Exercise · ZW-CHANGE-OF-BASIS-003 · ★☆☆ Basic

Let \(B=\{(2,1),(1,1)\}\). Which matrix converts \(B\)-coordinates into standard coordinates?

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  • C. \(\begin{pmatrix}2&1\\1&1\end{pmatrix}\)

Explanation

Its columns are the vectors of \(B\) written in the standard basis: \(P=\left(b_1\;b_2\right)\). The inverse goes the other way.

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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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