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posted by  donny_1990 on 9/7/2008 8:22:53 AM  |  status: Closed  

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Let W be the subspace of the vector space of infinitely differentiable continuous functions in x spanned by the basis
B = { ex,cos( 4 x ) ,sin( 4 x ) ,e3 x }
Find the matrix A of T : W ® W with respect to B where
T(f(x)) = f ¢¢(x)
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posted by WSAN on 9/7/2008 3:13:04 PM  |  status: Live
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the images of the basis B under T are
T( ex) = ex
T( cos4x) = -16 cos4x
T(sin 4x) = -16 sin 4x
T(e3x) = 9 e3x
now, writing the images of the basis of the domain  as the linear combinations of the basis of the codomain.
i.e. T(ex)= 1*ex +0*cos 4x +0* sin 4x + 0* e3x
     T(cos4x) = 0* ex -16* cos 4x +0* sin 4x + 0*e3x
     T( sin 4x) = 0*ex+0*cos4x-16*sin 4x + 0* e3x
     T( e3x) = 0* ex+ 0* cos 4x+0*sin 4x + 9 * e3x
 
consider the coefficients of the linear combinations as a matrix.
 
transpose the matrix to give the representative matrix of the linear transformation with respect to the given basis.
i.e.  =[T]B
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