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Old January 13th, 2009, 12:56 PM
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How do I find the T(1,0,0), T(0,1,0) and T(0,0,1) vectors in terms of only T(1,0,1)???
You have to express (1,0,0), and the other two basis vectors, as linear combinations of (1,0,1), (2,1,2) and (0,1,1). If for example you know that (1,0,0) = –(1,0,1) + (2,1,2) – (0,1,1) then (since T is a linear transformation) T(1,0,0) = –T(1,0,1) + T(2,1,2) – T(0,1,1) = –v+v–v = –v.
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