1. Consider the basis S = {v1, v2} for R2, where v1 = (− 2, 1) and v2 = (1, 3), and let T:R2 → R3 be the linear transformation such that
T(v1) = (− 1, 2, 0) and T(v2) = (0, − 3, 5)
Find a formula for T(x1, x2), and use that formula to find T(2, − 3).
Give exact answers in the form of a fraction.
2. Consider the basis S = {v1, v2, v3} for R3, where v1 = (1, 1, 1), v2 = (1, 1, 0), and v3 = (1, 0, 0), and let T:R3 → R3 be the linear operator for which
T(v1) = (3, − 1, 6), T(v2) = (4, 0, 1), T(v3) = (− 1, 7, 1)
Find a formula for T(x1, x2, x3), and use that formula to find T(3, 6, − 1).
3. Let v1, v2, and v3 be vectors in a vector space V, and let T:V → R3 be a linear transformation for which
T(v1) = (1, − 1, 2), T(v2) = (0, 3, 2), T(v3) = (− 3, 1, 2)
Find T(4v1 − 5v2 + 6v3).