Exercise · ZW-CHANGE-OF-BASIS-005 · ★☆☆ Basic

If \([x]_B=(1,0,0)\), which vector is \(x\)?

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  • C. The first vector of the basis \(B\)

Explanation

Coordinates are coefficients: \(x=1\cdot b_1+0\cdot b_2+0\cdot b_3=b_1\). It equals \((1,0,0)\) only if \(B\) is the standard basis.

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Review the concept: Change of basis

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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