Exercise · ZW-CHANGE-OF-BASIS-001 · ★☆☆ Basic

Let \(B=\{(1,1),(1,-1)\}\). If \([x]_B=(2,3)\), what is \(x\) in the standard basis?

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  • D. \((5,\,-1)\)

Explanation

\(x=2(1,1)+3(1,-1)=(5,-1)\). The coordinates are the coefficients of the linear combination of the vectors of \(B\).

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The change of basis \(P\) is the passage from a vector's coordinates with respect to a basis \(B\) to its coordinates with respect to another basis \(B'\) of the same space.

\[[x]_{B'}=P_{B'\leftarrow B}\,[x]_B\]

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