Show a linear combination of linear transformations is still a linear transformation
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I've been posed the following question:
I am unsure where to begin showing that $2F - G$ is still a linear transformation. Should I show that $2F-G$ conforms to the 3 properties of linear transformations?
Any suggestions/hints would be appreciated
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I've been posed the following question:
I am unsure where to begin showing that $2F - G$ is still a linear transformation. Should I show that $2F-G$ conforms to the 3 properties of linear transformations?
Any suggestions/hints would be appreciated
linear-algebra
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Yeah. Just verify that $2F-G$ still satisfies the properties of linear transformations, using the fact that $F$ and $G$ individually satisfy the properties.
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– twnly
Dec 22 '18 at 2:02
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I've been posed the following question:
I am unsure where to begin showing that $2F - G$ is still a linear transformation. Should I show that $2F-G$ conforms to the 3 properties of linear transformations?
Any suggestions/hints would be appreciated
linear-algebra
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I've been posed the following question:
I am unsure where to begin showing that $2F - G$ is still a linear transformation. Should I show that $2F-G$ conforms to the 3 properties of linear transformations?
Any suggestions/hints would be appreciated
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asked Dec 22 '18 at 2:01
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Yeah. Just verify that $2F-G$ still satisfies the properties of linear transformations, using the fact that $F$ and $G$ individually satisfy the properties.
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– twnly
Dec 22 '18 at 2:02
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Yeah. Just verify that $2F-G$ still satisfies the properties of linear transformations, using the fact that $F$ and $G$ individually satisfy the properties.
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– twnly
Dec 22 '18 at 2:02
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Yeah. Just verify that $2F-G$ still satisfies the properties of linear transformations, using the fact that $F$ and $G$ individually satisfy the properties.
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– twnly
Dec 22 '18 at 2:02
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Yeah. Just verify that $2F-G$ still satisfies the properties of linear transformations, using the fact that $F$ and $G$ individually satisfy the properties.
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You basically answered your own question; if you want to show that something is a linear transformation, just use the definition!
What will save the day (of course) is the hypothesis that both $F$ and $G$ are already linear transformations. You said three properties, but technically speaking you only need two, as respecting scalar multiplication will give you that $0$ is mapped to $0$.
So now just write it all out:
$$
H(u+v)=2F(u+v)-G(u+v) = 2F(u)+2F(v)-G(u)-G(v) = cdots
$$
$$
H(cv)=2F(cv)-G(cv)=2cF(v)-cG(v) = cdots
$$
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thanks for the reply!
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You basically answered your own question; if you want to show that something is a linear transformation, just use the definition!
What will save the day (of course) is the hypothesis that both $F$ and $G$ are already linear transformations. You said three properties, but technically speaking you only need two, as respecting scalar multiplication will give you that $0$ is mapped to $0$.
So now just write it all out:
$$
H(u+v)=2F(u+v)-G(u+v) = 2F(u)+2F(v)-G(u)-G(v) = cdots
$$
$$
H(cv)=2F(cv)-G(cv)=2cF(v)-cG(v) = cdots
$$
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thanks for the reply!
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You basically answered your own question; if you want to show that something is a linear transformation, just use the definition!
What will save the day (of course) is the hypothesis that both $F$ and $G$ are already linear transformations. You said three properties, but technically speaking you only need two, as respecting scalar multiplication will give you that $0$ is mapped to $0$.
So now just write it all out:
$$
H(u+v)=2F(u+v)-G(u+v) = 2F(u)+2F(v)-G(u)-G(v) = cdots
$$
$$
H(cv)=2F(cv)-G(cv)=2cF(v)-cG(v) = cdots
$$
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thanks for the reply!
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– lohboys
Jan 4 at 0:41
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You basically answered your own question; if you want to show that something is a linear transformation, just use the definition!
What will save the day (of course) is the hypothesis that both $F$ and $G$ are already linear transformations. You said three properties, but technically speaking you only need two, as respecting scalar multiplication will give you that $0$ is mapped to $0$.
So now just write it all out:
$$
H(u+v)=2F(u+v)-G(u+v) = 2F(u)+2F(v)-G(u)-G(v) = cdots
$$
$$
H(cv)=2F(cv)-G(cv)=2cF(v)-cG(v) = cdots
$$
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You basically answered your own question; if you want to show that something is a linear transformation, just use the definition!
What will save the day (of course) is the hypothesis that both $F$ and $G$ are already linear transformations. You said three properties, but technically speaking you only need two, as respecting scalar multiplication will give you that $0$ is mapped to $0$.
So now just write it all out:
$$
H(u+v)=2F(u+v)-G(u+v) = 2F(u)+2F(v)-G(u)-G(v) = cdots
$$
$$
H(cv)=2F(cv)-G(cv)=2cF(v)-cG(v) = cdots
$$
answered Dec 22 '18 at 2:06
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Yeah. Just verify that $2F-G$ still satisfies the properties of linear transformations, using the fact that $F$ and $G$ individually satisfy the properties.
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Dec 22 '18 at 2:02