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T : V → W is a linear transformation. {v1 . . . , vk } is a subset of V .
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Proof. Since {T (vi ), 1 ≤ i ≤ n} is linearly dependent, then we can find
ci , 1 ≤ i ≤ n where some are nonzero so that:
n
X
ci T (vi ) = 0
i=1
Pn Pn
However, i=1 ci T (vi ) = T ( i=1 ci vi ). T is one-to-one, that means the
kernel of T only contains 0 vector (or the pre-image of 0 is unique which
is 0). Therefore, we must have:
n
X
ci vi = 0
i=1
for the same ci . Since these ci ’s are not all zero and thus {v1 , . . . , vn } is
linearly dependent as well.
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• Since cos2 x = (1 + cos 2x)/2 which is the linear combination of the first
two, we can cross out cos2 x from our list.
We now show that {1, cos x, cos 2x, cos 3x} is linearly independent. Sup-
pose
c1 ∗ 1 + c2 ∗ cos x + c3 cos 2x + c4 cos 3x = 0
Letting x = π/2, we have c1 − c3 = 0. Letting x = 0, we have c1 + c2 +
c3 + c4 = 0. Letting x = π, we have c1 − c2 + c3 − c4 = 0.
Therefore, we have c1 + c3 = 0 and c2 + c4 = 0. Using the fact that
c1 − c3 = 0, we have c1 = c3 = 0.
Thus, finally, we have c2 ∗ (cos x − cos 3x) = 0. Picking x = π/4 gives
c2 = 0. Thus all coefficients should be 0 and thus these functions are
linearly independent.
sin2 x = 1
2 − 1
2 cos 2x and thus the coordinate vector is (1/2, 0, −1/2, 0)T .
Remark: You can cross out 1. You can also cross out cos 2x. However, you
can only cross out one function no matter which one you choose to cross
out. To prove the linear independence, you can also define the transfor-
mation T (f ) = [f (0), f (π/4), f (π/2), f (π)]. This is another method, but
personally I don’t like this.
• We can see ln(x2 ) = 2 ln(x) and ln(2x) = ln 2 + ln x. Thus, you can cross
out ln(x2 ) and ln(2x). Then, you are left with {1, ln x}. They are linearly
independent.
c1 ∗ 1 + c2 ∗ ln x = 0
Letting x = 1, we have c1 = 0. Therefore, c2 = 0 as well.
since ln(x/3) = ln x − ln 3. The coordinate vector is (− ln 3, 1)