Linear Transformations, Null Spaces & Ranges

8 important questions on Linear Transformations, Null Spaces & Ranges

What is the Null Space/ Kernel?

-set
-V & W are vector spaces, T: V->W is linear,  then nullspace of T N(T) is the set of all vectors (x) in V, such that T(x)= 0
-N(T) : { x in V : T(x)=0}
- all vectors x in V that become 0 vectors in W after applying transformation T
-Subspace of V

What is the Range/ Image?

-set
-V & W are vector spaces, T: V-> W is linear, then Range (R(T)) is the subset of W containing all the images of  vectors x in V (T(x)) under transformation T
- R(T) : { T(x) : x in V}
- all vectors T(x) in W that become x vectors in V if we "cancel" transformation T
-Subspace of W

What is the Zero Transformation?

-it's a linear transformation
-V & W are vector spaces of F, then zero transformation is denoted by To, (from V to W), To: V->W
- To(x) = 0 for all x in V
-every vector x in V to which we apply the zero transformation To becomes zero vector 0 (in W).
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How to find a Spanning Set for the Range of a Linear Transformation? (Theorem 2.2)

If V & W are vector spaces,
   T: V->W is linear, and
   B={v1, v2,...,vn} is basis for V.
Then, R(T)= Span(T(B))= Span{ T(v1), T(v2),..., T(vn)}
- meaning that R(T) is contained in the Span(T(B))
-  this is true when B is infinite that is R(T)= Span ({T(v): v in B})

What are the dimensions of Null Space and Range called?

If we have a linear transformation T:V->W.
And N(T) and R(T) are finite dimensional, then we denote nullity(T) as the dimension of null space and rank(T) as the dimension of the range

What is the Dimension Theorem?

It demonstrated the relationship between nullity and rank of T. Where the smaller the nullity gets, the bigger the rank gets and vice versa.
it is proven because if V and W are vector spaces and T:V->W is linear, and V is finite dimensional,
then nullity(T) + rank(T) = dim(V)

What does it mean for a linear transformation to be one-to-one?

-If V and W are vector spaces and T:V->W is linear then T is one-to-one iff null space of T is empty set, N(T)={ }
- T:V->W is 1-1 if the equation T(x)=b has at  at most one solution for every b
(looking from x to y)

What can be concluded from a linear transformation of finite dimensional vector spaces of equal dimensions?

If V and W are finite dimensional v.s of equal dimension n, ant T:V_>W is linear, then
T being 1-1 is equivalent to T being onto and it's equivalent to rank(T)= dim(V)

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