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1. ## Kernel and range of a linear Transformation

$\ L:M_{22} \to M_{22}\$ be defined by $<br /> \ L(A)=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}A-A\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}\ <br />$

Find the basis for ker L and basis for range L

My work:
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$<br /> \ \ker L = \left \{ {L(A)| \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}}A-A\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\vec{0} \right \}\ <br /> <br />$

$<br /> \[\ker L = \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a &b \\ <br /> c&d <br /> \end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a &b\\ <br /> c& d<br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\vec{0}\\<br /> =\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a+c \\ <br /> b+d<br /> \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}<br /> a+c \\ <br /> b+d<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0&0 \\ <br /> 0&0<br /> \end{bmatrix}\\<br /> =...?\]<br /> \$

Sorry, I don't know how to find the kernel for an Mnn --> Mnn with an expression like this Can someone please help me out with this. Thanks in advance

2. You are fine all the way up to here:

$\[\ker L = \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\<br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a &b \\<br /> c&d<br /> \end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a &b\\<br /> c& d<br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\<br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\vec{0}$

The step after this does not make sense. Check your matrix multiplication!

3. I apologize. I got pretty sloppy there. I was doing that late at night and so badly wanted to crash. Ok Here is what I got so far. Hopefully there wont typos...

$<br /> \ L(A)=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1&1 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a &b \\ <br /> c & d<br /> \end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a & b\\ <br /> c& d<br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1& 2\\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}=<br /> \begin{bmatrix}<br /> a+2c & b+2b\\ <br /> a+c & b+d<br /> \end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a+b &2a+b \\ <br /> c+d&2c+d<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0& 0\\ <br /> 0&0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\<br />$

$\ L(A)=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 2c-b & 2d-2a\\ <br /> a+d & b-2c<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0& 0\\ <br /> 0&0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\$

I turned this into a matrix and performed rref

$\ \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0 &-1 &2 & 0 &0 \\ <br /> -2&0 &0 &2 &0 \\ <br /> 1& 0& 0 &1 &0 \\ <br /> 0&1 & -2 & 0 &0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\sim \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &0 &0 & 0 &0 \\ <br /> 0&1 &-2&0 &0 \\ <br /> 0& 0& 0 &1 &0 \\ <br /> 0&0 & 0 & 0 &0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\$

a= 0
b = 2
c = arbitrary
d - 0

However the correct answer for the basis for ker L is:
$\ \left \{ \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1&0 \\ <br /> 0&1 <br /> \end{bmatrix} ,\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0 &1 \\ <br /> 1/2& 0<br /> \end{bmatrix}\right \}\$

I don't know how to answer this.
I also have to find the basis for range L.
The correct answer for the basis for range L is:
$\ \left \{ \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0&-2 \\ <br /> 1&0 <br /> \end{bmatrix} ,\begin{bmatrix}<br /> -1 &0\\ <br /> 0& 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}\right \}\$
But I don't know how to get that since I don't know how to get the ker L for this problem. I know that range L = span S. Not sure how to set this up....
Can someone please help me figure out this problem. Thanks in advance.

4. Originally Posted by wilday86
I apologize. I got pretty sloppy there. I was doing that late at night and so badly wanted to crash. Ok Here is what I got so far. Hopefully there wont typos...

$<br /> \ L(A)=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &2 \\ <br /> 1&1 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a &b \\ <br /> c & d<br /> \end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a & b\\ <br /> c& d<br /> \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1& 2\\ <br /> 1 & 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}=<br /> \begin{bmatrix}<br /> a+2c & b+2b\\ <br /> a+c & b+d<br /> \end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}<br /> a+b &2a+b \\ <br /> c+d&2c+d<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0& 0\\ <br /> 0&0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\<br />$

$\ L(A)=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 2c-b & 2d-2a\\ <br /> a+d & b-2c<br /> \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0& 0\\ <br /> 0&0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\$
The lower left entry should be "a- d", not "a+ d".
Rather than go to 5 by 4 matrices, note that this says the 2c- b= 0, 2d- 2a= 0, a- d= 0, and b- 2c= 0. The second and third equations both give a= d. From the first equation b= 2c so the fourth equation becomes 2c- 2c= 0 which is true for all c. These will be true for all d= a and b=2c: $\begin{bmatrix}a & 2c \\ c & a\end{bmatrix}= a\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}+ c\begin{bmatrix}0 & 2 \\ 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}$.

I turned this into a matrix and performed rref

$\ \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0 &-1 &2 & 0 &0 \\ <br /> -2&0 &0 &2 &0 \\ <br /> 1& 0& 0 &1 &0 \\ <br /> 0&1 & -2 & 0 &0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\sim \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1 &0 &0 & 0 &0 \\ <br /> 0&1 &-2&0 &0 \\ <br /> 0& 0& 0 &1 &0 \\ <br /> 0&0 & 0 & 0 &0 <br /> \end{bmatrix}\$

a= 0
b = 2
c = arbitrary
d - 0

However the correct answer for the basis for ker L is:
$\ \left \{ \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 1&0 \\ <br /> 0&1 <br /> \end{bmatrix} ,\begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0 &1 \\ <br /> 1/2& 0<br /> \end{bmatrix}\right \}\$
Of course $\begin{bmatrix}0 & 2 \\ 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}= 2\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\\frac{1}{2} & 0\end{bmatrix}$ so this is just a variation on my answer.

I don't know how to answer this.
I also have to find the basis for range L.
The correct answer for the basis for range L is:
$\ \left \{ \begin{bmatrix}<br /> 0&-2 \\ <br /> 1&0 <br /> \end{bmatrix} ,\begin{bmatrix}<br /> -1 &0\\ <br /> 0& 1<br /> \end{bmatrix}\right \}\$
But I don't know how to get that since I don't know how to get the ker L for this problem. I know that range L = span S. Not sure how to set this up....
Can someone please help me figure out this problem. Thanks in advance.
range L= span S? You haven't said what S is.

The range of L is all matrics [tex]\begin{bmatrix}u & v \\ w & x\end{bmatrix} such that $\begin{bmatrix}u & v \\ w & x\end{bmatrix}= L(A)= \begin{bmatrix}2c- b & 2d- 2a \\ a- d & b- 2c\end{bmatrix}$ for some a, b, c, d. We need to reduce u= 2c- b, v= 2d- 2a, w= a- d, and x= b- 2c to equations in u, v, w, and x only. Obviously the second and third equation say v= 2w. From the first equation b= 2c- u and then the fourth equation becomes x= (2c-u)- 2c= -u. We can write any matrix in the range of L as $\begin{bmatrix}u & 2w \\ w & -u\end{bmatrix}= u\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1\end{bmatrix}+ w\begin{bmatrix}0 & 2 \\ 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ which is equivalent to the basis you give.
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