QuestionExample 5.2.1. Let and . Determine whether .
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
Is the vector in the range of the transformation ?
In simpler terms, can we find some input vector that, when transformed by , produces ?
Watch out!
Don't mix up the domain and range!
We're looking for an input vector in , not an output vector.
STEP 2
1. Set up the system of equations
2. Solve the system
STEP 3
We want to find out if there exist , , and such that .
STEP 4
Remember, is defined as .
STEP 5
So, we need to see if we can solve:
STEP 6
From the first equation, we get .
We did this so we can substitute it into the other equations and get rid of !
STEP 7
Substituting into the second equation, we have .
STEP 8
This simplifies to , which means .
Boom! We found !
STEP 9
Now, substitute and into the third equation: .
STEP 10
This simplifies to , which gives us .
Whoa, that's not right!
STEP 11
This contradiction tells us there's no solution to the system of equations.
There are no values of , , and that satisfy all three equations simultaneously.
STEP 12
Since there's no solution to the system, the vector is *not* in the range of the transformation .
So, .
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