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Celia Lucas

Celia Lucas

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2022-06-14

If T : R 3 P 2 where T ( a , b ) = ( a b ) t 2 + ( a + b ), is T a matrix transformation?

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klemmepk

klemmepk

Beginner2022-06-15Added 16 answers

It will be a linear transformation.
For it to be a linear transformation it should be closed under addition and scalar multiplication.
Taking an example the linear transformation L ( x , y ) = 2 x + y, to confirm it's linear transformation we should have:
1. α L ( x , y ) = L ( α x , α y ) (closed under scalar multiplication)
2. L ( x , y ) + L ( a , b ) = L [ ( x , y ) + ( a , b ) ] = L ( x + a , y + b ) (closed under addition)
The dimensions you're moving between say nothing about it being a linear transformation.
Considering your main question, polynomials of degree n are in R n + 1
P 2 is basically the same as R 3 since a standard polynomial is it is of the form a x 2 + b x + c which has 3 elements.

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