# Math Help - linear operator

1. ## linear operator

Can you please, help me with this:
Let T:V->V be a linear operator on the vector space over the field F. Let v is in V and let m be a positive integer for which v is not equal to 0, T(v) is not equal to 0, ...,T^(m-1)(v) is not equal to 0. Show that {v, T(v), ... , T^(m-1)(v)} is linearly independent set.

2. Originally Posted by maria_stoeva
Can you please, help me with this:
Let T:V->V be a linear operator on the vector space over the field F. Let v is in V and let m be a positive integer for which v is not equal to 0, T(v) is not equal to 0, ...,T^(m-1)(v) is not equal to 0. Show that {v, T(v), ... , T^(m-1)(v)} is linearly independent set.
I think you need the condition $T(\bold{v}) \not = \bold{v}$ because otherwise if $T$ is the identity operator than it satisfies the hypothesis but the conclusion fails.

3. May be is a typo in the book, but I still don't get it

4. Originally Posted by maria_stoeva
May be is a typo in the book, but I still don't get it
And even with this assumption the problem as stated is still not true. Let $F = \mathbb{R}$ and $V = \mathbb{R}^2$. Define $T:V\to V$ to be a rotation operator by $\tfrac{\pi}{2}$. If your problem is true it would mean $\{ \bold{i}, T(\bold{i}), T^2 (\bold{i})\}$ is linearly independent. But it is not.

5. ## Corrected Linear Operator problem

I asked the teacher and the correct settings are v is not equal to 0, T(v) is not equal to 0, ...,T^(m-1)(v) is not equal to 0 BUT T^m(v) IS equal to 0.
Would you help me?