}\\ \rightarrow A=0\\ \rightarrow Ker(T)=\{0\}$ $T$ is one-to-one (1) Apply Rank Nullity Theorem: $\dim [Ker(T)]+\dim [Rng(T)]=\dim M_2(R)\\ 0+\dim [Rng(T)]=4\\ \dim [Rng(T)]=4$ Since $\dim [Rng(T)]=4=\dim M_2(R)$, hence, $T$ is onto (2) From (1) and (2), $T$ is isomorphism.
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