Tutorial 3

IC-M

1. Prove that following transformations are linear transformations. Find the null space and range space in
each case.

(a) T : R2 → R3 defined by T (x1 , x2 )t = (x1 , x1 + x2 , x2 )t .

(b) T : R2 → R2 defined by T (x1 , x2 )t = (x1 + x2 , x1 )t .
(c) T : C(0, 1) → C(0, 1) defined by T (f )(x) = f (x)sinx.

2. Let f : V → W be a linear transformation.

(a) Suppose f is injective and S ⊂ V is linearly independent. Then show that f (S) is linearly
independent.
(b) Suppose f is onto and S spans V. Then show that f (S) spans W.
(c) Suppose S is a basis for V and f is an isomorphism then show that f (S) is a basis for W.

3. Examine whether the following transformations are linear or not. In case of linear trans- formations,
write down their matrix representation with respect to the standard bases.

(a) T : C2 → C2 such that T (x1 + iy1 , x2 + iy2 ) = (x1 , x2 ). Consider C2 as a vector space over C.
Rx
(b) T : P3 → P4 such that T (p(x)) = xp(x) + 0 p(t)dt. Here Pn denotes the vector space of
polynomials of degree ≤ n.

4. Show that each of the following linear transformations is nonsingular and find its inverse.

(a) T : R2 → R2 defined by T (x1 , x2 ) = (5x1 , 3x2 ).

(b) T : R3 → R3 defined by T (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (x1 + x2 + x3 , x3 + x2 , x3 ).