Prove that the vectors a, b, c form a basis, and find the coordinates of the vector d in this basis.
Let R3 with respect to the canonical bases given four vectors f 1 = (1,2,3), f2 = (2,3,7),f3 =(1,3,1), x = (2,3,4). Prove that the vectors f1, f2, f3 can be taken as the new basis. Find coordinates η1, η2, η3 of x with respect to this base.
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Write the transition matrix À:
and find its determinant
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We see that the rank of C is equal to three. From the theorem of the base minor vectors f 1 , f, f3 are linearly independent, and therefore can be taken as the basis for the space R3.
Find the inverse matrix À-1.
A transparent matrix
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Inverse matrix À-1 Find the coordinates of x with respect to the new basis.