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Coordinate systems, changing bases I can not get my head around this one. Note: e1, e2 does not seem to denote (1;0) and (0;1) respectively in this task, T is the transpose. _____________________________________________ Assume that we have two different bases in the plane e1=(-3;1) and e2=(1 1)T, and f1=(-3 0)T and f2=(-5 -2)T. (The coordinates of the vectors here are (of course) given in the standard basis.) (a) Determine the coordinates in the basis (e1,e2) of the vector with coordinates (3,-4)T (in the standard basis). (b) Determine the coordinates in the basis (e1,e2) of the vector with coordinates (3,-4)T in the basis (f1,f2). _____________________________________________ in a) I understand that we are looking for weights c1, c2 such that c1*(-3 1)T + c2*(1 1)T = (3,-4)T which is the same as forming a matrix A = [e1 e2 (3,-4)T] and row reducing... leading to weights c1 = -21/12 and c2 = -9/4. I dont understand the question in b) though. Can anyone tell me how to interpret the question? |
Since you are told that "e1=(-3;1) and e2=(1 1)", the fact that you say "e1, e2 does not seem to denote (1;0) and (0;1)" indicates that you really do not understand the notation! You are told they are not! "Determine the coordinates in the basis (e1,e2) of the vector with coordinates (3,-4)T (in the standard basis)." Having coordinates (3, -4) "in the standard basis" means that the vector can be written 3(1, 0)- 4(0,1). Let "a" and "b" be the coefficients in the basis (-3,1), (1, 1). Then that vector is written a(3, -4)+ b(1, 1)= (3a, -4a)+ (b, b)= (3a+ b, -4a+ b). Since those represent the same vector, we have (3a+ b, -4a+ b)= (3, -4). And that means we must have 3a+ b= 3, -4a+ b= -4. Solve those two equations for a and b. |
Thank you for your insights, your interpretation of the question was not correct either I am afraid. I simply feel this question is asked in a poorly manner. I just want to reply to the remark that I do not seem to understand the notation: I was so confused by this task that I started suspecting they had misprinted something, but I agree with you that of course e1 and e1 denotes what is given and nothing else. I finally found how to interpreted this correctly with help of Country Boy: In b) "the vector with coordinates (3,-4)T in the basis (f1,f2)" denotes the vector V which is the result of the following matrix multiplication (semicolon denotes new row): V = [f1; f2]*[3; -4] = [-3 -5; 0 -2]*[3; -4] = [11; 8] The question in b) is now the same as asking "Determine the coordinates in the basis (e1,e2) of the vector V". which is the same as solving a[e1] + b[e2] = V for a and b <=> a = -3/4, b = 35/4 |
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