Chapter 3: Q43E (page 121)
Using your work in Exercise 42 as a guide, explain how you can write the image of any matrix A as the kernel of some matrix B.
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Chapter 3: Q43E (page 121)
Using your work in Exercise 42 as a guide, explain how you can write the image of any matrix A as the kernel of some matrix B.
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An n 脳 n matrix A is called nilpotent iffor some positive integer m. Examples are triangular matrices whose entries on the diagonal are all 0. Consider a nilpotent n 脳 n matrix A, and choose the smallest number 鈥榤鈥 such that . Pick a vector in such that . Show that the vectorsare linearly independent.
Hint: Consider a relation . Multiply both sides of the equation with to show . Next, show that,and so on.
Explain why you need at least 鈥榤鈥 vectors to span a space of dimension 鈥榤鈥. See Theorem 3.3.4b.
(a) Consider a linear transformation from to . What are the possible values of ? Explain.
(b) Consider a linear transformation from to . What are the possible values of ? Explain.
What is the image of a function ffrom to given by
,
where a,b,c are arbitrary scalars?
In Exercise 40 through 43, consider the problem of fitting a conic through given points in the plane; see Exercise 53 through 62 in section 1.2. Recall that a conic is a curve in that can be described by an equation of the form , where at least one of the coefficients is non zero.
43. How many conics can you fit through six distinct points? Describe all possible scenarios, and give an example in each case.
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