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Math 2331 - Linear Algebra: 1.9 The Matrix of A Linear Transformation

1) A linear transformation T from Rn to Rm can be represented by an m×n matrix A where the columns of A are the images of the standard basis vectors under T. 2) This matrix A is called the standard matrix of the linear transformation T. It allows us to compute T(x) for any vector x using the matrix multiplication T(x) = Ax. 3) Examples are provided to demonstrate computing the standard matrix for specific linear transformations and using it to evaluate T(x) for given vectors x.

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Math 2331 - Linear Algebra: 1.9 The Matrix of A Linear Transformation

1) A linear transformation T from Rn to Rm can be represented by an m×n matrix A where the columns of A are the images of the standard basis vectors under T. 2) This matrix A is called the standard matrix of the linear transformation T. It allows us to compute T(x) for any vector x using the matrix multiplication T(x) = Ax. 3) Examples are provided to demonstrate computing the standard matrix for specific linear transformations and using it to evaluate T(x) for given vectors x.

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9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation

Math 2331 – Linear Algebra


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation

Jiwen He

Department of Mathematics, University of Houston

[email protected]
math.uh.edu/∼jiwenhe/math2331

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 1/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation

Matrix Transformation: Identity Matrix

Linear Transformation: Generalized Result


Matrix of a Linear Transformation
Theorem
Examples
Geometric Linear Transformations of R2

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 2/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Identity Matrix
Identity Matrix
In is an n × n matrix with 1’s on the main left to right diagonal
and 0’s elsewhere. The ith column of In is labeled ei .
Example
 
  1 0 0
I3 = e1 e2 e3 = 0 1 0 
0 0 1

Note that   
1 0 0 x1
I3 x =  0 1 0   x2 
0 0 1 x3
     

=  +  +  = .

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 3/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Linear Transformation

Identity Matrix
In general, for x in Rn , In x =

Linear Transformation
From Section 1.8, if T : Rn → Rm is a linear transformation, then
T (cu + dv) =cT (u) +dT (v).

Generalized Result
T (c1 v1 + · · · + cp vp ) =c1 T (v1 ) + · · · + cp T (vp ).

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 4/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Linear Transformation: Example


Example
     
1 0 1 0
The columns of I2 = are e1 = and e2 = .
0 1 0 1
Suppose T is a linear transformation from R2 to R3 where
   
2 5
T (e1 ) =  −3  and T (e2 ) =  0 .
4 1
 
x1
Compute T (x) for any x = .
x2

Solution: A vector x in R2 can be written as


     
x1 1 0
= + = e1 + e2
x2 0 1

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 5/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Linear Transformation: Example (cont.)

Then
T (x) = T (x1 e1 + x2 e2 ) = T (e1 ) + T (e2 )
     
2 5
=  −3  +  0 = .
4 1
Note that  
 
x1
T (x) =   .
x2
So  
T (x) = T (e1 ) T (e2 ) x = Ax

To get A, replace the identity matrix [e1 e2 ] with [T (e2 ) T (e2 )].

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 6/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Matrix of Linear Transformation: Theorem

Theorem
Let T : Rn → Rm be a linear transformation. Then there exists a
unique matrix A such that

T (x) = Ax for all x in Rn .

In fact, A is the m × n matrix whose jth column is the vector


T (ej ), where ej is the jth column of the identity matrix in Rn .

A = [T (e1 ) T (e2 ) ··· T (en )]


↑
(standard matrix for the linear transformation)T

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 7/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Matrix of Linear Transformation: Example

Example
   
? ?   x1 − 2x2
 ? ?  x1 =  4x1 
x2
? ? 3x1 + 2x2

Solution:
 
? ?
 ? ?  = standard matrix of the linear transformation T
? ?
 
? ?  
 ? ?  = T (e1 ) T (e2 ) = (fill-in)
? ?

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 8/9


1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation Definition Theorem

Matrix of Linear Transformation: Example


Example
Find the standard matrix of the linear transformation T : R2 → R2
which rotates a point about the origin through an angle of π4
radians (counterclockwise).

 ↓ 

A= 

   

T (e1 ) =   T (e2 ) =  

Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 9/9

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