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Math 2331 – Linear Algebra 4.4 Coordinate Systems 4.4 Coordinate Systems Math 2331 { Linear Algebra 4.4 Coordinate Systems Jiwen He Department of Mathematics, University of Houston [email protected] math.uh.edu/∼jiwenhe/math2331 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 1 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Definition: Coordinates and Coordinate Vector Examples Change-of-Coordinates Matrix Definition Examples 3 Parallel Worlds of R and P2 Isomorphic Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 2 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Systems In general, people are more comfortable working with the vector space Rn and its subspaces than with other types of vectors spaces and subspaces. The goal here is to impose coordinate systems on vector spaces, even if they are not in Rn. Theorem (7) Let β = fb1;:::; bng be a basis for a vector space V . Then for each x in V , there exists a unique set of scalars c1;:::; cn such that x = c1b1 + ··· + cnbn: Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 3 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Systems: Definition Coordinates Suppose β = fb1;:::; bng is a basis for a vector space V and x is in V . The coordinates of x relative to the basis β (or the β− coordinates of x) are the weights c1;:::; cn such that x = c1b1 + ··· + cnbn: Coordinate Vector In this case, the vector in Rn 2 3 c1 [x] = 6 . 7 β 4 . 5 cn is called the coordinate vector of x (relative to β), or the β− coordinate vector of x. Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 4 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Systems: Example Example 3 0 Let β = fb ; b g where b = and b = and let 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 E = fe ; e g where e = and e = . 1 2 1 0 2 1 Solution: 2 3 0 If [x] = , then x = + = . β 3 1 1 6 1 0 If [x] = , then x = + = : E 5 0 1 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 5 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Systems: Example (cont.) Standard graph paper β− graph paper Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 6 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Change-of-Coordinates Matrix From the last example, 6 3 0 2 = : 5 1 1 3 For a basis β = fb ;:::; b g, let 1 n 2 3 c1 6 c2 7 P = [b b ··· b ] and [x] = 6 7 β 1 2 n β 6 . 7 4 . 5 cn Then x =Pβ [x]β : We call Pβ the change-of-coordinates matrix from β to the standard basis in Rn. Then −1 [x]β = Pβ x −1 and therefore Pβ is a change-of-coordinates matrix from the standard basis in Rn to the basis β. Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 7 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Change-of-Coordinates Matrix: Example Example 3 0 6 Let b = , b = ; β = fb ; b g and x = . Find 1 1 2 1 1 2 8 the change-of-coordinates matrix Pβ from β to the standard basis 2 −1 in R and change-of-coordinates matrix Pβ from the standard basis in R2 to β. Solution : Pβ = [b1 b2] = and so −1 1 −1 3 0 3 0 Pβ = = 1 : 1 1 − 3 1 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 8 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Change-of-Coordinates Matrix: Example (cont.) Example 6 2 If x = , then use P−1 to find [x] = . 8 β β 6 Solution: 1 −1 3 0 6 [x]β = Pβ x = 1 = − 3 1 8 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 9 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Change-of-Coordinates Matrix: Example Coordinate mappings allow us to introduce coordinate systems for unfamiliar vector spaces. Example 2 Standard basis for P2 : fp1; p2; p3g = 1; t; t . Polynomials in P2 behave like vectors in R3. Since 2 a 3 2 2 a + bt + ct = p1 + p2 + p3, a + bt + ct β = 4 b 5 c 3 We say that the vector space R is isomorphic to P2. Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 10 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates 3 Parallel Worlds of R and P2 3 Vector Space R Vector Space P2 2 a 3 Vector Form: 4 b 5 Vector Form: a + bt + bt2 c Vector Addition Example Vector Addition Example 2 −1 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 −1 + 2t − 3t2 + 2 + 3t + 5t2 2 + 3 = 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 = 1 + 5t + 2t2 −3 5 2 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 11 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Isomorphic Isomorphic Informally, we say that vector space V is isomorphic to W if every vector space calculation in V is accurately reproduced in W , and vice versa. Assume β is a basis set for vector space V . Exercise 25 (page 223) shows that a set fu1; u2;:::; upg in V is linearly independent if and only n o n if [u1]β ; [u2]β ;:::; [up]β is linearly independent in R . Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 12 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Vectors: Example Example Use coordinate vectors to determine if fp1; p2; p3g is a linearly 2 2 independent set: p1 = 1 − t, p2 = 2 − t + t , p3 = 2t + 3t . 2 Solution: The standard basis set for P2 is β = 1; t; t . So 2 3 2 3 2 3 [p1]β = 4 5 ; [p2]β = 4 5 ; [p3]β = 4 5 Then 2 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 3 4 −1 −1 2 5 s ··· s 4 0 1 2 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 n o By the IMT, [p1]β ; [p2]β ; [p3]β is linearly and therefore fp1; p2; p3g is linearly . Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 13 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Vectors: Example Coordinate vectors also allow us to associate vector spaces with subspaces of other vectors spaces. Example 2 3 3 2 0 3 Let β = fb1; b2g where b1 = 4 3 5 and b2 = 4 1 5. 1 3 2 9 3 Let H =spanfb1; b2g. Find [x]β, if x = 4 13 5. 15 Solution: (a) Find c1 and c2 such that 2 3 3 2 0 3 2 9 3 c1 4 3 5 + c2 4 1 5 = 4 13 5 1 3 15 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 14 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Vectors: Example (cont.) Corresponding augmented matrix: 2 3 0 9 3 2 1 0 3 3 4 3 1 13 5 v 4 0 1 4 5 1 3 15 0 0 0 Therefore c1 = and c2 = and so [x]β = . Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 15 / 16 4.4 Coordinate Systems Coordinate Systems Change-of-Coordinates Coordinate Vectors: Example (cont.) 2 9 3 3 13 in R3 is associated with the vector in R2 4 5 4 15 H is isomorphic to R2 Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 16 / 16.
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