Exercise · ZW-RANK-NULLITY-THEOREM-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

A linear map \(T:\mathbb{R}^4\to\mathbb{R}^3\) is onto. What is the dimension of its kernel?

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  • A. \(1\)

Explanation

The image is all of \(\mathbb{R}^3\), of dimension \(3\), so \(\dim\ker T=4-3=1\).

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For a linear transformation \(T\) with finite-dimensional domain \(V\), the dimension of the kernel plus that of the image equals the dimension of \(V\).

\[\dim V=\dim\ker T+\dim\operatorname{Im}T\]

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